Startpage Search Scraper

Extract organic web search results from Startpage.com — the world's most private search engine that proxies Google results without tracking.

Features

• Organic results — title, URL, snippet, domain, displayed URL, publication date
• Anonymous View URL — Startpage's unique privacy proxy link for each result
• Site links — captures supplementary sub-links when displayed
• Pagination — automatically navigates through search pages up to maxItems
• Cross-page deduplication — skips URLs already captured from previous pages
• Language & region targeting — set language and region for localized results
• Safe search — configurable (off / moderate / strict)
• Proxy support — residential proxies strongly recommended (Startpage actively blocks datacenter IPs)

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
query	string	(required)	Search query
maxItems	integer	50	Maximum number of results to extract (1–500)
language	string	"english"	Language for results (english, deutsch, français, español, etc.)
region	string	""	Region/country code for localized results (us, gb, de, in, fr)
safeSearch	string	"moderate"	Safe search filter: off, moderate, strict
proxyConfiguration	object	—	Apify proxy config (residential proxies strongly recommended)

Example INPUT.json

{
    "query": "best electric cars 2025",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "language": "english",
    "region": "us",
    "safeSearch": "off",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
    }
}

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
position	integer	Rank in results (1-based)
title	string	Title of the search result
link	string	Full URL of the result
displayedUrl	string	Shortened URL shown in Startpage
snippet	string	Descriptive text excerpt
domain	string	Hostname of the result
date	string	Publication date when shown
anonymousViewUrl	string	Startpage's privacy proxy link to visit the page anonymously
siteLinks	array	Sub-links shown under the main result
searchQuery	string	Query that produced this result
language	string	Language setting used
region	string	Region code used
pageNumber	integer	Page number this result was found on
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 scrape timestamp

Example Output

{
    "position": 1,
    "title": "Top 10 Electric Vehicles for 2025",
    "link": "https://www.motortrend.com/features/best-electric-cars/",
    "displayedUrl": "motortrend.com",
    "snippet": "Our rankings for the best electric cars in 2025 based on range, performance and value...",
    "domain": "motortrend.com",
    "date": null,
    "anonymousViewUrl": "https://eu2-browse.startpage.com/av/proxy?ep=...",
    "siteLinks": null,
    "searchQuery": "best electric cars 2025",
    "language": "english",
    "region": "us",
    "pageNumber": 1,
    "scrapedAt": "2025-05-13T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Pagination

• Startpage paginates results with page=N (1-based)
• The scraper navigates pages sequentially until maxItems is reached
• Duplicate URLs are tracked across pages to prevent duplicates

Notes

• Residential proxy required — Startpage aggressively blocks datacenter and VPN IP ranges
• Startpage proxies Google results, so content reflects Google's organic index without personalization
• The anonymousViewUrl is unique to Startpage — it lets users visit pages without revealing their IP
• date and siteLinks are often null — only shown for certain result types

Why Use This Scraper?

• Maximum privacy SERP data — Startpage shows Google results without personalization or tracking
• Un-personalized Google results — ideal for reproducible SEO research
• Privacy-first audience insight — understand what privacy-conscious users see in search

Use Cases

• SEO research with de-personalized Google organic rankings
• Content gap analysis compared to personalized search results
• Academic research on search engine result pages
• Competitive intelligence across privacy-focused search audiences

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