Engine stats - startpage images

Engine name	Scores	Result count	Response time	Reliability
startpage images				0

Errors and exceptions

Exception	httpx.ConnectTimeout	Percentage	75
Parameter	NoneNonewww.startpage.com
Filename	searx/engines/startpage.py:222
Function	get_sc_code
Code	resp = get(get_sc_url, headers=headers)

Exception	searx.exceptions.SearxEngineCaptchaException	Percentage	25
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(

**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: 2025.5.11+da3c640ce

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Error
  * Error: httpx.ConnectTimeout
  * Percentage: 75
  * Parameters: `(None, None, 'www.startpage.com')`
  * File name: `searx/engines/startpage.py:222`
  * Function: `get_sc_code`
  * Code: `resp = get(get_sc_url, headers=headers)`

Error
  * Error: searx.exceptions.SearxEngineCaptchaException
  * Percentage: 25
  * 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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