Engine stats - startpage

Engine name	Scores	Result count	Response time	Reliability
startpage				0

Errors and exceptions

Exception	searx.exceptions.SearxEngineCaptchaException	Percentage	100
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(

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Repository: https://github.com/searxng/searxng
Branch: master
Version: 2025.5.18+5dff82693

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Error
  * Error: searx.exceptions.SearxEngineCaptchaException
  * Percentage: 100
  * 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(`

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