Engine stats - google images

Engine name	Scores	Result count	Response time	Reliability
google images				0

Errors and exceptions

Exception	json.decoder.JSONDecodeError	Percentage	95
Parameter	Expecting value
Filename	searx/engines/google_images.py:90
Function	response
Code	json_data = loads(resp.text[json_start:])

Exception	searx.exceptions.SearxEngineAccessDeniedException	Percentage	5
Parameter	HTTP error 403 (suspended_time=86400)
Filename	searx/search/processors/online.py:203
Function	_send_http_request
Code	response = req(params["url"], **request_args)

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Repository: https://github.com/searxng/searxng
Branch: master
Version: 2025.10.20+4295e758c

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Error
  * Error: json.decoder.JSONDecodeError
  * Percentage: 95
  * Parameters: `('Expecting value',)`
  * File name: `searx/engines/google_images.py:90`
  * Function: `response`
  * Code: `json_data = loads(resp.text[json_start:])`

Error
  * Error: searx.exceptions.SearxEngineAccessDeniedException
  * Percentage: 5
  * Parameters: `('HTTP error 403 (suspended_time=86400)',)`
  * File name: `searx/search/processors/online.py:203`
  * Function: `_send_http_request`
  * Code: `response = req(params["url"], **request_args)`

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