Engine stats - startpage

Engine name	Scores	Result count	Response time	Reliability
startpage				0

Errors and exceptions

Exception	sqlite3.OperationalError	Percentage	75
Filename	searx/engines/startpage.py:185
Function	get_sc_code
Code	sc_code = CACHE.get("SC_CODE")

Exception	searx.exceptions.SearxEngineCaptchaException	Percentage	25
Parameter	get_sc_code: got redirected to https://www.startpage.com/sp/captcha (suspended_time=86400)
Filename	searx/engines/startpage.py:218
Function	get_sc_code
Code	raise SearxEngineCaptchaException(

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Repository: https://github.com/searxng/searxng
Branch: unknown
Version: 2025.11.29+c954e71f8

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Error
  * Error: sqlite3.OperationalError
  * Percentage: 75
  * Parameters: `()`
  * File name: `searx/engines/startpage.py:185`
  * Function: `get_sc_code`
  * Code: `sc_code = CACHE.get("SC_CODE")`

Error
  * Error: searx.exceptions.SearxEngineCaptchaException
  * Percentage: 25
  * Parameters: `('get_sc_code: got redirected to https://www.startpage.com/sp/captcha (suspended_time=86400)',)`
  * File name: `searx/engines/startpage.py:218`
  * Function: `get_sc_code`
  * Code: `raise SearxEngineCaptchaException(`

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