[GH-ISSUE #621] Web Search Searxng Documentation - Missing Step In KB #86

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opened 2026-10-18 14:08:52 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 1 comment

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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/docs/issues/621

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In the web search searxng plugin (Public Link | Github link), in the Alternative Setup section after the docker compose up -d step, there should be a step specifying something like "stop the container after 30 seconds -> navigate to ./searxng folder -> edit the settings.yml file -> in the format list, append - json option to allow open-webui send queries to the searxng using JSON format"

Without it, it seems the searxng just block the queries from open-webui and the error appear in open-webui logs:

fastapi.exceptions.HTTPException: 400: 403 Client Error: Forbidden

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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/docs/issues/621 Hi! In the web search searxng plugin ([Public Link](https://docs.openwebui.com/tutorials/web-search/searxng#2-alternative-setup) | [Github link](https://github.com/open-webui/docs/blob/main/docs/tutorials/web-search/searxng.md#2-alternative-setup)), in the `Alternative Setup` section after the `docker compose up -d` step, there should be a step specifying something like "stop the container after 30 seconds -> navigate to `./searxng` folder -> edit the `settings.yml` file -> in the `format` list, append `- json` option to allow open-webui send queries to the searxng using JSON format" Without it, it seems the searxng just block the queries from open-webui and the error appear in open-webui logs: > fastapi.exceptions.HTTPException: 400: 403 Client Error: Forbidden Cheers

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@Classic298 commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2025):

addressed github.com/open-webui/docs@627512e909

@Classic298 commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2025): addressed https://github.com/open-webui/docs/commit/627512e9096f937c51e20270bb36d089d8e1cb02

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[PR #86] [MERGED] chore: Update features.md #236