Engine stats - startpage

Errors and exceptions

Exception	json.decoder.JSONDecodeError	Percentage	90
Parameter	Extra data
Filename	searx/engines/startpage.py:417
Function	response
Code	results_json = loads(results_raw)

Exception	searx.exceptions.SearxEngineCaptchaException	Percentage	5
Parameter	get_sc_code: [PR-695] query new sc time-stamp failed! (https://www.startpage.com/?sc=)
Filename	searx/engines/startpage.py:239
Function	get_sc_code
Code	raise SearxEngineCaptchaException(

Exception	searx.exceptions.SearxEngineCaptchaException	Percentage	5
Parameter	get_sc_code: got redirected to https://www.startpage.com/sp/captcha
Filename	searx/engines/startpage.py:229
Function	get_sc_code
Code	raise SearxEngineCaptchaException(

**Version of SearXNG, commit number if you are using on master branch and stipulate if you forked SearXNG** Repository: https://github.com/searxng/searxng Branch: master Version: 2025.5.18+5dff82693 <!-- Check if these values are correct --> **How did you install SearXNG?** <!-- Did you install SearXNG using the official wiki or using searxng-docker or manually by executing the searx/webapp.py file? --> **What happened?** <!-- A clear and concise description of what the bug is. --> **How To Reproduce** <!-- How can we reproduce this issue? (as minimally and as precisely as possible) --> **Expected behavior** <!-- A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen. --> **Screenshots & Logs** <!-- If applicable, add screenshots, logs to help explain your problem. --> **Additional context** <!-- Add any other context about the problem here. --> **Technical report** Error * Error: json.decoder.JSONDecodeError * Percentage: 90 * Parameters: `('Extra data',)` * File name: `searx/engines/startpage.py:417` * Function: `response` * Code: `results_json = loads(results_raw)` Error * Error: searx.exceptions.SearxEngineCaptchaException * Percentage: 5 * Parameters: `('get_sc_code: [PR-695] query new sc time-stamp failed! (https://www.startpage.com/?sc=)',)` * File name: `searx/engines/startpage.py:239` * Function: `get_sc_code` * Code: `raise SearxEngineCaptchaException(` Error * Error: searx.exceptions.SearxEngineCaptchaException * Percentage: 5 * Parameters: `('get_sc_code: got redirected to https://www.startpage.com/sp/captcha',)` * File name: `searx/engines/startpage.py:229` * Function: `get_sc_code` * Code: `raise SearxEngineCaptchaException(` Start submitting a new issue on GitHub

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