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04/19/2022

Applies to: Skype for Business 2015

Provides a way to search for contacts.

Web Link

For more on web links, see Web links.

Name	Description
rel	The resource that this link points to. In JSON, this is the outer container.
href	The location of this resource on the server, and the target of an HTTP operation.

Resource description

This resource is used to search through the address book of the user's organization.The fields searched include name, email, URI, and phone number.

Properties

Name	Description
moreResultsAvailable	Indicates to clients that more search results are available than the limit setin the search query.

Links

This resource can have the following relationships.

Link	Description
self	The link to the current resource.
contact	Represents a person or service that the user can communicate and collaborate with.
distributionGroup	Represents a persistent, pre-existing group of contacts.

Azure Active Directory scopes for online applications

The user must have at least one of these scopes for operations on the resource to be allowed.

Scope	Permission	Description
Contacts.ReadWrite	Read/write Skype user contacts and groups	Allows the app to read and write Skype user contacts and groups

Operations

GET

Returns a representation of search results.

Query parameters

Name	Description	Required?
limit	The maximum number of search results to return. Optional parameter.The maximum value is 100 and the minimum value is 1	No
query	The search query string. Required parameter.The maximum length is 256 characters.	Yes

Request body

None

Response body

The response from a GET request contains the properties and links shown in the Properties and Links sections at the top of this page.

Synchronous errors

The errors below (if any) are specific to this resource. Generic errors that can apply to any resource are covered in Generic synchronous errors.

Error	Code	Subcode	Description
Forbidden	403	None	The user does not have sufficient privileges to search.
Forbidden	403	None	The user does not have sufficient privileges to access the contact list.
Forbidden	403	None	The user does not have sufficient privileges to access pending contacts
ServiceFailure	500	InvalidExchangeServerVersion	Invalid exchange server version.The exchange mailbox of the server might have moved to an unsupported version for the required feature.
Conflict	409	AlreadyExists	The already exists error.
Conflict	409	TooManyGroups	The too many groups error.
Conflict	409	None	Un-supported Service/Resource/API error.
Gone	410	CannotRedirect	Cannot redirect since there is no back up pool configured.

Examples

Only server-supplied query parameters, if any, are shown in the request sample.

JSON Request

Get https://fe1.contoso.com:443/ucwa/v1/applications/192/search HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer cwt=PHNhbWw6QXNzZXJ0aW9uIHhtbG5...uZm8
Host: fe1.contoso.com
Accept: application/json

JSON Response

This sample is given only as an illustration of response syntax. The semantic content is not guaranteed to correspond to a valid scenario.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 5468
{
  "rel" : "search",
  "moreResultsAvailable" : false,
  "_links" : {
    "self" : {
      "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/search"
    }
  },
  "_embedded" : {
    "contact" : [
      {
        "rel" : "contact",
        "company" : "Contoso Corp.",
        "department" : "Engineering",
        "emailAddresses" : [
          "Alex.Doe@contoso.com"
        ],
        "homePhoneNumber" : "tel:+19185550107",
        "sourceNetworkIconUrl" : "https://images.contoso.com/logo_16x16.png",
        "mobilePhoneNumber" : "tel:4255551212;phone-context=defaultprofile",
        "name" : "Alex Doe",
        "office" : "tel:+1425554321;ext=54321",
        "otherPhoneNumber" : "tel:+19195558194",
        "sourceNetwork" : "SameEnterprise",
        "title" : "Engineer 2",
        "type" : "User",
        "uri" : "sip:alex@contoso.com",
        "workPhoneNumber" : "tel:+1425554321;ext=54321",
        "_links" : {
          "self" : {
            "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282"
          },
          "contactLocation" : {
            "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactLocation"
          },
          "contactNote" : {
            "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactNote"
          },
          "contactPhoto" : {
            "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactPhoto"
          },
          "contactPresence" : {
            "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactPresence"
          },
          "contactPrivacyRelationship" : {
            "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactPrivacyRelationship"
          },
          "contactSupportedModalities" : {
            "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactSupportedModalities"
          }
        }
      }
    ],
    "distributionGroup" : [
      {
        "rel" : "distributionGroup",
        "uri" : "sip:mypersonalgroup@contoso.com",
        "id" : "7",
        "name" : "MyPersonalGroup",
        "_links" : {
          "self" : {
            "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/distributionGroup"
          },
          "addToContactList" : {
            "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/addToContactList"
          },
          "expandDistributionGroup" : {
            "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/distributionGroup/expandDistributionGroup"
          },
          "removeFromContactList" : {
            "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/removeFromContactList"
          },
          "subscribeToGroupPresence" : {
            "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/group/subscribeToGroupPresence"
          }
        },
        "_embedded" : {
          "contact" : [
            {
              "rel" : "contact",
              "company" : "Contoso Corp.",
              "department" : "Engineering",
              "emailAddresses" : [
                "Alex.Doe@contoso.com"
              ],
              "homePhoneNumber" : "tel:+19185550107",
              "sourceNetworkIconUrl" : "https://images.contoso.com/logo_16x16.png",
              "mobilePhoneNumber" : "tel:4255551212;phone-context=defaultprofile",
              "name" : "Alex Doe",
              "office" : "tel:+1425554321;ext=54321",
              "otherPhoneNumber" : "tel:+19195558194",
              "sourceNetwork" : "SameEnterprise",
              "title" : "Engineer 2",
              "type" : "User",
              "uri" : "sip:alex@contoso.com",
              "workPhoneNumber" : "tel:+1425554321;ext=54321",
              "_links" : {
                "self" : {
                  "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282"
                },
                "contactLocation" : {
                  "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactLocation"
                },
                "contactNote" : {
                  "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactNote"
                },
                "contactPhoto" : {
                  "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactPhoto"
                },
                "contactPresence" : {
                  "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactPresence"
                },
                "contactPrivacyRelationship" : {
                  "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactPrivacyRelationship"
                },
                "contactSupportedModalities" : {
                  "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactSupportedModalities"
                }
              }
            }
          ],
          "distributionGroup" : [
            {
              "rel" : "distributionGroup",
              "uri" : "sip:mypersonalgroup@contoso.com",
              "id" : "7",
              "name" : "MyPersonalGroup",
              "_links" : {
                "self" : {
                  "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/distributionGroup"
                },
                "addToContactList" : {
                  "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/addToContactList"
                },
                "expandDistributionGroup" : {
                  "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/distributionGroup/expandDistributionGroup"
                },
                "removeFromContactList" : {
                  "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/removeFromContactList"
                },
                "subscribeToGroupPresence" : {
                  "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/group/subscribeToGroupPresence"
                }
              },
              "_embedded" : {
                "contact" : [
                  {
                    "rel" : "contact",
                    "company" : "Contoso Corp.",
                    "department" : "Engineering",
                    "emailAddresses" : [
                      "Alex.Doe@contoso.com"
                    ],
                    "homePhoneNumber" : "tel:+19185550107",
                    "sourceNetworkIconUrl" : "https://images.contoso.com/logo_16x16.png",
                    "mobilePhoneNumber" : "tel:4255551212;phone-context=defaultprofile",
                    "name" : "Alex Doe",
                    "office" : "tel:+1425554321;ext=54321",
                    "otherPhoneNumber" : "tel:+19195558194",
                    "sourceNetwork" : "SameEnterprise",
                    "title" : "Engineer 2",
                    "type" : "User",
                    "uri" : "sip:alex@contoso.com",
                    "workPhoneNumber" : "tel:+1425554321;ext=54321",
                    "_links" : {
                      "self" : {
                        "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282"
                      },
                      "contactLocation" : {
                        "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactLocation"
                      },
                      "contactNote" : {
                        "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactNote"
                      },
                      "contactPhoto" : {
                        "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactPhoto"
                      },
                      "contactPresence" : {
                        "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactPresence"
                      },
                      "contactPrivacyRelationship" : {
                        "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactPrivacyRelationship"
                      },
                      "contactSupportedModalities" : {
                        "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282/contactSupportedModalities"
                      }
                    }
                  }
                ],
                "distributionGroup" : [
                  {
                    "rel" : "distributionGroup",
                    "uri" : "sip:mypersonalgroup@contoso.com",
                    "id" : "7",
                    "name" : "MyPersonalGroup",
                    "_links" : {
                      "self" : {
                        "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/distributionGroup"
                      },
                      "addToContactList" : {
                        "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/addToContactList"
                      },
                      "expandDistributionGroup" : {
                        "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/distributionGroup/expandDistributionGroup"
                      },
                      "removeFromContactList" : {
                        "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/removeFromContactList"
                      },
                      "subscribeToGroupPresence" : {
                        "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/group/subscribeToGroupPresence"
                      }
                    },
                    "_embedded" : {
                      "contact" : [
                        {
                          "_links" : {
                            "self" : {
                              "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/people/282"
                            }
                          }
                        }
                      ],
                      "distributionGroup" : [
                        {
                          "_links" : {
                            "self" : {
                              "href" : "/ucwa/v1/applications/192/groups/distributionGroup"
                            }
                          }
                        }
                      ]
                    }
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

XML Request

Get https://fe1.contoso.com:443/ucwa/v1/applications/192/search HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer cwt=PHNhbWw6QXNzZXJ0aW9uIHhtbG5...uZm8
Host: fe1.contoso.com
Accept: application/xml

XML Response