Spot checks
Open Google or Bing with consistent market settings.
Direct Search
Build a localized Google or Bing search URL for fast manual checks.
Direct Search is the fastest way to check a search result manually. It builds a search URL with your selected market, language, search engine, city, domain, and SafeSearch settings, then opens the search engine directly.
Good uses
Section titled “Good uses”Query validation
Test a search term before creating a tracker.
Light research
Compare market and language behavior quickly.
Repeatable manual searches
Save useful settings for later reuse.
Create a direct search
Section titled “Create a direct search”Open Direct Search
Section titled “Open Direct Search”Open Direct Search from the app navigation.
Enter the search query
Section titled “Enter the search query”Use the same wording a customer, buyer, or stakeholder would use.
Choose search settings
Section titled “Choose search settings”Select Google or Bing, country, language, and optional city, search domain, and SafeSearch settings.
Refine scope if needed
Section titled “Refine scope if needed”Turn on country-only or language-only restrictions only when your workflow requires them.
Run the search
Section titled “Run the search”iSearchFrom creates the destination URL and redirects you to the search engine.
Search settings
Section titled “Search settings”| Setting | What it controls | | --- | --- | | Query | The phrase sent to the search engine | | Engine | Google or Bing | | Country | The target market | | Language | The search or interface language |
| Setting | What it controls | | --- | --- | | City | City-level location signal when available | | Domain | Search engine domain, such as a country-specific Google domain | | SafeSearch | Search engine filtering behavior | | Country only | Restricts results to pages from the selected country when supported | | Language only | Restricts results to pages in the selected language when supported |
Direct Search does not include device selection. Use Search Engine Proxy or tracker workflows when device targeting matters.
Save a search
Section titled “Save a search”Save a direct search when you expect to repeat it. Saved searches are useful for monthly checks, client research, teammate handoff, and creating a repeatable setup before moving to a proxy search or tracker campaign.
You can review saved searches in History and Saved Searches.
Tips and mistakes
Section titled “Tips and mistakes”Use specific queries
best running shoes and best running shoes berlin can produce very different results.
Pick market before city
City settings should refine the country, not replace it.
Do not expect archived results
Use Search Engine Proxy when you need captured evidence inside iSearchFrom.
Do not compare from memory
Save both searches or use Search Engine Proxy compare mode.
Open in iSearchFrom
Section titled “Open in iSearchFrom”Open Direct Search in the app. Use this page for fast localized Google or Bing links that do not need a captured SERP in iSearchFrom.
Related docs
Section titled “Related docs”Search Engine ProxyCapture localized result pages and structured SERP data.
History and Saved SearchesFind past searches and reuse saved settings.
Search ParametersUnderstand country, language, city, domain, device, and SafeSearch settings.