SearXNG Tool

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Node Details

• Name: searXNG

• Type: SearXNG

• Version: 2.0

• Category: Tools

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Input Parameters

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Required

1. Base URL

   • Label: Base URL

   • Name: apiBase

   • Type: string

   • Default: “http://searxng:8080”

   • Description: The base URL of the SearXNG instance to use for searches.

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Optional

1. Headers

   • Label: Headers

   • Name: headers

   • Type: json

   • Description: Custom headers for the request

   • Optional: true

   • Additional Params: true

2. Format

   • Label: Format

   • Name: format

   • Type: options

   • Options:

     • JSON

     • HTML

   • Default: “json”

   • Description: Format of the response. Requires enabling search formats in settings.yml.

3. Categories

   • Label: Categories

   • Name: categories

   • Type: string

   • Description: Comma-separated list of active search categories.

   • Optional: true

   • Additional Params: true

4. Engines

   • Label: Engines

   • Name: engines

   • Type: string

   • Description: Comma-separated list of active search engines.

   • Optional: true

   • Additional Params: true

5. Language

   • Label: Language

   • Name: language

   • Type: string

   • Description: Code of the language for search results.

   • Optional: true

   • Additional Params: true

6. Page No.

   • Label: Page No.

   • Name: pageno

   • Type: number

   • Description: Search page number.

   • Optional: true

   • Additional Params: true

7. Time Range

   • Label: Time Range

   • Name: time_range

   • Type: string

   • Description: Time range for search results (for supported engines).

   • Optional: true

   • Additional Params: true

8. Safe Search

   • Label: Safe Search

   • Name: safesearch

   • Type: number

   • Description: Filter for safe search results (for supported engines).

   • Optional: true

   • Additional Params: true

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Functionality

The SearXNG Tool initializes a SearxngSearch instance with the provided configuration. When called, it performs a search query and returns the results in a structured format.

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Output

The tool returns search results as a string, which can be:

• A JSON array of search results (title, link, and snippet)

• A direct answer if available

• Content from an infobox if present

• A list of suggestions if no direct results are found

• “No good results found.” if no relevant information is retrieved

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Use Cases

• Answering questions about current events

• Gathering information from multiple sources

• Performing web searches within an AI application or chatbot

• Retrieving structured data from search engine results

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Notes

• Ensure that the SearXNG instance is properly configured and accessible.

• Some features may require additional configuration in the SearXNG settings.yml file.

• The tool uses a 5-second timeout for search requests.