DuckDuckGo Autocomplete Scraper 🔍

Scrape DuckDuckGo search autocomplete suggestions with automatic A-Z expansion — no API key, datacenter-proxy friendly, and cheap. Perfect for SEO keyword research, content ideation, and PPC campaign building.

Feed the actor a list of seed keywords and it returns hundreds of real, privacy-focused search suggestions people actually type into DuckDuckGo — one clean row per keyword.

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✨ Why this actor

• No API key, no login. Uses DuckDuckGo's public autocomplete endpoint (clean JSON).
• A-Z expansion (USP). Each seed is also queried as {seed} a … {seed} z, surfacing dozens of long-tail keyword ideas per seed — the same trick premium keyword tools charge for.
• Datacenter-friendly. Runs great on cheap datacenter proxies (or none at all), keeping your costs low.
• Regional targeting. Localize suggestions per market with a simple region code (us-en, uk-en, de-de, …).
• Clean, deduped output. One suggestion per row, deduplicated by keyword + seed, ready for CSV/Excel/JSON export.

💡 Use cases

• SEO keyword research — discover the long-tail queries real users search.
• Content ideas — turn one topic into an editorial calendar of question-based headlines.
• PPC / paid search — expand ad groups and negative-keyword lists fast.
• Privacy-focused SERP intel — see demand on DuckDuckGo, not just Google.

🧾 Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	select	suggest	Scraping mode. suggest = seeds → autocomplete (+ optional A-Z).
keywords	array	["best vpn","how to invest"]	Seed keywords to expand.
region	string	us-en	DuckDuckGo region code (kl param), e.g. us-en, uk-en, de-de.
alphabetExpansion	boolean	true	Query each seed as {seed} a…{seed} z for long-tail ideas.
maxItems	integer	500 (max 5000)	Cap on total suggestions returned.

Example input

{
  "mode": "suggest",
  "keywords": ["best vpn", "how to invest"],
  "region": "us-en",
  "alphabetExpansion": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}

📤 Output

Each dataset item is one suggestion:

{
  "keyword": "best vpn for pc",
  "seed": "best vpn",
  "region": "us-en",
  "rank": 4,
  "source": "duckduckgo",
  "scraped_at": "2026-07-21T09:12:44.512Z"
}

Field	Description
keyword	The suggested search phrase.
seed	The seed keyword it was expanded from.
region	Region code used for the request.
rank	Position of the suggestion within its query (1 = top).
source	Always duckduckgo.
scraped_at	UTC ISO timestamp.

💰 Pricing

Pay-per-result and dirt cheap: ~$0.50 per 1,000 suggestions. A-Z expansion turns a handful of seeds into thousands of keyword ideas for a few cents.

🔗 Related actors

• Google Keyword Suggestions Scraper
• Bing Keyword Scraper
• Amazon Keyword Scraper
• YouTube Keyword Scraper

⚖️ Notes

This actor collects publicly available autocomplete suggestions. Use responsibly and in line with DuckDuckGo's terms.

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