---
title: "POST /v1/search/similar — Find assets similar to a seed asset."
method: POST
path: "/v1/search/similar"
tags: ["Search"]
---

# POST /v1/search/similar — Find assets similar to a seed asset.

`POST /v1/search/similar`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.stockfilm.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.stockfilm.com/v1/search/similar`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

## Request body

- SearchSimilarRequest: Request body for POST /v1/search/similar.
  - `asset_id` string, uuid, required: The seed asset ID to find similar assets for.
  - `cursor` string, nullable: Cursor for pagination (opaque offset).
  - `filters` SimilarFilters: Filters for similar-asset search.
    - `machine_ready` boolean: Only return machine-ready assets (default true).
    - `media_types` string[], nullable: Filter by media types (e.g. `["video", "image"]`).
    - `min_height` integer, nullable: Minimum height in pixels.
    - `min_width` integer, nullable: Minimum width in pixels.
    - `rights_cleared` boolean: Only return assets with cleared rights (default true).
    - `tags` string[], nullable: Require ALL specified tags.
  - `limit` integer, nullable: Maximum results per page (default 20, max 100).

## Response `200`

Similar assets

- SearchSimilarResponse: Response for POST /v1/search/similar.
  - `next_cursor` string, nullable
  - `results` SimilarAssetResult[], required
    - `asset_id` string, uuid, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `description` string, required
    - `duration_ms` integer, nullable
    - `has_preview` boolean, required
    - `height` integer, nullable
    - `machine_ready` boolean, required
    - `media_type` string, required
    - `sale_mode` string, nullable
    - `similarity_score` number, double, required
    - `tags` string[], required
    - `title` string, required
    - `width` integer, nullable
  - `seed_asset_id` string, uuid, required
  - `total_results` integer, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request
- `404`: Seed asset not found

---

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