Ahmia
Operator: Juha Nurmi (Ahmia project), Finland
Search engine for publicly indexed Tor onion pages with open source code.
Darknet
Product
Ahmia as a public onion search engine. The open source website code can be self-hosted together with your own index and crawler.
Availability and source date
Active
As of: 17 October 2026.
No functionality test has been performed.
Use in OSINT research
Finds publicly indexed onion pages matching a search term.
Queries
| Input | Result | Result type |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword / free text | Links to publicly indexed onion pages whose text matches the search term. | Retrieved |
Features
- Search publicly indexed onion pages by search terms.
- Display links to matches without hosting the content itself.
- Filter certain unlawful content and search terms.
- Self-host the open-source software with your own crawler and index.
Categories
- Darknet
- Darknet search
Coverage
Dataset
Its own search index of publicly accessible onion pages. The project filters certain content and search terms. Coverage of the Tor network is not complete.
Access
Installation and deployment
Website · Self-hosted
Your own installation requires a website, index and crawler.
Requirements
The service description does not mention accounts or sign-in. Tor is required to open onion results. Self-hosting requires a website, index and crawler to be set up.
Export
Unknown
Provider
Juha Nurmi (Ahmia project)
Country of establishment
Finland
Interfaces
No API, MCP or AI integration is documented.
Maintenance
Licence
BSD-3-Clause
Latest activity
Commit 09/2026
Stars
786 (as of 17 October 2026)
Usage note
The terms of service prohibit scraping or reproducing the live service without permission. The source code may be reused under BSD-3-Clause with the licence notices.
Legal note
Limitations
- The index covers only publicly accessible onion pages that have been indexed. Filtered or unindexed pages are absent.
- Tor is required to open the destination onion pages.
Guides and practical reports
Official · Ahmia: project description and self-hosting
Ahmia · EN
Describes the search engine, components, installation and licence. Does not explain how to access individual onion pages.