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@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@ To use the `google_official_search` command, you need to set up your Google API
 4. Go to the [APIs & Services Dashboard](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/dashboard) and click "Enable APIs and Services". Search for "Custom Search API" and click on it, then click "Enable".
 5. Go to the [Credentials](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials) page and click "Create Credentials". Choose "API Key".
 6. Copy the API key and set it as an environment variable named `GOOGLE_API_KEY` on your machine. See setting up environment variables below.
-7. Go to the [Custom Search Engine](https://cse.google.com/cse/all) page and click "Add".
-8. Set up your search engine by following the prompts. You can choose to search the entire web or specific sites.
-9. Once you've created your search engine, click on "Control Panel" and then "Basics". Copy the "Search engine ID" and set it as an environment variable named `CUSTOM_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID` on your machine. See setting up environment variables below.
+7. [Enable](https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/customsearch.googleapis.com) the Custom Search API on your project. (Might need to wait few minutes to propagate)
+8. Go to the [Custom Search Engine](https://cse.google.com/cse/all) page and click "Add".
+9. Set up your search engine by following the prompts. You can choose to search the entire web or specific sites.
+10. Once you've created your search engine, click on "Control Panel" and then "Basics". Copy the "Search engine ID" and set it as an environment variable named `CUSTOM_SEARCH_ENGINE_ID` on your machine. See setting up environment variables below.
 
 _Remember that your free daily custom search quota allows only up to 100 searches. To increase this limit, you need to assign a billing account to the project to profit from up to 10K daily searches._
 
@@ -357,4 +358,4 @@ flake8 scripts/ tests/
 
 # Or, if you want to run flake8 with the same configuration as the CI:
 flake8 scripts/ tests/ --select E303,W293,W291,W292,E305,E231,E302
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