Engine stats - duckduckgo images

Engine name

Scores

Result count

Response time

Reliability

duckduckgo images

0.1

3.9

	Total	HTTP	Processing
Median	3.9	0.5	3.4
P80	5.1	0.5	4.6
P95	5.9	0.7	5.2

Errors and exceptions

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

**Version of SearXNG, commit number if you are using on master branch and stipulate if you forked SearXNG**
Repository: https://github.com/return42/searxng
Branch: darmarit.org
Version: 2025.7.9+b82254121

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Error
  * Error: httpx.ConnectTimeout
  * Percentage: 5
  * 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)}')`

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