# Web Search (SearXNG JSON)

Search the web through the s.stdlang.com SearXNG instance and return its JSON response for automation or downstream tools.

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/web-search

- **Category:** Web & Internet

- **Keywords:** web search, SearXNG, metasearch, JSON search

## Overview

This is a controlled SearXNG JSON client. The endpoint is fixed to https://s.stdlang.com/search; user input cannot supply a URL or arbitrary request headers. Query, filters, and page are sent as standard SearXNG parameters. The service may return results, suggestions, answers, infoboxes, and engine metadata depending on its current configuration. Remote results are not guaranteed to be complete or stable.

## Inputs

- **Search query** (text): e.g. SearXNG JSON API
- **Language** (select)
- **Categories** (text): general, news, images, videos (optional)
- **Engines** (text): google, duckduckgo (optional)
- **Time range** (select)
- **Safe search** (select)
- **Page** (number)
- **Maximum results** (number)

## When to use

- Search for web pages, documentation, news, images, or videos using a single query.
- Retrieve structured JSON search results for automation or downstream tools.
- Narrow results with language, category, engine, time range, safe search, page, and result-count settings.

## How it works

- Enter a required search query.
- Optionally select a language, category, engines, time range, and safe search level.
- Set the results page and maximum number of results when needed.
- Run the search to receive the SearXNG response as JSON.

## Use cases

- Collect documentation links and search metadata in JSON for research workflows.
- Find recent privacy-focused web content with an engine, time-range, and safe-search filter.
- Pass structured search responses to automation or downstream tools.

## Frequently asked questions

### What does this web search tool return?

It returns the SearXNG search response as JSON.

### Is a search query required?

Yes. The query field is required.

### Can I limit results to a language?

Yes. You can choose all languages or a supported language such as English, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Portuguese, or Japanese.

### Can I search for recent results?

Yes. The time range can be set to day, month, or year, or left unset.

### How many results can I request?

You can request between 1 and 50 results per page, with page numbers from 1 to 20.

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