---
title: "Changes to Search for media entities using rule triplets"
method: GET
path: "/artists/search"
---

# Changes to Search for media entities using rule triplets

`GET /artists/search`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 12 of 57 revisions.

- **2026-10-13** `7d47103d7ec9`: 4 info
- **2026-08-09** `535feee32afb`: 2 info
- **2026-08-07** `b152883a37a3`: 2 info
- **2026-07-31** `1e49346294e8`: 1 info
- **2026-07-31** `48f80d018de4`: 2 info
- **2026-07-31** `e8e6b266ea29`: 2 breaking, 4 info
- **2026-07-31** `2ff18e50dcc1`: 3 info
- **2026-07-31** `aaf4166bdf3a`: 1 info
- **2026-07-31** `7ed7a764efd9`: 1 info
- **2026-05-11** `b515694fd82a`: 2 info
- **2026-02-26** `c3f202b17eb7`: 1 info
- **2026-02-19** `07f53972fdd7`: 1 breaking

## Changes

- **2026-10-13** `7d47103d7ec9`: 4 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `group_1_operator`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `rule_1_group`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `rule_2_group`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `rule_3_group`
- **2026-08-09** `535feee32afb`: 2 info
  - added the required property `artist/items/albums/items/tracks/items/mood` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `artist/items/songs/items/mood` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-08-07** `b152883a37a3`: 2 info
  - added the required property `artist/items/albums/items/tracks/items/bpm` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `artist/items/songs/items/bpm` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-31** `1e49346294e8`: 1 info
  - added the required property `artist/items/albums/items/catalog` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-31** `48f80d018de4`: 2 info
  - added the required property `artist/items/albums/items/tracks/items/last_played` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `artist/items/songs/items/last_played` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-31** `e8e6b266ea29`: 2 breaking, 4 info
  - for the `query` request parameter `limit`, default value `50` was removed
  - for the `query` request parameter `offset`, default value `0` was removed
  - api operation id `artist-search` removed and replaced with `searchArtists`
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - added the non-success response with the status `500`
- **2026-07-31** `2ff18e50dcc1`: 3 info
  - added the required property `artist` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `md5` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `total_count` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-31** `aaf4166bdf3a`: 1 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `200`
- **2026-07-31** `7ed7a764efd9`: 1 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `400`
- **2026-05-11** `b515694fd82a`: 2 info
  - api tag `Artists` added
  - api tag `Search` added
- **2026-02-26** `c3f202b17eb7`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-02-19** `07f53972fdd7`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/docs/artists/search/get.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/artists/search/get)