---
title: "Merchants:Search"
method: GET
path: "/v2/merchants/imitate/search"
tags: ["Merchants"]
---

# Merchants:Search

`GET /v2/merchants/imitate/search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://connect.pay.nl`
- URL: `https://connect.pay.nl/v2/merchants/imitate/search`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP basic
  - HTTP bearer

Find a merchant based on M-code or (part of the) company name

## Query parameters

- `criteria` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- MerchantMerchantImitateSearchOutput: A collection of imitable merchants.
  - `merchants` MerchantMerchantImitateSearchOutputMerchant[]: Collection of imitable merchants
    - `code` string: M-1234-4321
    - `name` string: The name of your merchant.
    - `status` string: The status of the boarding process for this merchant.
    - `connectionType` string: The connection type between your active company and the one displayed.
    - `canImitate` boolean: Whether you can imitate the merchant.
    - `createdAt` string, date-time
    - `modifiedAt` string, date-time, nullable
    - `deletedAt` string, date-time, nullable
    - `reviewedAt` string, date-time, nullable
    - `acceptedAt` string, date-time, nullable
    - `suspendedAt` string, date-time, nullable
  - `total` integer, nullable: The total items the collection contains
  - `_links` LinkOutput[], nullable
    - `href` string, nullable: The URI to the linked resource
    - `rel` string, nullable: The name of the linked resource
    - `type` string, nullable: The (http(s)) method needed to approach the linked resource

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request, see response body for more information
- `401`: Unauthorized. Supplied credentials are invalid
- `403`: Forbidden. Supplied credentials have no rights
- `404`: Resource not found
- `405`: Used HTTP method is not allowed
- `406`: Not acceptable. The supplied content type in the accept parameter in the header is not supported
- `410`: Indicates that this resource is no longer available for use
- `415`: Unsupported media. The supplied content type in the content-type parameter in the header is not supported
- `429`: Rate limit reached.
- `500`: An internal error occurred.
- `503`: The server is currently unable to handle your request

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