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searchEntity: query

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Namespace: microsoft.graph

Runs the query specified in the request body. Search results are provided in the response.

Permissions

One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.

Permission type Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account) Mail.Read, Calendars.Read, Files.Read.All, Sites.Read.All, ExternalItem.Read.All, Acronym.Read.All, Bookmark.Read.All, ChannelMessage.Read.All, Chat.Read
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported.
Application Files.Read.All, Sites.Read.All

HTTP request

POST /search/query

Request headers

Name Description
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required.
Content-type application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, provide a JSON object with the following parameters.

Parameter Type Description
requests searchRequest collection A collection of one or more search requests each formatted in a JSON blob. Each JSON blob contains the types of resources expected in the response, the underlying sources, paging parameters, requested fields, and actual search query. Be aware of known limitations on searching specific combinations of entity types, and sorting or aggregating search results.

Response

If successful, this method returns HTTP 200 OK response code and a searchResponse collection object in the response body.

Examples

Example 1: Basic call to perform a search request

The following example shows how to search for expected connector items.

Request

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/search/query
Content-type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "entityTypes": [
        "externalItem"
      ],
      "contentSources": [
        "/external/connections/connectionfriendlyname"
      ],
      "query": {
        "queryString": "contoso product"
      },
      "from": 0,
      "size": 25,
      "fields": [
        "title",
        "description"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
  "value": [
    {
      "searchTerms": [
        "searchTerms-value"
      ],
      "hitsContainers": [
        {
          "hits": [
            {
              "hitId": "1",
              "rank": 1,
              "summary": "_summary-value",
              "resource": "The source field will contain the underlying graph entity part of the response"
            }
          ],
          "total": 47,
          "moreResultsAvailable": true
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Example 2: Basic call to use queryTemplate

The following example shows how to use the queryable property createdBy to retrieve all files created by a user.

Request

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/search/query
Content-type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "entityTypes": [
        "listItem"
      ],
      "query": {
        "queryString": "contoso",
        "queryTemplate":"{searchTerms} CreatedBy:Bob"
      },
      "from": 0,
      "size": 25
    }
  ]
}

Response

The following example shows the response.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "value": [
        {
            "searchTerms": [
                "contoso"
            ],
            "hitsContainers": [
                {
                    "hits": [
                        {
                            "hitId": "1",
                            "rank": 1,
                            "summary": "_summary-value",
                            "resource": {
                                "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.listItem",
                                "id": "c23c7035-73d6-4bad-8901-9e2930d4be8e",
                                "createdBy": {
                                    "user": {
                                        "displayName": "Bob",
                                        "email": "Bob@contoso.com"
                                    }
                                },
                                "createdDateTime": "2021-11-19T17:04:18Z",
                                "lastModifiedDateTime": "2023-03-09T18:52:26Z"
                            }
                        }
                    ],
                    "total": 1,
                    "moreResultsAvailable": false
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

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