diff --git a/searx/engines/tineye.py b/searx/engines/tineye.py
index 196c89a2b..c35799c69 100644
--- a/searx/engines/tineye.py
+++ b/searx/engines/tineye.py
@@ -14,10 +14,16 @@ billion images `[tineye.com] <https://tineye.com/how>`_.
 
 """
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 from datetime import datetime
 from flask_babel import gettext
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import logging
+
+    logger = logging.getLogger()
+
 about = {
     "website": 'https://tineye.com',
     "wikidata_id": 'Q2382535',
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ categories = ['general']
 paging = True
 safesearch = False
 base_url = 'https://tineye.com'
-search_string = '/result_json/?page={page}&{query}'
+search_string = '/api/v1/result_json/?page={page}&{query}'
 
 FORMAT_NOT_SUPPORTED = gettext(
     "Could not read that image url. This may be due to an unsupported file"
@@ -120,7 +126,7 @@ def parse_tineye_match(match_json):
 
             crawl_date = backlink_json.get("crawl_date")
             if crawl_date:
-                crawl_date = datetime.fromisoformat(crawl_date[:-3])
+                crawl_date = datetime.strptime(crawl_date, '%Y-%m-%d')
             else:
                 crawl_date = datetime.min
 
@@ -150,29 +156,15 @@ def parse_tineye_match(match_json):
 
 def response(resp):
     """Parse HTTP response from TinEye."""
-    results = []
 
-    try:
+    # handle the 422 client side errors, and the possible 400 status code error
+    if resp.status_code in (400, 422):
         json_data = resp.json()
-    except Exception as exc:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
-        msg = "can't parse JSON response // %s" % exc
-        logger.error(msg)
-        json_data = {'error': msg}
-
-    # handle error codes from Tineye
-
-    if resp.is_error:
-        if resp.status_code in (400, 422):
-
-            message = 'HTTP status: %s' % resp.status_code
-            error = json_data.get('error')
-            s_key = json_data.get('suggestions', {}).get('key', '')
-
-            if error and s_key:
-                message = "%s (%s)" % (error, s_key)
-            elif error:
-                message = error
+        suggestions = json_data.get('suggestions', {})
+        message = f'HTTP Status Code: {resp.status_code}'
 
+        if resp.status_code == 422:
+            s_key = suggestions.get('key', '')
             if s_key == "Invalid image URL":
                 # test https://docs.searxng.org/_static/searxng-wordmark.svg
                 message = FORMAT_NOT_SUPPORTED
@@ -182,16 +174,23 @@ def response(resp):
             elif s_key == 'Download Error':
                 # test https://notexists
                 message = DOWNLOAD_ERROR
+            else:
+                logger.warning("Unknown suggestion key encountered: %s", s_key)
+        else:  # 400
+            description = suggestions.get('description')
+            if isinstance(description, list):
+                message = ','.join(description)
 
-            # see https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/1456#issuecomment-1193105023
-            # results.append({'answer': message})
-            logger.error(message)
+        # see https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/1456#issuecomment-1193105023
+        # results.append({'answer': message})
+        logger.error(message)
+        return []
 
-            return results
+    # Raise for all other responses
+    resp.raise_for_status()
 
-        resp.raise_for_status()
-
-    # append results from matches
+    results = []
+    json_data = resp.json()
 
     for match_json in json_data['matches']:
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_tineye.py b/tests/unit/test_tineye.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0530b4c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_tineye.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
+
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+from requests import HTTPError
+from searx.engines import load_engines, tineye
+from tests import SearxTestCase
+
+
+class TinEyeTests(SearxTestCase):  # pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        load_engines([{'name': 'tineye', 'engine': 'tineye', 'shortcut': 'tin', 'timeout': 9.0, 'disabled': True}])
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        load_engines([])
+
+    def test_status_code_raises(self):
+        response = Mock()
+        response.status_code = 401
+        response.raise_for_status.side_effect = HTTPError()
+        self.assertRaises(HTTPError, lambda: tineye.response(response))
+
+    def test_returns_empty_list_for_422(self):
+        response = Mock()
+        response.json.return_value = {}
+        response.status_code = 422
+        response.raise_for_status.side_effect = HTTPError()
+        with self.assertLogs(tineye.logger) as _dev_null:
+            results = tineye.response(response)
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(results))
+
+    def test_logs_format_for_422(self):
+        response = Mock()
+        response.json.return_value = {"suggestions": {"key": "Invalid image URL"}}
+        response.status_code = 422
+        response.raise_for_status.side_effect = HTTPError()
+
+        with self.assertLogs(tineye.logger) as assert_logs_context:
+            tineye.response(response)
+            self.assertIn(tineye.FORMAT_NOT_SUPPORTED, ','.join(assert_logs_context.output))
+
+    def test_logs_signature_for_422(self):
+        response = Mock()
+        response.json.return_value = {"suggestions": {"key": "NO_SIGNATURE_ERROR"}}
+        response.status_code = 422
+        response.raise_for_status.side_effect = HTTPError()
+
+        with self.assertLogs(tineye.logger) as assert_logs_context:
+            tineye.response(response)
+            self.assertIn(tineye.NO_SIGNATURE_ERROR, ','.join(assert_logs_context.output))
+
+    def test_logs_download_for_422(self):
+        response = Mock()
+        response.json.return_value = {"suggestions": {"key": "Download Error"}}
+        response.status_code = 422
+        response.raise_for_status.side_effect = HTTPError()
+
+        with self.assertLogs(tineye.logger) as assert_logs_context:
+            tineye.response(response)
+            self.assertIn(tineye.DOWNLOAD_ERROR, ','.join(assert_logs_context.output))
+
+    def test_empty_list_for_400(self):
+        response = Mock()
+        response.json.return_value = {}
+        response.status_code = 400
+        response.raise_for_status.side_effect = HTTPError()
+        with self.assertLogs(tineye.logger) as _dev_null:
+            results = tineye.response(response)
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(results))
+
+    def test_logs_description_for_400(self):
+        description = 'There was a problem with that request. Error ID: ad5fc955-a934-43c1-8187-f9a61d301645'
+        response = Mock()
+        response.json.return_value = {"suggestions": {"description": [description], "title": "Oops! We're sorry!"}}
+        response.status_code = 400
+        response.raise_for_status.side_effect = HTTPError()
+
+        with self.assertLogs(tineye.logger) as assert_logs_context:
+            tineye.response(response)
+            self.assertIn(description, ','.join(assert_logs_context.output))
+
+    def test_crawl_date_parses(self):
+        date_str = '2020-05-25'
+        date = datetime.strptime(date_str, '%Y-%m-%d')
+        response = Mock()
+        response.json.return_value = {
+            'matches': [
+                {
+                    'backlinks': [
+                        {
+                            'crawl_date': date_str,
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+        response.status_code = 200
+        results = tineye.response(response)
+        self.assertEqual(date, results[0]['publishedDate'])