struct

DuckDuckGo::InstantAnswer

Inherits JSON::Serializable < Struct < Value < Object

The main response from the Instant Answer API

Constructors

new(pull : JSON::PullParser)
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new(*, __pull_for_json_serializable pull : JSON::PullParser)
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Instance methods

abstract

Topic summary (may contain HTML)

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abstract_source

Source of the abstract (e.g., "Wikipedia")

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abstract_text

Topic summary (plain text)

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abstract_url

URL to the abstract source

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answer

Instant answer text (can be string or object in API, normalized to string)

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answer_type

Answer type as enum

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answer_type_raw

Type of instant answer (raw string)

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article?

Check if this is an article

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category?

Check if this is a category

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definition

Dictionary definition

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definition_source

Source of definition

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definition_url

URL to definition source

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disambiguation?

Check if this is a disambiguation page

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entity

Additional fields that appear in some responses

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flat_related_topics

Get only Result entries from related_topics (not TopicGroups)

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has_results?

Check if there are any results

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heading

Topic name/title

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image

Image URL associated with abstract

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image_height
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image_is_logo
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image_width
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infobox
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instant_answer?

Check if this has an instant answer

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redirect

Redirect URL for !bang commands

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redirect?

Check if this is a !bang redirect

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related_topics

Related topics

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results

External results (rare)

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topic_groups

Get topic groups (for disambiguation pages)

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type

Response type as enum

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type_raw

Response type (raw string)

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zci

Get the best single text answer (zero-click info) Returns the most relevant text based on response type priority:

  1. Abstract text (articles)
  2. Answer (instant answers)
  3. Definition
  4. First related topic text
  5. Redirect URL (!bangs)
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