Integrating a custom search or knowledge article viewer with knowledge blocks

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title: Integrating a custom search or knowledge article viewer with knowledge blocks
description: If you are using a custom search or knowledge article viewer with your application, you can integrate that custom search or viewer with the appropriate knowledge or knowledge blocks API.
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# Integrating a custom search or knowledge article viewer with knowledge blocks

If you are using a custom search or knowledge article viewer with your application, you can integrate that custom search or viewer with the appropriate knowledge or knowledge blocks API.

**Note:** Integration is only necessary if you are using a custom search or knowledge article viewer.

-   **[KBPortalServiceImpl - Global](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/knowledge-management/KBPortalServiceImplAPI.md)**  
The `KBPortalServiceImpl` API is included with Knowledge Management V3 \[com.snc.knowledge3\] as a script include. It provides methods to use with knowledge, such as integration with a custom search.
-   **[KBBlock - Global](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/knowledge-management/KBBlockAPI.md)**  
The `KBBlock` API is included with knowledge blocks \[com.snc.knowledge\_blocks\] as a script include. It provides methods to use with the knowledge blocks feature, such as integration with a custom knowledge article viewer.

**Parent Topic:**[Using knowledge blocks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/knowledge-management/using-knowlege-blocks.md)