Engine stats - duckduckgo

Engine name	Scores	Result count	Response time	Reliability
duckduckgo				5

Errors and exceptions

Exception	sqlite3.OperationalError	Percentage	95
Filename	searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:139
Function	set_vqd
Code	cache.set(key=key, value=value, expire=3600)

Exception	sqlite3.OperationalError	Percentage	0
Filename	searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:130
Function	get_vqd
Code	cache.set(key=key, value=value)

Exception	httpx.ConnectTimeout	Percentage	0
Parameter	NoneNonehtml.duckduckgo.com
Filename	searx/search/processors/online.py:116
Function	_send_http_request
Code	response = req(params['url'], **request_args)

**Version of SearXNG, commit number if you are using on master branch and stipulate if you forked SearXNG**
Repository: https://github.com/searxng/searxng
Branch: master
Version: 2025.6.29+60be0f453

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Error
  * Error: sqlite3.OperationalError
  * Percentage: 95
  * Parameters: `()`
  * File name: `searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:139`
  * Function: `set_vqd`
  * Code: `cache.set(key=key, value=value, expire=3600)`

Error
  * Error: sqlite3.OperationalError
  * Percentage: 0
  * Parameters: `()`
  * File name: `searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:130`
  * Function: `get_vqd`
  * Code: `cache.set(key=key, value=value)`

Error
  * Error: httpx.ConnectTimeout
  * Percentage: 0
  * Parameters: `(None, None, 'html.duckduckgo.com')`
  * File name: `searx/search/processors/online.py:116`
  * Function: `_send_http_request`
  * Code: `response = req(params['url'], **request_args)`

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