searxng/docs/admin/api.rst

Administration API

Get configuration data

GET /config  HTTP/1.1

Sample response

{
  "autocomplete": "",
  "categories": [
    "map",
    "it",
    "images",
  ],
  "default_locale": "",
  "default_theme": "simple",
  "engines": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "map"
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "name": "openstreetmap",
      "shortcut": "osm"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "it"
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "name": "arch linux wiki",
      "shortcut": "al"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "images"
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "name": "google images",
      "shortcut": "goi"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "it"
      ],
      "enabled": false,
      "name": "bitbucket",
      "shortcut": "bb"
    },
  ],
  "instance_name": "searx",
  "locales": {
    "de": "Deutsch (German)",
    "en": "English",
    "eo": "Esperanto (Esperanto)",
  },
  "plugins": [
    {
      "enabled": true,
      "name": "HTTPS rewrite"
    }
  ],
  "safe_search": 0
}

Embed search bar

The search bar can be embedded into websites. Just paste the example into the HTML of the site. URL of the SearXNG instance and values are customizable.

<form method="post" action="https://example.org/">
  <!-- search      --> <input type="text" name="q" />
  <!-- categories  --> <input type="hidden" name="categories" value="general,social media" />
  <!-- language    --> <input type="hidden" name="lang" value="all" />
  <!-- locale      --> <input type="hidden" name="locale" value="en" />
  <!-- date filter --> <input type="hidden" name="time_range" value="month" />
</form>