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+.. _search API:
+
+==========
+Search API
+==========
+
+The search supports both ``GET`` and ``POST``.
+
+Furthermore, two endpoints ``/`` and ``/search`` are available for querying.
+
+
+``GET /``
+
+``GET /search``
+
+Parameters
+==========
+
+.. sidebar:: Further reading ..
+
+   - :ref:`engines-dev`
+   - :ref:`settings.yml`
+   - :ref:`configured engines`
+
+``q`` : required
+  The search query.  This string is passed to external search services.  Thus,
+  SearXNG supports syntax of each search service.  For example, ``site:github.com
+  SearXNG`` is a valid query for Google.  However, if simply the query above is
+  passed to any search engine which does not filter its results based on this
+  syntax, you might not get the results you wanted.
+
+  See more at :ref:`search-syntax`
+
+``categories`` : optional
+  Comma separated list, specifies the active search categories (see
+  :ref:`configured engines`)
+
+``engines`` : optional
+  Comma separated list, specifies the active search engines (see
+  :ref:`configured engines`).
+
+``language`` : default from :ref:`settings search`
+  Code of the language.
+
+``pageno`` : default ``1``
+  Search page number.
+
+``time_range`` : optional
+  [ ``day``, ``month``, ``year`` ]
+
+  Time range of search for engines which support it.  See if an engine supports
+  time range search in the preferences page of an instance.
+
+``format`` : optional
+  [ ``json``, ``csv``, ``rss`` ]
+
+  Output format of results.  Format needs to be activated in :ref:`settings
+  search`.
+
+``results_on_new_tab`` : default ``0``
+  [ ``0``, ``1`` ]
+
+  Open search results on new tab.
+
+``image_proxy`` : default from :ref:`settings server`
+  [  ``True``, ``False`` ]
+
+  Proxy image results through SearXNG.
+
+``autocomplete`` : default from :ref:`settings search`
+  [ ``google``, ``dbpedia``, ``duckduckgo``, ``mwmbl``, ``startpage``,
+  ``wikipedia``, ``stract``, ``swisscows``, ``qwant`` ]
+
+  Service which completes words as you type.
+
+``safesearch`` :  default from :ref:`settings search`
+  [ ``0``, ``1``, ``2`` ]
+
+  Filter search results of engines which support safe search.  See if an engine
+  supports safe search in the preferences page of an instance.
+
+``theme`` : default ``simple``
+  [ ``simple`` ]
+
+  Theme of instance.
+
+  Please note, available themes depend on an instance.  It is possible that an
+  instance administrator deleted, created or renamed themes on their instance.
+  See the available options in the preferences page of the instance.
+
+``enabled_plugins`` : optional
+  List of enabled plugins.
+
+  :default:
+     ``Hash_plugin``, ``Self_Information``,
+     ``Tracker_URL_remover``, ``Ahmia_blacklist``
+
+  :values:
+     .. enabled by default
+
+     ``Hash_plugin``, ``Self_Information``,
+     ``Tracker_URL_remover``, ``Ahmia_blacklist``,
+
+     .. disabled by default
+
+     ``Hostnames_plugin``, ``Open_Access_DOI_rewrite``,
+     ``Vim-like_hotkeys``, ``Tor_check_plugin``
+
+``disabled_plugins``: optional
+  List of disabled plugins.
+
+  :default:
+     ``Hostnames_plugin``, ``Open_Access_DOI_rewrite``,
+     ``Vim-like_hotkeys``, ``Tor_check_plugin``
+
+  :values:
+     see values from ``enabled_plugins``
+
+``enabled_engines`` : optional : *all* :origin:`engines <searx/engines>`
+  List of enabled engines.
+
+``disabled_engines`` : optional : *all* :origin:`engines <searx/engines>`
+  List of disabled engines.
+