DuckDuckGo Light

DuckDuckGo Light: Access the world's fastest DuckDuckGo Search API. Scrape DuckDuckGo search results in JSON format automatically using custom parameters. Structured JSON, USD 0.05 per call in USDC — no API key, no account, no subscription, no minimum. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or an official channel of any of the services the results come from. All trademarks and copyright remain the property of their respective owners.

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Endpoint

POST https://serp402.com/api/v1/duckduckgo-light

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Example input (from the provider)

{
  "body": {
    "q": "Coffee"
  },
  "bodyType": "json",
  "method": "POST",
  "type": "http"
}

Promised output schema (from the provider)

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "input": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "body": {
          "additionalProperties": true,
          "properties": {
            "df": {
              "description": "results filtered by date. It can be set to: d : Past day, w : Past week, m : Past month, y : Past year, or you can pass a custom date following the next\u2026",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "kl": {
              "description": "region to use for the DuckDuckGo search. Region code examples: us-en for the United States, uk-en for United Kingdom, or fr-fr for France. Head to the\u2026",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "next_page_token": {
              "description": "next page token. It is used for retrieving the next page results. 15 results are returned per page.",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "q": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "type": "object"
        },
        "bodyType": {
          "enum": [
            "json",
            "form-data",
            "text"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        },
        "method": {
          "enum": [
            "POST"
          ],
          "type": "string"
        },
        "type": {
          "const": "http",
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "type",
        "method",
        "bodyType",
        "body"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    },
    "output": {
      "properties": {
        "example": {
          "additionalProperties": true,
          "description": "DuckDuckGo Light results as structured JSON. The shape follows the source, so fields differ between endpoints; identifiers and routing belonging to the collection layer are stripped.",
          "properties": {
            "attribution": {
              "description": "Where the data comes from and what was done to it. Keep it with the results if you pass them on.",
              "type": "object"
            },
            "endpoint": {
              "description": "Which endpoint answered.",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "meta": {
              "description": "How long the call took.",
              "type": "object"
            },
            "paid": {
              "description": "The settled transaction and network.",
              "type": "object"
            }
          },
          "type": "object"
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "type"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "input"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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