---
title: "Get the Clay search query reference (beta)"
method: GET
path: "/search/query-mode/reference"
tags: ["search"]
---

# Get the Clay search query reference (beta)

`GET /search/query-mode/reference`

Returns the Clay search query reference document (markdown), covering the queryable fields and the query grammar. Use it to author a Clay advanced search query before creating a query-mode search.

## Response `200`

200

- object
  - `reference` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — 400
- `401` — 401
- `403` — 403
- `429` — 429

## Changes

- **2026-07-31** `881a05e984ea` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

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

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