---
title: "POST /scs/search"
method: POST
path: "/scs/search"
tags: ["SCS V1"]
deprecated: true
---

# POST /scs/search

`POST /scs/search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://unifieddatalibrary.com`
- URL: `https://unifieddatalibrary.com/scs/search`
- Auth: none declared

> **Deprecated.**

Search for files by metadata and/or text in file content.

## Query parameters

- `count` integer
- `offset` integer
- `path` string, required

## Request body

- OpenSearchCriteria
  - `metaDataCriteria` object
  - `contentCriteria` string
  - `searchAfter` string
  - `rangeCriteria` object
  - `nonRangeCriteria` object

## Response `200`

Success

- FileData[]
  - `targetPath` string
  - `targetName` string
  - `id` string
  - `type` 'file' | 'folder' | 'summary'
  - `attributes` ScsFile
    - `fileName` string
    - `classificationMarking` string
    - `id` string
    - `path` string
    - `size` integer
    - `docType` string
    - `docTitle` string
    - `mediaTitle` string
    - `intrinsicTitle` string
    - `doi` string[]
    - `searchAfter` string
    - `serialNumber` string
    - `createdDate` string
    - `createdBy` string
    - `modifiedDate` string
    - `modifiedBy` string
    - `deleteOn` integer
    - `metaInfo` string
    - `ellipseLat` number, float
    - `ellipseLon` number, float
    - `milgridLat` number, float
    - `milgridLon` number, float
    - `milgrid` string
    - `read` string
    - `write` string
    - `name` string
    - `classification` string
    - `description` string
    - `keywords` string
    - `tags` string[]
    - `searchable` boolean

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request
- `500`: Server Error

## Changes

> 12 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2025-09-26** `45631f9bb3f0`: 1 warning, 4 info
  - removed the optional property `items/contentAction` from the response with the `200` status
  - endpoint deprecated
  - response property `items/` deprecated
  - response property `items/attributes` deprecated
  - …1 more
- **2025-05-29** `4e1cbc17e814`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/attributes/deleteOn` to the response with the `200` status

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/bluestaq/apis/unified-data-library-services-api/changes/scs/search/post.md)

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