---
title: "Create a search from structured filters"
method: POST
path: "/search/filters-mode"
tags: ["search"]
deprecated: true
---

# Create a search from structured filters

`POST /search/filters-mode`

> **Deprecated.**

Deprecated: create searches from a Clay search query with POST /search/query-mode instead. Starts a new Clay search from a source type and structured filter fields. Existing filters-mode searches can still be paged with POST /search/filters-mode/{search_id}/run.

## Request body

- CreateSearchRequest
  - `filters` object, required
  - `source_type` 'people' | 'companies', required

## Response `200`

200

- CreateSearchResponse
  - `search_id` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — 400
- `401` — 401
- `402` — 402
- `403` — 403
- `404` — 404
- `429` — 429

## Changes

- **2026-09-02** `76a8fcfc4107` — 1 info
  - endpoint deprecated
- **2026-07-31** `881a05e984ea` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `402`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/clay/apis/clay-public-api/changes/search/filters-mode/post.md)

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