---
title: "DuckDuckGo API: Search | Perceptlayer"
description: "Search from DuckDuckGo as JSON. 1 credit per successful call."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/duckduckgo/search
---

[APIs](https://perceptlayer.com/apis) / [DuckDuckGo](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/duckduckgo) / Search

# DuckDuckGo: Search

Search from DuckDuckGo as JSON. 1 credit per successful call.

GET `/v1/duckduckgo/search`

## Parameters

Send parameters in the query string.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `q` | string | Required | Up to 499 characters |
| `kl` | string | Optional | Up to 10 characters |
| `df` | string | Optional | d, w, m, y |
| `safe` | boolean | Optional | Any |
| `start` | integer | Optional | Any |

## Example request

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/duckduckgo/search?q=laravel+taylor+otwell&kl=us-en&start=0" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

[Run this endpoint in the playground](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/duckduckgo?try=search#playground) with your own parameters. 1 credit per successful call; failed calls are free.