DuckDuckGo

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<BlockInfoCard type="duckduckgo" color="#FFFFFF" /> 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 Sim, 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 Sim 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
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)
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