---
title: "Perform a basic search"
method: GET
path: "/search"
tags: ["search"]
---

# Perform a basic search

`GET /search`

Return files, datasets and/or collections matching query criteria. Search
can be filtered by a specific resource ID, limited to tags or specific
metadata fields.

## Query parameters

- `query` string
- `resource_type` string
- `datasetid` string
- `collectionid` string
- `spaceid` string
- `folderid` string
- `field` string
- `tag` string
- `from` integer
- `size` integer
- `page` integer
- `sort` string
- `order` 'asc' | 'desc'

## Response `200`

OK

## Changes

- **2021-03-24** `3479bd8773ef` — 2 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `order`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `sort`
- **2020-09-29** `8bd7fd33f496` — 2 warning
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `order`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `sort`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/clowder-framework/apis/clowder/changes/search/get.md)

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