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Name   search
Description   Provides basic text search service, based on a query string and some optional constraints.
Accessible Via   /api/service/search
HTTP GET   Yes
HTTP POST   No
Special Headers   None
Login Required   No
Required Arguments   None
Optional Arguments   query:the string to do a search for

prefix:a prefix to do an auto-complete on (may be incomplete)
type: type(s) of items to match for
strict: how to match the type(s) ?

  • should, False: optionally match one or more types. In this case, the first type is used to retrieve type co-occurrence data to exclude matches with statistically incompatible types and to include matches with statistically compatible types.
  • any: match at least one type.
  • all, True: match all types.

limit: the maximum number of results to return, default is 20
start: offset from which to start returning results, default is 0
escape: how to escape results (html or false), default is html

Extra Arguments Ignored   True
Response Format   application/json
Notes   For additional information on using the callback parameter to generate a JSONP response, or using onsucceed and onfail to redirect to a URI template, see Common API Query Parameters.

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skud
Created by skud Dec 14, 2007
philg
Last edited by philg Jul 30, 2008
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