SearXNG API

What the API can do

• Run meta-search queries and return aggregated results in JSON.
• Filter by engines, categories, language, and time range.
• Paginate results.
• Return suggestions, answers, and infoboxes (when available).

How to use it

1. Build the endpoint from SEARXNG_BASE_URL; if it is unset, use http://localhost:8080.
2. Call /search (or /) with q=...&format=json.
3. Parse the JSON response (results, answers, suggestions, etc.).

Minimal request

• GET: {BASE_URL}/search?q={QUERY}&format=json
• POST: {BASE_URL}/search with form data q=...&format=json

References

• references/searxng-search-api.md - parameters and response fields