DuckDuckGo Search Results Scraper

Scrape DuckDuckGo search engine results pages (SERPs) at scale. Get clean structured data — title, URL, displayed URL, snippet, and rank — for any list of queries. No Google CAPTCHAs, no JavaScript rendering, no third-party API keys.

Why DuckDuckGo

• No CAPTCHAs. DuckDuckGo's HTML endpoint doesn't trigger Google's anti-bot challenges.
• No JS rendering needed. Pure HTML responses — fast (typically 2–4 seconds per query).
• Apify's 50K SERP/month free tier applies. No cost for low-volume use.
• Residential proxy included. Each request rotates through a clean IP.
• Reliable. DDG's HTML endpoint has been stable for 5+ years.

What you get

For each query, you receive a list of organic results in rank order:

Field	Type	Description
query	string	The original search query
position	int	1-indexed rank on the SERP
title	string	Result title (link text)
url	string	Destination URL
displayedUrl	string	URL as shown in the SERP
snippet	string	Result description / preview text

Input

{
  "queries": ["best web scraping tools 2026", "apify alternatives"],
  "maxResults": 10,
  "region": "us-en"
}

Field	Required	Default	Notes
queries	yes	—	1–200 queries, runs sequentially with 1s delay
maxResults	no	10	1–50 results per query
region	no	us-en	DDG kl parameter — us-en, uk-en, de-de, fr-fr, jp-jp, cn-zh, etc.

Example output

[
  {
    "query": "best web scraping tools 2026",
    "position": 1,
    "title": "17 Best Web Scraping Tools Tested & Ranked For 2026",
    "url": "https://www.scrapingbee.com/blog/web-scraping-tools/",
    "displayedUrl": "www.scrapingbee.com/blog/web-scraping-tools/",
    "snippet": "The best web scraping tools in 2026 range from lightweight open-source libraries to full-scale scraping platforms…"
  }
]

Use cases

• SEO rank tracking — monitor your position for target keywords daily
• Brand monitoring — search for <your brand> and get mentions
• AI training data — collect Q&A-style query/snippet pairs at scale
• Market research — discover top results for any topic
• Competitive intelligence — what ranks for "best X" or "X vs Y"?

Pricing

• Free tier: 50,000 SERP queries / month on the Apify free plan
• Pay-per-event: pricing is set in the Apify Console (per successful result returned)

Tips

• Localize results with the region parameter — set to cn-zh for Chinese-language SERPs, de-de for German, etc.
• Batch wisely — the actor adds a 1-second delay between queries. For 100 queries expect ~2–3 minutes of runtime.
• Cap results to control cost — a maxResults: 5 query costs less than maxResults: 50.

Legal

This actor sends automated queries to DuckDuckGo through Apify's residential proxy. You are responsible for complying with DuckDuckGo's Terms of Service and applicable laws. Do not use this for spam, bulk harvesting, or to bypass rate limits in ways that violate DDG's ToS.