---
title: "Perform a semantic fuzzy search on articles"
method: GET
path: "/api/articles/semantic_search"
tags: ["articles"]
---

# Perform a semantic fuzzy search on articles

`GET /api/articles/semantic_search`

Allows authenticated clients to search articles using Forem's semantic embeddings database.

## Query parameters

- `q` string, required
- `per_page` integer
- `page` integer
- `threshold` number

## Response `200`

successful

- object[]
  - `id` integer
  - `title` string
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `cover_image` string, nullable
  - `slug` string
  - `path` string
  - `url` string
  - `comments_count` integer
  - `public_reactions_count` integer
  - `published_at` string
  - `distance` number
  - `similarity` number

## Other responses

- `400` — bad request
- `401` — unauthorized

## Changes

> 59 revisions in range; 8 could not be searched.

- **2026-07-13** (v1) `dd53c51ab201` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/forem/apis/forem-api-v1/changes/api/articles/semantic_search/get.md)

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