What is Query Type?

In the context of search engines 🌐, a Query Type refers to the category of a user’s search query based on their intent or goal.

Query types help search engines understand what the user is seeking, such as:

• 📖 Information: Searching for facts or knowledge.
• ✅ An action to perform: Executing a task or action.
• 🌍 A specific website: Looking for a particular web source.
• 📍 A physical location to visit: Searching for nearby places.

Google’s Four Basic Query Types

• 1️⃣ Know Queries 📚: Informational queries, where the user is looking for facts or knowledge.
  Example: “What is the capital of France?”
• 2️⃣ Do Queries 🛠️: Actionable queries, where the user wants to perform a task.
  Example: “Book a flight to Paris”
• 3️⃣ Website Queries 🌐: Source-seeking queries, where the user looks for a specific website.
  Example: “Facebook login”
• 4️⃣ Visit-in-person Queries 📍: Local queries, where the user seeks a physical location to visit.
  Example: “Coffee shops near me”