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							Search API
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							The search supports both ``GET`` and ``POST``.
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							Furthermore, two enpoints ``/`` and ``/search`` are available for querying.
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							``GET /``
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							``GET /search``
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							Parameters
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							.. sidebar:: Further reading ..
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							   - :ref:`engines-dev`
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							   - :ref:`settings.yml`
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							   - :ref:`engines generic`
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							``q`` : required
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							  The search query.  This string is passed to external search services.  Thus,
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							  searx supports syntax of each search service.  For example, ``site:github.com
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							  searx`` is a valid query for Google.  However, if simply the query above is
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							  passed to any search engine which does not filter its results based on this
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							  syntax, you might not get the results you wanted.
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							  See more at :ref:`search-syntax`
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							``categories`` : optional
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							  Comma separated list, specifies the active search categories
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							``engines`` : optional
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							  Comma separated list, specifies the active search engines.
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							``lang`` : default ``all``
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							  Code of the language.
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							``pageno`` : default ``1``
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							  Search page number.
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							``time_range`` : optional
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							  [ ``day``, ``month``, ``year`` ]
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							  Time range of search for engines which support it.  See if an engine supports
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							  time range search in the preferences page of an instance.
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							``format`` : optional
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							  [ ``json``, ``csv``, ``rss`` ]
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							  Output format of results.
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							``results_on_new_tab`` : default ``0``
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							  [ ``0``, ``1`` ]
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							  Open search results on new tab.
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							``image_proxy`` : default ``False``
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							  [  ``True``, ``False`` ]
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							  Proxy image results through searx.
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							``autocomplete`` : default *empty*
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							  [ ``google``, ``dbpedia``, ``duckduckgo``, ``startpage``, ``wikipedia`` ]
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							  Service which completes words as you type.
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							``safesearch`` :  default ``None``
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							  [ ``0``, ``1``, ``None`` ]
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							  Filter search results of engines which support safe search.  See if an engine
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							  supports safe search in the preferences page of an instance.
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							``theme`` : default ``oscar``
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							  [ ``oscar``, ``simple``, ``legacy``, ``pix-art``, ``courgette`` ]
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							  Theme of instance.
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							  Please note, available themes depend on an instance.  It is possible that an
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							  instance administrator deleted, created or renamed themes on their instance.
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							  See the available options in the preferences page of the instance.
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							``oscar-style`` : default ``logicodev``
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							  [ ``pointhi``, ``logicodev`` ]
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							  Style of Oscar theme.  It is only parsed if the theme of an instance is
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							  ``oscar``.
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							  Please note, available styles depend on an instance.  It is possible that an
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							  instance administrator deleted, created or renamed styles on their
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							  instance. See the available options in the preferences page of the instance.
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							``enabled_plugins`` : optional
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							  List of enabled plugins.
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							  :default: ``HTTPS_rewrite``, ``Self_Informations``,
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							    ``Search_on_category_select``, ``Tracker_URL_remover``
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							  :values: [ ``DOAI_rewrite``, ``HTTPS_rewrite``, ``Infinite_scroll``,
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							    ``Vim-like_hotkeys``, ``Self_Informations``, ``Tracker_URL_remover``,
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							``disabled_plugins``: optional
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							  List of disabled plugins.
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							  :default: ``DOAI_rewrite``, ``Infinite_scroll``, ``Vim-like_hotkeys``
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							  :values: ``DOAI_rewrite``, ``HTTPS_rewrite``, ``Infinite_scroll``,
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							    ``Vim-like_hotkeys``, ``Self_Informations``, ``Tracker_URL_remover``,
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							    ``Search_on_category_select``
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							``enabled_engines`` : optional : *all* :origin:`engines <searx/engines>`
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							  List of enabled engines.
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							``disabled_engines`` : optional : *all* :origin:`engines <searx/engines>`
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							  List of disabled engines.
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