search command (NuGet CLI)
Applies to: package consumption • Supported versions: 5.8+
Searches a given source using the query string provided. If no sources are specified, all sources defined in %AppData%\NuGet\NuGet.Config are used.
Usage
nuget search [search terms] [options]
where the search terms are applied to the names of packages, tags, and package descriptions just as they are when using them on nuget.org.
Options
| Name | Description | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| PreRelease | Pre-release packages are not included by default, but can be included by using this argument | -PreRelease |
| Source | Specific package source(s) to search instead of querying the default sources in nuget.config | -Source <Source URL> |
| Take | The number of results to return. The default value is 20. | -Take <positive integer> |
| Verbosity | The level of detail to display in the output. The default is normal. (See the note below) | -Verbosity <quiet|normal|detailed> |
| Help | Displays help information for the command | -Help |
Also see Environment variables
Note
Verbosity Levels:
- quiet - Package ID, Version
- normal - Package ID, Version, Downloads, Preview of Description
- detailed - Package ID, Version, Downloads, Full Description, Other information such as the query URL
Examples
Search for logging-related packages from default sources:
nuget search logging
Search for logging-related packages with detailed verbosity:
nuget search logging -Verbosity detailed
Search for logging-related packages, and only show the top 5 results:
nuget search logging -Take 5
Search for JSON-related packages, including pre-release versions, from specified source/feed:
nuget search JSON -PreRelease -Source "https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json"
Search for JSON-related packages from multiple sources/feeds:
nuget search JSON -Source "https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" -Source "https://other-feed-url-goes-here"