---
title: "Search for files, URLs, domains, IPs and comments"
method: GET
path: "/search"
tags: ["Search & Metadata"]
---

# Search for files, URLs, domains, IPs and comments

`GET /search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3`
- URL: `https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/search`
- Auth: none required

## Query parameters

- `query` string, required

## Headers

- `x-apikey` string, required

## Response `200`

200

- object

## Other responses

- `400`: 400

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/virustotal/apis/ioc-investigation.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/virustotal/apis/ioc-investigation/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/virustotal/apis/ioc-investigation/revisions/4d4fadbb8cbc?raw)