---
title: "Search for media entities using rule triplets"
method: GET
path: "/songs/search"
tags: ["Songs", "Search"]
---

# Search for media entities using rule triplets

`GET /songs/search`

Provide operator plus one or more rule triplets. At minimum, rule_1, rule_1_operator, rule_1_input are required. Additional rules may be supplied as rule_2, rule_2_operator, rule_2_input, etc.

## Query parameters

- `operator` 'and' | 'or', required
- `random` boolean
- `offset` integer
- `limit` integer
- `rule_1` string, required
- `rule_1_operator` string, required
- `rule_1_input` string, required
- `rule_2` string
- `rule_2_operator` string
- `rule_2_input` string
- `rule_3` string
- `rule_3_operator` string
- `rule_3_input` string

## Response `200`

Search results

- SongsResponse
  - `total_count` integer, required
  - `md5` string, required
  - `song` SongObject[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `title` string, nullable, required
    - `name` string, nullable, required
    - `artist` NamedReference, required
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, nullable, required
      - `prefix` string, nullable, required
      - `basename` string, nullable, required
    - `artists` NamedReference[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, nullable, required
      - `prefix` string, nullable, required
      - `basename` string, nullable, required
    - `album` NamedReference, required
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, nullable, required
      - `prefix` string, nullable, required
      - `basename` string, nullable, required
    - `albumartist` NamedReference
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, nullable, required
      - `prefix` string, nullable, required
      - `basename` string, nullable, required
    - `disk` integer, required
    - `disksubtitle` string, nullable, required
    - `bpm` number, nullable, required
    - `track` integer, required
    - `filename` string, nullable, required
    - `genre` GenreReference[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
    - `mood` object[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
    - `playlisttrack` integer, required
    - `time` integer, required
    - `year` integer, required
    - `format` string, nullable, required
    - `stream_format` string, nullable, required
    - `bitrate` integer, nullable, required
    - `stream_bitrate` integer, nullable, required
    - `rate` integer, required
    - `mode` string, nullable, required
    - `mime` string, nullable, required
    - `stream_mime` string, nullable, required
    - `url` string, required
    - `size` integer, required
    - `mbid` string, nullable, required
    - `art` string, nullable, required
    - `has_art` boolean, required
    - `flag` boolean, required
    - `rating` integer, nullable, required
    - `averagerating` number, nullable, required
    - `playcount` integer, required
    - `last_played` string, nullable, required
    - `catalog` string, required
    - `composer` string, nullable, required
    - `channels` integer, nullable, required
    - `comment` string, nullable, required
    - `license` string, nullable, required
    - `publisher` string, nullable, required
    - `language` string, nullable, required
    - `lyrics` string, nullable, required
    - `replaygain_album_gain` number, nullable, required
    - `replaygain_album_peak` number, nullable, required
    - `replaygain_track_gain` number, nullable, required
    - `replaygain_track_peak` number, nullable, required
    - `r128_album_gain` number, nullable, required
    - `r128_track_gain` number, nullable, required
    - `metadata` object

## Other responses

- `400` — HTTP 400 Bad Request (errors 4705, 4710).
- `401` — HTTP 401 Unauthorized (error 4701).
- `403` — HTTP 403 Forbidden (errors 4700, 4703, 4742).
- `500` — HTTP 500 Internal Server Error (error 4702).

## Changes

- **2026-08-09** `535feee32afb` — 1 info
  - added the required property `song/items/mood` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-08-07** `b152883a37a3` — 1 info
  - added the required property `song/items/bpm` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-28** `48f80d018de4` — 1 info
  - added the required property `song/items/last_played` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-07-22** `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 `song-search` removed and replaced with `searchSongs`
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - …2 more
- **2026-07-21** `2ff18e50dcc1` — 3 info
  - added the required property `md5` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `song` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `total_count` to the response with the `200` status

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/songs/search/get.md)

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