---
title: "Get collection instrument by search string"
method: GET
path: "/collection-instrument-api/1.0.2/collectioninstrument"
tags: ["collection-instrument"]
---

# Get collection instrument by search string

`GET /collection-instrument-api/1.0.2/collectioninstrument`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://localhost:8002`
- URL: `https://localhost:8002/collection-instrument-api/1.0.2/collectioninstrument`
- Auth: HTTP basic

## Query parameters

- `searchString` string, dictionary, required
- `limit` integer

## Response `200`

Returns the collection instrumenta matching the search string

- object
  - `classifiers` string, dictionary
  - `form_type` string, dictionary
  - `file_name` string
  - `id` string, uuid
  - `surveyId` string, uuid

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/office-of-national-statistics/apis/collection-instrument.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/office-of-national-statistics/apis/collection-instrument/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/office-of-national-statistics/apis/collection-instrument/revisions/8897fbcfad31?raw)