Engine stats - duckduckgo

Errors and exceptions

Exception	httpx.ConnectTimeout	Percentage	25
Parameter	NoneNonehtml.duckduckgo.com
Filename	searx/search/processors/online.py:116
Function	_send_http_request
Code	response = req(params['url'], **request_args)

Exception	httpx.ConnectTimeout	Percentage	25
Parameter	NoneNoneduckduckgo.com
Filename	searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:118
Function	get_vqd
Code	resp = get(f'https://duckduckgo.com/?q={quote_plus(query)}')

Exception	searx.exceptions.SearxEngineCaptchaException	Percentage	10
Parameter	CAPTCHA ()
Filename	searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:352
Function	response
Code	raise SearxEngineCaptchaException(suspended_time=0, message=f"CAPTCHA ({resp.search_params['data'].get('kl')})")

Exception	httpx.TimeoutException	Percentage	5
Filename	searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:118
Function	get_vqd
Code	resp = get(f'https://duckduckgo.com/?q={quote_plus(query)}')

Exception	httpx.TimeoutException	Percentage	0
Filename	searx/search/processors/online.py:116
Function	_send_http_request
Code	response = req(params['url'], **request_args)

Exception	searx.exceptions.SearxEngineAccessDeniedException	Percentage	0
Parameter	HTTP error 403
Filename	searx/search/processors/online.py:116
Function	_send_http_request
Code	response = req(params['url'], **request_args)

**Version of SearXNG, commit number if you are using on master branch and stipulate if you forked SearXNG** Repository: https://github.com/searxng/searxng Branch: master Version: 2025.8.24+a0ff17379 <!-- Check if these values are correct --> **How did you install SearXNG?** <!-- Did you install SearXNG using the official wiki or using searxng-docker or manually by executing the searx/webapp.py file? --> **What happened?** <!-- A clear and concise description of what the bug is. --> **How To Reproduce** <!-- How can we reproduce this issue? (as minimally and as precisely as possible) --> **Expected behavior** <!-- A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen. --> **Screenshots & Logs** <!-- If applicable, add screenshots, logs to help explain your problem. --> **Additional context** <!-- Add any other context about the problem here. --> **Technical report** Error * Error: httpx.ConnectTimeout * Percentage: 25 * Parameters: `(None, None, 'html.duckduckgo.com')` * File name: `searx/search/processors/online.py:116` * Function: `_send_http_request` * Code: `response = req(params['url'], **request_args)` Error * Error: httpx.ConnectTimeout * Percentage: 25 * Parameters: `(None, None, 'duckduckgo.com')` * File name: `searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:118` * Function: `get_vqd` * Code: `resp = get(f'https://duckduckgo.com/?q={quote_plus(query)}')` Error * Error: searx.exceptions.SearxEngineCaptchaException * Percentage: 10 * Parameters: `('CAPTCHA ()',)` * File name: `searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:352` * Function: `response` * Code: `raise SearxEngineCaptchaException(suspended_time=0, message=f"CAPTCHA ({resp.search_params['data'].get('kl')})")` Error * Error: httpx.TimeoutException * Percentage: 5 * Parameters: `(None, None, None)` * File name: `searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:118` * Function: `get_vqd` * Code: `resp = get(f'https://duckduckgo.com/?q={quote_plus(query)}')` Error * Error: httpx.TimeoutException * Percentage: 0 * Parameters: `(None, None, None)` * File name: `searx/search/processors/online.py:116` * Function: `_send_http_request` * Code: `response = req(params['url'], **request_args)` Error * Error: searx.exceptions.SearxEngineAccessDeniedException * Percentage: 0 * Parameters: `('HTTP error 403',)` * File name: `searx/search/processors/online.py:116` * Function: `_send_http_request` * Code: `response = req(params['url'], **request_args)` Start submitting a new issue on GitHub

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