# Creating a search engine **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** beginner, help\ **Created:** [May 2, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004 "2023-05-02T03:15:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![guanrong33wm9m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@guanrong33wm9m](https://community.thunkable.com/u/guanrong33wm9m)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/1 "2023-05-02T03:15:22Z")
How to create a search engine that is capable of searching, adding and deleting data from the cloud? ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 3:24am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/2 "2023-05-02T03:24:46Z")
That’s a complicated project. You should research how to make a search engine and after you have an algorithm in mind, ask a specific question about a specific step in the algorithm. It’s helpful if you show your work (e.g. screenshots of blocks, links to a project). ---
**Author:** ![guanrong33wm9m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@guanrong33wm9m](https://community.thunkable.com/u/guanrong33wm9m)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 6:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/3 "2023-05-02T06:46:39Z")
![WhatsApp Image 2023-05-02 at 2.44.16 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/c/0c441cc455eed1ec1ae817c53a15b42eb000f499.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/4 "2023-05-02T14:14:34Z")
What worked or did not work using those blocks and what is your specific question? If you’re just trying to find if a value exists in a list (or column), use the Find First Occurrence block: [Lists - Thunkable Docs](https://docs.thunkable.com/lists#find-first-last-occurrence) ---
**Author:** ![guanrong33wm9m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@guanrong33wm9m](https://community.thunkable.com/u/guanrong33wm9m)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/5 "2023-05-03T03:27:21Z")
![WhatsApp Image 2023-05-03 at 11.26.01 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/3/d372ef63751a49b990002a8af0dade2e616020b1.jpeg) I am supposed to follow this image but am unable to find some of the blocks ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/6 "2023-05-03T04:08:04Z")
What are you trying to do? What does your database look like, what is your search term, and what results are you expecting? That screenshot has Local\_DB blocks which are no longer used. But you can find similar blocks in the Data Sources drawer. ---
**Author:** ![guanrong33wm9m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@guanrong33wm9m](https://community.thunkable.com/u/guanrong33wm9m)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/7 "2023-05-03T05:56:32Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/4/7/47f642868a8126f682db6c03f131f24150ece0f7.png) I am trying to create a search engine where it is capable of searching for an existing person’s data and is also capable of adding and deleting user data just like the picture shown ---
**Author:** ![guanrong33wm9m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@guanrong33wm9m](https://community.thunkable.com/u/guanrong33wm9m)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 5:58am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/8 "2023-05-03T05:58:31Z")
I have a google sheet where it already stores the existing users’ data ---
**Author:** ![guanrong33wm9m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@guanrong33wm9m](https://community.thunkable.com/u/guanrong33wm9m)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/9 "2023-05-04T01:29:12Z")
I’ve uploaded my copy of Google sheet under the data sources drawer already, but I still don’t see the corresponding blocks that start with the letter in just like the purple blocks in the picture above. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/10 "2023-05-04T01:40:18Z")
These are the equivalent blocks in the drag & drop interface: ![Screenshot 2023-05-03 at 6.38.52 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/e/0e5dd49a0f286c0c95091485da2d99c517e4c815.png) ---
**Author:** ![guanrong33wm9m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@guanrong33wm9m](https://community.thunkable.com/u/guanrong33wm9m)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/11 "2023-05-04T03:13:03Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/4/1/413a3ffea2c32253a6825afc52149db4c1114231.png) I tried to follow the blocks that you’ve shown to me but when I search for a person’s details, the results still doesn’t come out as seen from the second photo. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/4/742baec80788b7fafa19913c7382aae95c2ea785.png) ---
**Author:** ![guanrong33wm9m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@guanrong33wm9m](https://community.thunkable.com/u/guanrong33wm9m)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/12 "2023-05-05T01:25:44Z")
Do you want me to send my AIA file to you so that you can analyze what are my mistakes? ---
**Author:** ![guanrong33wm9m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@guanrong33wm9m](https://community.thunkable.com/u/guanrong33wm9m)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/13 "2023-05-05T01:56:45Z")
[https://x.thunkable.com/copy/7e3c425dd14c22ca446cd4fe31df0cd5](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/7e3c425dd14c22ca446cd4fe31df0cd5) ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/14 "2023-05-05T02:25:53Z")
There is a known bug with the Get Value block in Thunkable. Please see this and let me know if any of the suggestions work for you: [Not all data is been displaye on screen - #4 by tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/t/not-all-data-is-been-displaye-on-screen/2400139/4) ---
**Author:** ![guanrong33wm9m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@guanrong33wm9m](https://community.thunkable.com/u/guanrong33wm9m)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/15 "2023-05-05T02:57:20Z")
It still doesn’t work even though I tried following the link that you sent. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 4:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/16 "2023-05-05T04:29:21Z")
“It doesn’t work” is not enough detail to be able to help you. You need to show screenshots of blocks or a link to your project. ---
**Author:** ![guanrong33wm9m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@guanrong33wm9m](https://community.thunkable.com/u/guanrong33wm9m)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 6:07am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/17 "2023-05-05T06:07:37Z")
[https://x.thunkable.com/copy/4a8b3db019ee9f0db67955f6cb329da2](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/4a8b3db019ee9f0db67955f6cb329da2) ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 6:20am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/18 "2023-05-05T06:20:58Z")
Try this: Modified project link: [Thunkable](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/f6ae6ef2e49f3befa3bfaf066ff9284e) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/2/724c93fa0ed70991f0d881f297e0875bc85b375c.png) ---
**Author:** ![guanrong33wm9m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@guanrong33wm9m](https://community.thunkable.com/u/guanrong33wm9m)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 8:00am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/19 "2023-05-05T08:00:20Z")
Thank you very much! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 8:01am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/creating-a-search-engine/2399004/20 "2023-08-03T08:01:08Z")
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