---
title: "Index IDs for an object type"
method: GET
path: "/index"
tags: ["Browsing, Indexes and Lists"]
---

# Index IDs for an object type

`GET /index`

This takes a collection of inputs and return ID's for the object type. Add 'include' to include child objects

## Query parameters

- `type` string, required
- `filter` string
- `hide_search` 0 | 1
- `exact` 0 | 1
- `add` string, date
- `update` string, date
- `include` 0 | 1
- `offset` integer
- `limit` integer
- `cond` string
- `sort` string

## Response `200`

Index response

- IndexResponse — Keyed by the requested `type` (e.g. `album`, `artist`, `song`). Without `include` the value is an array of object ids; with `include` it is an array of `{id, type}` references, or a map of parent id -> reference array for parent types such as playlists.

## Other responses

- `400` — HTTP 400 Bad Request (errors 4705, 4710).
- `401` — HTTP 401 Unauthorized (error 4701).
- `403` — HTTP 403 Forbidden (errors 4700, 4703, 4742).
- `404` — HTTP 404 Not Found (error 4704).
- `500` — HTTP 500 Internal Server Error (error 4702).

## Changes

- **2026-07-22** `e8e6b266ea29` — 1 breaking, 6 info
  - added `subschema #2, subschema #3` to the `additionalProperties/` response property `oneOf` list for the response status `200`
  - api operation id `index` was added
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - …3 more
- **2026-07-17** `9abb9bf6d3bf` — 1 info
  - removed the non-success response with the status `400`
- **2026-06-25** `7ed7a764efd9` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/ampache/apis/ampache-rest-api/changes/index/get.md)

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