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# Welcome to DuckDuckHack's Goodies Instant Answers Repository
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[![Build Status ](https://travis-ci.org/duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-goodies.png?branch=master )](https://travis-ci.org/duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-goodies)
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![](http://docs.duckduckhack.com/assets/hack search engine.png)
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**We're a community dedicated to making delightful search results for everyone. We do this using existing APIs, external data sets, or just some well-placed code.**
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*Instant Answers* appear on DuckDuckGo.com above ads and organic links, on [millions of searches ](https://duckduckgo.com/traffic.html ). Instant Answers are created by an open source community of developers [around the world ](http://duckduckgo.meetup.com/ ) like yourself. Welcome!
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*You can find the [full documentation here ](http://docs.duckduckhack.com ).*
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## Jump Right In
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The best way to learn about Instant Answers is to dive in with a walkthrough:
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- Learn how to build a [convenient calculation tool ](http://docs.duckduckhack.com/walkthroughs/calculation.html )
- Learn how to turn an [external API into delightful search results ](http://docs.duckduckhack.com/walkthroughs/forum-lookup.html )
- Create a [cheat sheet for a favorite topic ](http://docs.duckduckhack.com/walkthroughs/programming-syntax.html )
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We also welcome new contributors to learn by improving existing Instant Answers:
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- Tackle some of the "low-hanging fruit" and, "high priority" issues on our [Live Issues Page ](https://duck.co/ia/dev/issues?tag=lowhangingfruit )
- Help other DuckDuckHackers with their [Instant Answers in development ](https://duck.co/ia/dev/pipeline )
- Suggest improvements & file bugs for [live Instant Answers ](https://duck.co/ia ) through the, "Create Issue" button on each IA page
- Have a [favorite Instant Answer ](http://duck.co/ia ) that you want to make even better? Feel free to dive in and make changes.
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## Say Hello
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[![slack ](http://docs.duckduckhack.com/assets/slack.png ) You should definitely join us on Slack](https://quackslack.herokuapp.com) (you can also [email us ](mailto:open@duckduckgo.com )).
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P.S.We're a digital community, but real people - we frequently meet up to hack together. Check out our [global meetups ](http://duckduckgo.meetup.com/ ).
## Live Instant Answers Made by the Community
Here are some examples of what contributors have created. You can see [all live Instant Answers listed here ](https://duck.co/ia ).
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Instant Answers can be quite dynamic...
![](http://docs.duckduckhack.com/assets/parking_ny.png)
...or simply convenient:
![](http://docs.duckduckhack.com/assets/sales_tax.png)
Some are just cool:
![](http://docs.duckduckhack.com/assets/heads_tails.png)
Many are absolutely delightful and unexpected:
![](http://docs.duckduckhack.com/assets/bpm_ms.png)
Many are super practical...
![](http://docs.duckduckhack.com/assets/air_quality.png)
...in ways we never imagined:
![](http://docs.duckduckhack.com/assets/blue_pill.png)
Some Instant Answers are built from pure code:
![](http://docs.duckduckhack.com/assets/url_encode.png)
Other Instant Answers channel external sources (API requests):
![App search Instant Answer example ](http://docs.duckduckhack.com/assets/app_search_example.png )
The [possibilities are endless ](https://duck.co/ia ). **Our community's mission is to cover every topic with a community-generated Instant Answer.**