Engine stats - duckduckgo images

Engine name	Scores	Result count	Response time	Reliability
duckduckgo images				0

Errors and exceptions

Exception	sqlite3.OperationalError	Percentage	100
Filename	searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:249
Function	get_vqd
Code	value: str = cache.get(key=key) or ""

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Repository: https://github.com/searxng/searxng
Branch: master
Version: 2026.02.22+5054e698

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Error
  * Error: sqlite3.OperationalError
  * Percentage: 100
  * Parameters: `()`
  * File name: `searx/engines/duckduckgo.py:249`
  * Function: `get_vqd`
  * Code: `value: str = cache.get(key=key) or ""`

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