Duckduckgo Search

Search for Duckduckgo results based on keywords.

If you already know that you want to use Duckduckgo Search, this page is the one you should read. It shows the required input, the filters you can apply, how pagination works, and what localization controls are available.

At a Glance

Field	Value
Name	Duckduckgo Search
Scraper	`duckduckgo_search`
Engine	`duckduckgo_search`
Website	DuckDuckGo
Website URL	Duckduckgo.com
Output Format	`json`
Version	`1.0.0`
Parameter Count	`5`
Parameter Groups	Search Query (1), Advanced Filters (2), Localization (1), Request Controls (1)

Required Parameters

If you are sending your first request with this engine, start here. Requiredness is based on properties.<field>.must, not the top-level required array.

Field	Type	Group	Description
`q`	`string`	Search Query	The keyword or phrase you want this search engine to look up.

Available Parameters

The sections below follow the same parameter groups as the backend, but the field descriptions have been rewritten into shorter, user-facing wording so they are easier to scan.

Search Query

Field	Type	Required	Description
`q`	`string`	Yes	The keyword or phrase you want this search engine to look up.

Advanced Filters

Field	Type	Required	Description
`df`	`string`	No	Date filter used to keep only recent results or a custom date range.
`safe`	`number`	No	Safe-search level that controls adult-content filtering.