searxng-search

Privacy-preserving meta-search aggregates results from 70+ engines via a self-hosted SearXNG instance, requiring no API keys. You can use public instances or deploy your own, querying it through curl or Python requests for broad, engine-agnostic coverage.

Self-hosting a SearXNG instance is not strictly required for engine-agnostic search, as public instances also work without API keys. However, self-hosting provides full control over your privacy and search configuration, requiring only the SEARXNG_URL to be set.

When your self-hosted SearXNG instance is unreachable, the search automatically falls back to other available search tools. This ensures continuous capability and prevents your queries from failing during instance downtime or network issues.

Yes, you can use curl and bash to query a SearXNG instance for aggregated search results. The tool supports CLI curl implementations alongside Python requests, allowing you to retrieve broad coverage from 70+ engines directly within a bash environment.

A self-hosted meta-search engine aggregates 70+ sources without relying on single-provider APIs or requiring API keys. It provides privacy-preserving, engine-agnostic search with broader source coverage, making it ideal for researchers facing limitations with public search APIs.

To query a SearXNG meta-search instance, configure your environment by setting the SEARXNG_URL variable to your instance's address. Once configured, you can issue search queries using either CLI curl or Python requests to retrieve aggregated results.