---
title: "Search sounds"
method: GET
path: "/search/text"
tags: ["search"]
---

# Search sounds

`GET /search/text`

This resource allows searching sounds in Freesound by matching their tags and other kinds of metadata.

## Query parameters

- `query` string
- `filter` string
- `sort` 'score' | 'duration_desc' | 'duration_asc' | 'created_desc' | 'created_asc' | 'downloads_desc' | 'downloads_asc' | 'rating_desc' | 'rating_asc'
- `group_by_pack` integer
- `page` integer
- `page_size` integer

## Response `200`

successful operation

- Sound[]
  - `id` integer — The sound’s unique identifier.
  - `url` string — The URI for this sound on the Freesound website.
  - `name` string — The name user gave to the sound.

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid status value

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/miguel76/apis/freesound.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/miguel76/apis/freesound/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/miguel76/freesound/revisions/52b69f149496/schema)
