# DuckDuckGo instant answer

Zero-click instant answer for a topic or entity (not a web search): abstract from Wikipedia and other sources, official site, infobox, related topics, direct. Needs q.

Zero-click instant answer for a topic or entity (not a web search): abstract from Wikipedia and other sources, official site, infobox, related topics, direct answers for calculations and conversions.

- Tool ID: `duckduckgo/instant-answer`
- Provider: [DuckDuckGo](/providers/duckduckgo.md)
- Capability: [Web search for agents](/tools/web-search/web-search.md)
- Price: no charge per call
- Authentication: an authorised Agentik workspace is required for execution, including zero-price tools.

## Pricing contract

No charge per call. A workspace is still needed so your agent can call it.


```json
{
  "model": "per_call",
  "amountUsd": 0
}
```

## Complete input schema


```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 300,
      "description": "Topic, entity or question, e.g. 'Alan Turing'"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "q"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Published example

This is the provider tool’s published example. Replace example values with the user’s requested inputs, respecting the schema; do not execute an example merely to test a connection.


```json
{
  "tool_id": "duckduckgo/instant-answer",
  "input": {
    "q": "Alan Turing"
  }
}
```

## Execute and retrieve

Inspect again before execution, explain the price and obtain the required authority. Use MCP run_tool or POST /v1/run with this tool ID, valid input and an idempotency key. Save the returned run ID and follow the actual state. If Agentik answers that the tool is temporarily unavailable, do not retry it blindly; use discovery to propose an alternative.

A partial or uncertain result can still have consumed provider resources. Consult [billing](/docs/billing.md), [idempotency](/docs/idempotency.md) and [asynchronous results](/docs/async.md).

Licence: DuckDuckGo Instant Answer API (free, attribution requested).

Attribution: Results from DuckDuckGo; abstracts often from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

[Provider documentation](https://api.duckduckgo.com/api)

[REST inspection](https://api.agentik.cc/v1/tools/duckduckgo/instant-answer) · [OpenAPI](/openapi.json) · [Connection guide](/connect.md)

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[HTML page](/providers/duckduckgo/instant-answer) · [Agent index](/llms.txt)