---
title: "GET /?view=resolve"
method: GET
path: "/?view=resolve"
---

# GET /?view=resolve

`GET /?view=resolve`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/tetherless-world/apis/whyis/docs/%3Fview=resolve/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Query parameters

- `term` string, required
- `type` string, url
- `context` string

## Response `200`

Allows searching for resources by a number of properties representing plaintext identifiers. This includes `dc:title`, `rdfs:label`, `skos:prefLabel`, `skos:altLabel`, `foaf:name`, and `dc:identifier`. Resources of type `sio:Term` are excluded.

- object[]
  - `node` string, url: The URI of the resource that was found
  - `title` string: The `dc:title` of the resource, if present
  - `label` string: The `rdfs:label` of the resource, if present
  - `prefLabel` string: The `skos:prefLabel` of the resource, if present
  - `altLabel` string: The `skos:altLabel` of the resource, if present
  - `name` string: The `foaf:name` of the resource, if present
  - `identifier` string: The `dc:identifier` of the resource, if present
  - `score` number: A representation of how closely this node matched the search term

## Changes

- **2019-12-05** `671978c03280`: 1 breaking
  - the `items/score` response's property type changed from `float` to `number` for status `200`
- **2019-11-22** `98731ce5dd94`: 1 info
  - the `query` request parameter `context` became optional
- **2019-11-20** `ce4f3db89cd2`: 1 breaking, 1 warning, 5 info
  - the `items/node` response's property type changed from `uri` to `string`, and format from no format to `url` for status `200`
  - removed the optional property `items/preflabel` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `items/altLabel` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `items/identifier` to the response with the `200` status
  - …3 more
- **2019-11-20** `87142d0032cf`: 2 breaking, 1 info
  - added the new required `query` request parameter `context`
  - added the new required `query` request parameter `term`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `type`
- **2019-11-19** `76aba0169ecc`: 2 breaking, 8 warning, 1 info
  - the `items/node` response's property type changed from `string` to `uri`, and format from `url` to no format for status `200`
  - the `items/score` response's property type changed from `number` to `float` for status `200`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `context`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `term`
  - …7 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/tetherless-world/apis/whyis/changes/%3Fview=resolve/get.md)

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