Up to 50 results per call
m takes 1 through 50, and start pages through offsets to 10,000.
// duckduckgo search api
The world's cheapest DuckDuckGo Search API
DuckDuckGo results as JSON: up to 50 organic results a page with title, link, displayed link, snippet and favicon, plus region, safe search and date filters. DuckDuckGo's web results come from Bing's index.
$0.15 / 1K requestsPay as you go10 free calls, no card
// live playground
Search DuckDuckGo
The key below is created for this browser with 10 free calls and works on every Litescrape endpoint. Results are drawn the way the source shows them, with the JSON one click away.
Your API key
Verifying browser…Paste an existing key to see its credits and top it up, or use the free key created for this browser. Keep it safe: anyone with the key can spend its balance.
Ready
Run the request to draw its results here. This endpoint returns:
organic_resultssearch_metadata
// use it anywhere
Take this exact request to your terminal.
Every public search, maps, place, and reviews endpoint accepts the same bearer key and exposes its full documented parameter surface here.
# pip install litescrape-sdk
# GET https://api.litescrape.com/api/duckduckgo/search
from litescrape_sdk import scrape
[result] = scrape(
[
{
"endpoint": "duckduckgo_search",
"q": "coffee Austin Texas",
"kl": "us-en",
"safe": "-1",
"m": "10",
}
],
api_key="ls_live_your_key",
)
print(result.raise_for_error())// what you get
What the DuckDuckGo Search API returns
Region and language
kl takes DuckDuckGo's region token, such as us-en or de-de.
Safe search and date windows
safe is 1, -1 or -2. df takes d, w, m, y or a from..to date range.
Query assistance on or off
search_assist enables DuckDuckGo's suggestions; it excludes m.
Favicons and displayed links
Each result carries the source's favicon and display URL next to the title and snippet.
// use cases
What teams build with it
- 01
Bing's index for grounding and research
Fifty results a call for models and research tools that need web coverage beyond Google.
- 02
Search inside privacy-focused products
Results from an engine that does not track its users, as JSON your product can show.
- 03
Rank tracking on DuckDuckGo
Where your pages land for each keyword and region, daily.
- 04
A second index next to Google
Run the same query on both engines with the same key and compare coverage.
// why it's the cheapest
DuckDuckGo Search API pricing, per 1,000 requests
Public list prices for 100,000 requests a month, read on September 17, 2026. Litescrape's rate is flat at every volume.
| Provider | Plan modeled | Per 1,000 requests | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litescrape | Flat prepaid rate | $0.15 | $15.00 |
| Thordata | 150,000 responses, $135 | $0.90 | $90.00 |
| Bright Data | Pay as you go | $1.50 | $150.00 |
| Zenserp | Medium, 100,000 searches | $1.50 | $150.00 |
| SearchApi | BigData, 100,000 searches | $2.50 | $250.00 |
Start pulling DuckDuckGo Search data in five minutes.
Your first 10 calls are free. Top up the same key from $10 whenever you need more.