# ScrapingDuck, free: Web search API

> Performs a web search and returns unified results from SearXNG, TinyFish or Brave Search.

ScrapingDuck's web search API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 searches. It returns 2 of the 6 key fields we check: Date, Text.
The cheapest of the 292 plans we rank by price is [LangSearch, free](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/langsearch/free/llms.txt), at $0.00 per 1,000 searches.
[Context.dev](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/context-dev/300-monthly/llms.txt), [Serpex](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/serpex/top-up-from-50/llms.txt) and [ScrapingDuck](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/scrapingduck/49-monthly/llms.txt) are the best web search API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/scrapingduck/free
- [Best web search API in 2026](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-search-api.txt)
- Get it: https://scrapingduck.com
- Request: `GET https://api.scrapingduck.com/v1/web/search`
- API key: with the plan, on https://scrapingduck.com
- Its API docs: https://scrapingduck.com/docs/performs-a-web-search-and-returns-unified-results-from-searxng-tinyfish-or-brave-search-44734730e0
- Sold by: ScrapingDuck (https://scrapingduck.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-28

## In the answer

- Completeness: 33%
- Date: ✓
- Text: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 searches: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Performs a web search and returns unified results from SearXNG, TinyFish or Brave Search.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You agree not to use the ScrapingDuck API for any unlawful, harmful, or malicious activities, including but not limited to: Scraping personally identifiable information (PII) without a legal basis or consent. Infringing intellectual property rights, such as copyrights or trademarks. Conducting denial-of-service (DoS) attacks or otherwise imposing an unreasonable load on the infrastructure of third-party websites. Bypassing security measures (such as CAPTCHAs) in a manner that violates a website's terms of service. Distributing malware or engaging in any form of hacking. [...] You are responsible for reviewing and complying with the terms of service of any website or data source you access using the ScrapingDuck API.

## Plan

- Pay: €0

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 3.10 s

## The call

- You send: q. Optional: country, language, count, offset, safesearch, freshness
- Method: GET
- Path: /v1/web/search

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 9 fields the plan's answer can hold

query, engine used, page title, URL, description, page date, thumbnail, search suggestions, more results available

## ScrapingDuck's plans (4)

- [ScrapingDuck, free](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/scrapingduck/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 33% complete
- [ScrapingDuck, €29 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/scrapingduck/29-monthly/llms.txt): $0.653 per 1,000, 33% complete
- [ScrapingDuck, €49 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/scrapingduck/49-monthly/llms.txt): $0.368 per 1,000, 33% complete
- [ScrapingDuck, €149 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/scrapingduck/149-monthly/llms.txt): $0.335 per 1,000, 33% complete

## ScrapingDuck's calls (1)

- `GET /v1/web/search`: [ScrapingDuck, free](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/scrapingduck/free/llms.txt)

## ScrapingDuck's APIs (1)

- [ScrapingDuck: web search API pricing, 4 plans](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/scrapingduck/free/llms.txt)

## ScrapingDuck: web search API alternatives

- [CrawlerData, $3,750 pack, Ultimate, POST /v1/openwebui/search](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/crawlerdata/3750-pack-ultimate-post-v1-openwebui-search/llms.txt): $0.30 per 1,000, 17% complete, live
- [Context.dev, $9,500 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/context-dev/9500-yearly/llms.txt): $0.317 per 1,000, 17% complete, live
- [treg, top-up from $200, Top-up of $200 to $2,000, +15% bonus, POST /call/treg.web.search.news](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/treg/top-up-from-200-top-up-of-200-to-2000-15-bonus-post-call-treg-web-search-news/llms.txt): $0.364 per 1,000, 0% complete
- [browserfoundry, $996 yearly, Startup, POST /api/v2/search/fast](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/browserfoundry/996-yearly-startup-post-api-v2-search-fast/llms.txt): $0.369 per 1,000, 33% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-28.

- https://scrapingduck.com
- https://scrapingduck.com/docs/performs-a-web-search-and-returns-unified-results-from-searxng-tinyfish-or-brave-search-44734730e0.md
- https://scrapingduck.com/python-web-scraping-with-scrapingduck
- https://scrapingduck.com/terms-of-use