---
title: "Search Knowledge Base Documents"
method: GET
path: "/v1/knowledge-bases/{knowledge_base_id}/documents/search"
tags: ["V1 - Knowledge Bases"]
---

# Search Knowledge Base Documents

`GET /v1/knowledge-bases/{knowledge_base_id}/documents/search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.app.noxus.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.app.noxus.ai/v1/knowledge-bases/{knowledge_base_id}/documents/search`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-Key`

Search documents by file name using fuzzy matching.

## Path parameters

- `knowledge_base_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `query` string, required: File name search query
- `prefix` string, nullable: Folder prefix filter
- `limit` integer: Max results

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- KnowledgeBaseDocument[]
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `summary` string, nullable, required
  - `short_summary` string, nullable
  - `doc_type` string, nullable
  - `source_type` string, nullable
  - `source_external_id` string, nullable
  - `source_metadata` object, nullable
  - `content_type` string, nullable
  - `has_conversion` boolean, nullable
  - `status` 'trained' | 'training' | 'error' | 'uploaded' | 'folder' | 'outdated', required
  - `doc_metadata` object, nullable
  - `error` object, nullable, required
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `prefix` string, nullable
  - `uri` string, nullable
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `size` integer, required
  - `file_id` string, uuid, nullable
  - `run_id` string, uuid, nullable
  - `dismissed` boolean, nullable
  - `warnings` unknown[], nullable
    - unknown
  - `needs_reingestion` boolean, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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