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

# GET /?view=resolve

`GET /?view=resolve`

## 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

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/tetherless-world/apis/whyis/changes/?view=resolve/get.md)

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