UW-Madison Google Workspace - Create an ad-free Programmable Search Engine

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Create a new Programmable Search Engine

1. Go to https://programmablesearchengine.google.com and select Get Started located on the top right corner.

2. Enter your netid@wisc.edu email address and select Next.

3. Enter your netid credentials when prompted.

• (Optional) If presented with multiple accounts, select the preferred account.

4. Follow the steps provided by Google for creating a Programmable Search Engine using the Control Panel.

5. Assign the Google admin account, gsteam-cse_doit@wisc.edu, as an owner to be offered the option to disable ads in 1 business day.

• Note: If the Google admin account is not assigned the owner role, the option to disable ads will not be available.

• (Optional) After ads are disabled, you can remove the Google admin account, gsteam-cse_doit@wisc.edu, from your Programmable Search Engine. You will continue to have ads removed.

6. Done.

Remove ads from an existing Programmable Search Engine

If you already created a Programmable Search Engine using your UW-Madison Google account and would like to remove ads, please follow the steps below:

1. Add the Google Admin account, gsteam-cse_doit@wisc.edu, as an owner to your search engine.

   • Note: If the Google admin account is not assigned the owner role, the option to disable ads will not be available.

2. Wait 1 business day.

3. Disable ads.

4. (Optional) Remove the Google Admin account.

Resources

Google Programmable Search Engine support documentation

See Also:

• UW-Madison Google Workspace - UW-Madison Google Workspace Accounts vs. Personal Google Accounts
• UW-Madison Google Workspace - Switching Between UW-Madison and Personal Google Accounts