---
title: "Search public library catalog"
method: GET
path: "/v1/libraries/search"
tags: ["Libraries"]
---

# Search public library catalog

`GET /v1/libraries/search`

Search the public library catalog. Returns ranked libraries matching the query.
Use the returned `identifier` (e.g. `vercel/next.js`) for downstream `libraries.retrieve`,
`libraries.versions`, and `search`.

## Query parameters

- `q` string, required
- `limit` integer

## Response `200`

Ranked library matches

- LibraryList — Paginated list of `Library` objects. Standard list envelope used across the API: consumers iterate `data[]` and use `next_cursor` (passed as `start_cursor` on the next request) until `has_more` is `false`.
  - `object` 'list', required
  - `data` Library[], required
    - `object` 'library', required
    - `id` string, uuid, required — Stable library identifier.
    - `identifier` string, required — Canonical user-facing identifier (e.g. `vercel/next.js`). Use this for `libraries.get`, `libraries.versions`, and as a `libraries` array entry on `search`.
    - `listing` 'catalog' | 'private', required — `catalog` for public catalog libraries; `private` for org-scoped private libraries.
    - `source` Source, required
      - `type` string, required — Where the library's documentation comes from. Known values today: `github`, `website`. New values may appear without notice; treat as a documented open enum, not a sealed set.
      - `url` string, uri, required
    - `url` string, uri, required — Same value as `source.url`. Kept top-level for ergonomic single-URL access.
    - `title` string, nullable, required
    - `description` string, nullable, required
    - `status` string, required — Indexing status. Documented values include `ready`, `indexing`, `pending`, `failed`.
    - `last_indexed_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `next_cursor` string, nullable, required
  - `has_more` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request parameters
- `500` — Internal server error

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