---
title: "GET /search/{system_class}"
method: GET
path: "/search/{system_class}"
tags: ["Proposal"]
---

# GET /search/{system_class}

`GET /search/{system_class}`

Searches the database for entries matching a provided search term. 
  Results are ordered with exact prefix matches appearing first, followed by entries containing the search term within their name or appellation.

## Path parameters

- `system_class` 'all' | 'acquisition' | 'activity' | 'administrative_unit' | 'appellation' | 'artifact' | 'bibliography' | 'creation' | 'edition' | 'event' | 'external_reference' | 'feature' | 'file' | 'group' | 'human_remains' | 'modification' | 'move' | 'person' | 'place' | 'production' | 'reference_system' | 'source' | 'source_translation' | 'stratigraphic_unit' | 'type' | 'type_tools', required

## Query parameters

- `term` string
- `limit` integer
- `page` integer

## Response `200`

Success

- SearchModel
  - `name` string, required — The name of the entity
  - `id` string, uri, required — The unique identifier URL of the entity
  - `description` string, nullable — A description of the entity
  - `system_class` string, required — The system class of the entity
  - `begin` string, date-time, nullable — The start date of the entity
  - `end` string, date-time, nullable — The end date of the entity

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Access denied
- `404` — Resource not found
- `409` — Conflict
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-05-18** `823494cea2ed` — 2 breaking, 2 info
  - removed the enum value `alias` from the `path` request parameter `system_class`
  - removed the enum value `text` from the `path` request parameter `system_class`
  - added the new enum value `appellation` to the `path` request parameter `system_class`
  - added the new enum value `source_translation` to the `path` request parameter `system_class`
- **2026-05-15** `905cb69b257a` — 2 breaking, 2 info
  - removed the enum value `appellation` from the `path` request parameter `system_class`
  - removed the enum value `source_translation` from the `path` request parameter `system_class`
  - added the new enum value `alias` to the `path` request parameter `system_class`
  - added the new enum value `text` to the `path` request parameter `system_class`
- **2026-03-19** `f1cfc7b7cc70` — 1 info
  - for the `path` request parameter `system_class`, the type/format was generalized from ``/`` to `string`/``
- …earlier changes not shown

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/craws/apis/openatlas-api/changes/search/:system_class/get.md)

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