[GH-ISSUE #11757] feat: Adding a toggle to disable youtube request in web search #16348

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opened 2026-04-19 22:17:32 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @gitsang on GitHub (Mar 17, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/11757

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Problem Description

I noticed that even if I set SearXNG as my search engine, Open-Webui still makes requests to https://www.youtube.com. I believe these requests should not be necessary.

For example, in an isolated network environment, it may fail to request and keep retrying, slowing down my overall query time; Or I just don't want my queries to be tracked. I hope all my queries are requested by SearXNG rather than partially by Open-Webui. For whatever reason, I would like a toggle to turn off these requests.

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Adding a toggle to disable youtube request in web search

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Originally created by @gitsang on GitHub (Mar 17, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/11757 ### Check Existing Issues - [x] I have searched the existing issues and discussions. ### Problem Description I noticed that even if I set SearXNG as my search engine, Open-Webui still makes requests to `https://www.youtube.com`. I believe these requests should not be necessary. For example, in an isolated network environment, it may fail to request and keep retrying, slowing down my overall query time; Or I just don't want my queries to be tracked. I hope all my queries are requested by SearXNG rather than partially by Open-Webui. For whatever reason, I would like a toggle to turn off these requests. ### Desired Solution you'd like Adding a toggle to disable youtube request in web search ### Alternatives Considered _No response_ ### Additional Context _No response_
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@Classic298 commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2025):

I believe you can filter youtube.com using the domain filter list as to not access those domains.
Did you close your issue again, because this was sufficient as a solution to you?

<!-- gh-comment-id:2728781261 --> @Classic298 commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2025): I believe you can filter youtube.com using the domain filter list as to not access those domains. Did you close your issue again, because this was sufficient as a solution to you?
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@gitsang commented on GitHub (Mar 18, 2025):

Yes, I use filter now, thx.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2731396720 --> @gitsang commented on GitHub (Mar 18, 2025): Yes, I use filter now, thx.
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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#16348