API for Developers

findnix.eu Search API

The findnix.eu API allows developers to integrate our search function into their own applications. The API is free to use and does not require registration.

Base URL

https://findnix.eu/api/search.php

Parameters

Example Request

GET https://findnix.eu/api/search.php?q=Berlin&filter=web&lang=de&page=1

Example Response

{ "results": [ { "title": "Berlin — Wikipedia", "url": "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin", "description": "Berlin is the capital...", "domain": "de.wikipedia.org", "score": 85, "source": "searxng" } ], "total_count": 1000, "query": "Berlin", "page": 1, "filter": "web", "cache_hit": false, "response_ms": 342, "ai_summary": "Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany..." }

Filter Values

• web — General web search (SearXNG + Brave Search)
• news — Current news
• images — Images from Pexels + Openverse (provides thumbnail, author, license)
• videos — Videos from Pexels + SerpAPI
• science — Scientific publications (OpenAIRE + BASE, Open Access)
• culture — European cultural heritage via Europeana

HTTP Status Codes

• 200 — Success
• 400 — Invalid search term (too short)
• 429 — Too many requests (max. 30/minute)
• 503 — Search backend not reachable

Rate Limits

Maximum 30 requests per minute per session. Results are cached for 1 hour — repeated identical requests count only once and are faster.

Notes

• No authentication required
• Response always in JSON (UTF-8)
• Please set a meaningful User-Agent: MyApp/1.0 (contact@example.com)
• Commercial use: please inquire beforehand

Questions about the API? Write to us: findnix@findnix.eu