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I don't see the API limits posted anywhere? Any limits on the number of requests? And since they're aggregating from other search engines, won't they eventual
by aantix 10y ago
I don't see the API limits posted anywhere? Any limits on the number of requests?
And since they're aggregating from other search engines, won't they eventually reach a point where they're running out of API requests?
- nattaylor 10y agoIt appears the linked searx.me is just a deployment of the open source searx project, and probably will reach the limit.
- aantix 10y agoIt's interesting, if their claim of " while not storing information about its users" is totally true, I guess request limits would be impossible without at least tracking the originating IP?
- epchong 10y agoIt does not seem to be limiting incoming requests by IPs. So IPs does not need to be stored anywhere.
- JD557 10y agoThey could limit requests by IP without storing them explicitly. They could use something like a count-min sketch to store how many requests a certain IP has executed, and clean the sketch every minute, for example. The limit would not be exact, though.
- jasonkostempski 10y agoIf API keys are required how is this truly private? Either you get your own keys and loose privacy or you use someone else's service which brings you right back to what you get with any other search engine.
- aantix 10y agoFair point. This occurred to me as well after doing my initial post (follow up below).