Engine stats - pexels

Engine name	Scores	Result count	Response time	Reliability
pexels				0

Errors and exceptions

Exception	searx.exceptions.SearxEngineAPIException	Percentage	100
Parameter	failed to obtain secret key
Filename	/nix/store/gg36sf244flzblj9j65zx5341biab3ay-searxng-0-unstable-2026-03-18/lib/python3.13/site-packages/searx/engines/pexels.py:53
Function	_get_secret_key
Code	raise SearxEngineAPIException("failed to obtain secret key")

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Repository: https://github.com/searxng/searxng
Branch: master
Version: 2026.03.18+3810dc9d

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Error
  * Error: searx.exceptions.SearxEngineAPIException
  * Percentage: 100
  * Parameters: `('failed to obtain secret key',)`
  * File name: `/nix/store/gg36sf244flzblj9j65zx5341biab3ay-searxng-0-unstable-2026-03-18/lib/python3.13/site-packages/searx/engines/pexels.py:53`
  * Function: `_get_secret_key`
  * Code: `raise SearxEngineAPIException("failed to obtain secret key")`

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