---
title: "Search VNBdigital for address, location, or VNB name"
method: POST
path: "/api/grid-operations/vnbdigital-search"
tags: ["Grid Operations"]
---

# Search VNBdigital for address, location, or VNB name

`POST /api/grid-operations/vnbdigital-search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.cernion.de`
- URL: `https://api.cernion.de/api/grid-operations/vnbdigital-search`
- Auth: none declared

Search VNBdigital to resolve addresses, locations, or VNB names into IDs for follow-up lookups.

**Use Cases:**
- Identify addresses and locations for VNB lookup
- Find postcode/community IDs for detailed VNB results
- VNB search by name

## Query parameters

- `token` string

## Request body

- object
  - `searchTerm` string, required: Address, place, or VNB name
  - `token` string: Optional Cernion MCP token for this request. Overrides CERNION_TOKEN when provided.

## Response `200`

VNBdigital search result with mixed entry types

- object
  - `searchTerm` string
  - `total` number
  - `results` object[]
    - `_id` string
    - `title` string
    - `type` string
    - `profileUrl` string, uri: Direct VNBDigital profile URL (optional, VNB entries only)

---

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