---
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` — URL not valid
- `404` — Some error occurred
- `405` — Method not allowed

## Changes

- **2025-12-02** `676032e96b3f` — 2 breaking, 9 info
  - removed the required property `pagination` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `results` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `404`
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - …7 more
- **2025-08-06** `1ebc313e30b6` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-04-01** `b640f0339736` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

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

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/craws/apis/openatlas-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/craws/apis/openatlas-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/craws/openatlas-api/revisions/676032e96b3f/schema)