DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused web search engine that delivers instant answers, abstracts, related topics, and more — without tracking you or your searches. DuckDuckGo makes it easy to find information without any user profiling or targeted ads.
With DuckDuckGo in Aptlystar, you can:
- Search the web: Instantly find answers, facts, and overviews for a given search query
- Get direct answers: Retrieve specific responses for calculations, conversions, or factual queries
- Access abstracts: Receive short summaries or descriptions for your search topics
- Fetch related topics: Discover links and references relevant to your search
- Filter output: Optionally remove HTML or skip disambiguation for cleaner results
These features enable your Aptlystar agents to automate access to fresh web knowledge — from surfacing facts in a workflow, to enriching documents and analysis with up-to-date information. Because DuckDuckGo’s Instant Answers API is open and does not require an API key, it’s simple and privacy-safe to integrate into your automated business processes.
Usage Instructions
Search the web using DuckDuckGo Instant Answers API. Returns instant answers, abstracts, related topics, and more. Free to use without an API key.
Tools
duckduckgo_search
Search the web using DuckDuckGo Instant Answers API. Returns instant answers, abstracts, and related topics for your query. Free to use without an API key.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Yes | The search query to execute |
noHtml | boolean | No | Remove HTML from text in results (default: true) |
skipDisambig | boolean | No | Skip disambiguation results (default: false) |
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
heading | string | The heading/title of the instant answer |
abstract | string | A short abstract summary of the topic |
abstractText | string | Plain text version of the abstract |
abstractSource | string | The source of the abstract (e.g., Wikipedia) |
abstractURL | string | URL to the source of the abstract |
definition | string | Dictionary-style definition if available |
definitionSource | string | The source of the definition |
definitionURL | string | URL to the source of the definition |
image | string | URL to an image related to the topic |
answer | string | Direct answer if available (e.g., for calculations) |
answerType | string | Type of the answer (e.g., calc, ip, etc.) |
type | string | Response type: A (article), D (disambiguation), C (category), N (name), E (exclusive) |
redirect | string | !bang redirect URL, populated only for bang queries |
relatedTopics | array | Array of related topics with URLs and descriptions |
↳ FirstURL | string | URL to the related topic |
↳ Text | string | Description of the related topic |
↳ Result | string | HTML result snippet |
results | array | Array of external link results |
↳ FirstURL | string | URL of the result |
↳ Text | string | Description of the result |
↳ Result | string | HTML result snippet |