# Search for results

Returns a list of search results matching your query.

By default, it returns 20 results. You can paginate the results using `limit` and `offset` parameters. In any case, a maximum number of 100 results is returned.

## Query parameters

**`filter`**

- Type: object

Attributes to filter search results

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<summary>Show object format</summary>

**`query`**

- Type: string
- Example: `"florence apartments"`

Text to search

**`fuzzy`**

- Type: boolean

When any value is passed, it enables the fuzzy search: the Levenshtein Edit Distance is used to match more results.

**`search_index_id`**

- Type: string
- Example: `"12345"`

The search index ID on which the search will be performed. If not provided, the first enabled search index will be used.

**`locale`**

- Type: string
- Example: `"it"`

Restrict the search on pages in a specific locale

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<summary>Show deprecated</summary>

**`build_trigger_id`**

- Deprecated
- Type: string
- Example: `"44"`

The build trigger ID or name on which the search will be performed.

Use `search_index_id` instead: this parameter is only supported for backward compatibility and will return an error if the build trigger has multiple search indexes associated.

</details>

</details>

**`page`**

- Type: object

Parameters to control offset-based pagination

<details>
<summary>Show object format</summary>

**`offset`**

- Type: integer
- Example: `200`

The (zero-based) offset of the first entity returned in the collection (defaults to 0)

**`limit`**

- Type: integer

The maximum number of entities to return (defaults to 20, maximum is 100)

</details>

## Returns

Returns an array of resource objects of type [search\_result](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-result.md)

## Examples

###### Example Basic example

```javascript
import { buildClient } from "@datocms/cma-client-node";

async function run() {
  const client = buildClient({ apiToken: process.env.DATOCMS_API_TOKEN });

  // iterates over every page of results
  for await (const searchResult of client.searchResults.listPagedIterator({
    filter: { query: "florence apartments" },
  })) {
    // Check the 'Returned output' tab for the result ☝️
    console.log(searchResult);
  }
}

run();
```

## Related content in "Content Management API"

- [Content Management API Overview](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api.md)
- [Using the JavaScript CMA client](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/using-the-nodejs-clients.md)
- [API versioning](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/api-versioning.md)
- [Authentication](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/authentication.md)
- [Environments](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/setting-the-environment.md)
- [Error codes & handling failures (CMA)](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/errors.md)
- [Pagination](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/pagination.md)
- [Asynchronous jobs](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/async-jobs.md)
- [CMA Technical Limits & Rate Limits](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/technical-limits.md)
- [Record](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item.md)
- [Scheduled publication](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/scheduled-publication.md)
- [Scheduled unpublishing](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/scheduled-unpublishing.md)
- [Upload](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload.md)
- [Site](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/site.md)
- [Model/Block model](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type.md)
- [Field](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/field.md)
- [Fieldset](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/fieldset.md)
- [Record version](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-version.md)
- [Upload permission](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-request.md)
- [Upload track](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-track.md)
- [Manual tags](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-tag.md)
- [Smart tags](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-smart-tag.md)
- [Upload Collection](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-collection.md)
- [Search Index](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-index.md)
- [Search result](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-result.md)
- [Search for results](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-result/instances.md)
- [Search indexing activity](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-index-event.md)
- [Environment](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/environment.md)
- [Maintenance mode](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/maintenance-mode.md)
- [Menu Item](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/menu-item.md)
- [Schema Menu Item](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/schema-menu-item.md)
- [Uploads filter](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-filter.md)
- [Model filter](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type-filter.md)
- [Plugin](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/plugin.md)
- [Workflow](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/workflow.md)
- [Asynchronous job](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/job.md)
- [Job result](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/job-result.md)
- [Account](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/account.md)
- [Organization](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/organization.md)
- [Invitation](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/site-invitation.md)
- [Collaborator](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/user.md)
- [Role](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/role.md)
- [API token](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/access-token.md)
- [Webhook](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/webhook.md)
- [Webhook call](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/webhook-call.md)
- [Build trigger](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/build-trigger.md)
- [Deploy activity](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/build-event.md)
- [Subscription limit](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/subscription-limit.md)
- [Subscription feature](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/subscription-feature.md)
- [SSO Settings](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-settings.md)
- [SSO User](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-user.md)
- [SSO Group](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-group.md)
- [White-label settings](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/white-label-settings.md)
- [Audit log event](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/audit-log-event.md)