---
title: "Directory entries"
method: GET
path: "/explorer/directory"
tags: ["Directory API"]
---

# Directory entries

`GET /explorer/directory`

Returns the list of directory entries with paging navigation links. Optionally filtered by address, tag, or arbitrary search string. This API endpoint follows Stellar Horizon API response format convention. A response result contains records and navigation links.
#### Query examples:
Fetch information about multiple accounts in one call

`curl -g "https://api.stellar.expert/explorer/directory?address[]=GA6HCMBLTZS5VYYBCATRBRZ3BZJMAFUDKYYF6AH6MVCMGWMRDNSWJPIH&address[]=GAP5LETOV6YIE62YAM56STDANPRDO7ZFDBGSNHJQIYGGKSMOZAHOOS2S"`

Search for Kraken's deposit account

`curl "https://api.stellar.expert/explorer/directory?search=kraken"`

Find accounts tagged as malicious or unsafe

`curl -g "https://api.stellar.expert/explorer/directory?tag[]=malicious&tag[]=unsafe"`

Lookup addresses reported for "staking"-related scams

`curl -g "https://api.stellar.expert/explorer/directory?tag[]=malicious&search=stacking"`

## Query parameters

- `address` AccountAddress[]
- `tag` string[]
- `search` string
- `cursor` string — Account address (ED25519 public key)
- `order` 'asc' | 'desc' — Results sorting order
- `limit` number — Results data page size

## Response `200`

Directory entries fetched

- object — List API response
  - `_links` object
    - `self` ListApiResponseNavLink
      - `href` string
    - `prev` ListApiResponseNavLink
      - `href` string
    - `next` ListApiResponseNavLink
      - `href` string
  - `_embedded` object
    - `records` DirectoryEntry[]
      - `address` string, required — Account address (ED25519 public key)
      - `paging_token` string, required — Account address (ED25519 public key)
      - `name` string, required — Entry friendly name
      - `tags` string[], required — Entry friendly name
      - `domain` string — Domain associated with entry if any

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request parameters

## Changes

- **2022-10-01** `e98582bd958f` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2022-06-01** `e95744a13be0` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/stellar-expert/apis/stellarexpert-api/changes/explorer/directory/get.md)

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