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# Check if page description is used as search description

> Method for checking if the page description is used as the search description.

## `page.usesDescriptionAsSearchDescription()`

Check if the page description is used as the search description.

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### Syntax

```typescript
page.usesDescriptionAsSearchDescription(): Promise<boolean>;
```

### Returns

**Promise\<`boolean`>**

A Promise that resolves to a `boolean` value.

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### Example

```typescript
// Get current page
const currentPage = await webflow.getCurrentPage()

// Check search engine description
const isSearchDescription = await currentPage?.usesDescriptionAsSearchDescription()

if(isSearchDescription){
  console.log("This page uses its description as the search engine description")
} else {
  console.log("This page has a custom search engine description")
}
```

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### Designer Ability

| Designer Ability        | Locale | Branch | Workflow | Sitemode |
| :---------------------- | :----- | :----- | :------- | :------- |
| **canReadPageSettings** | Any    | Any    | Any      | Any      |