---
title: "ARD explore"
method: POST
path: "/well-known/ard/explore"
tags: ["AiCatalog"]
---

# ARD explore

`POST /well-known/ard/explore`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: none declared

## Request body

- ArdExploreRequest: Request body for the ARD POST /explore endpoint.
  - `query` ArdSearchQuery: ARD search query.
    - `text` string
    - `filter` ArdFilter: ARD search filter map; keys are filter names (type, tags, capabilities, publisher) and values are the list of accepted values for that filter (OR semantics within a key, AND semantics across keys).
  - `resultType` ArdResultType, required: Requested result type for the ARD POST /explore endpoint.
    - `facets` ArdFacetRequest[], required
      - `field` string, required
      - `limit` integer
      - `minCount` integer

## Response `200`

ARD facet exploration results.

- ArdExploreResponse: Response body for the ARD POST /explore endpoint.
  - `resultType` string
  - `facets` ArdFacets: Facets keyed by the requested facet field name.

## Other responses

- `400`: Common response for all operations that can return a `400` error.
- `401`: Common response for all operations that can return a `401` error indicating authentication is required.
- `403`: Common response for all operations that can return a `403` error indicating the user is authenticated but not authorized.
- `500`: Common response for all operations that can fail with an unexpected server error.

## Changes

- **2026-10-31** `ff9684af2aad`: 20 info
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `403` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation/causes/items/code` to the response with the `500` status
  - …16 more
- **2026-10-29** `f17f5df4e79c`: 4 info
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `403` status
  - added the optional property `ruleViolation` to the response with the `500` status
- **2026-09-02** `8f0803bf1d83`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/apicurio/apis/apicurio-registry-api-v3/changes/well-known/ard/explore/post.md)

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