Copilot Search
Configure a workflow step that searches the web with Microsoft Copilot and stores the results for later steps
Use Copilot Search when you want a workflow step to search the web with Microsoft Copilot from Fetch Hive and pass the results into later workflow steps.
Configuration
Name
No
Label for the step in the workflow canvas.
Search Query
Yes
Query in Search Query. This field supports workflow variables through Insert Variable.
Location
No
Location value in Location. You can choose from the list or enable Custom Value.
Location Custom Value
No
Controls whether Location uses the built-in list or a custom value.
When the step fails
No
Controls whether the workflow should Terminate Workflow or Continue if this step fails.
Add this step from the Microsoft group in Search steps....
The Search Query field supports Insert Variable. The Location field can use the built-in list or switch to Custom Value when you want to type a value manually or insert a workflow variable.
Output
Click Run in the step header to test the step. Fetch Hive shows the search result output in Output after the run completes.
Use the variable picker in a later step to insert the exact output path available for that run. The base reference is:
{{STEP_IDENTIFIER.output}}If you want the full result set, reference the base output directly:
{{step_2.output}}Use the variable picker after a test run to inspect any nested fields available from the returned Copilot results.
Example
Add Copilot Search from the Microsoft group in Search steps....
Set Name to something like Find Microsoft ecosystem coverage.
Enter your query in Search Query. If the query should reuse values from earlier workflow steps, click Insert Variable and add that reference.
Choose Location from the list or switch to Custom Value if you want to type a location or insert a variable.
Choose what should happen in When the step fails.
Click Run and review the returned results in Output before using them in a later step.
Notes
This step appears under Microsoft in the step picker, not under Research.
The editor does not show language, result count, or fallback controls for this step.
If you need the exact returned fields for later references, run the step once and inspect the variable picker.
See also: Creating and Editing, Testing and Iteration, and Error Handling
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