search
POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/search_v2
scope: files.metadata.read
Searches for files and folders.
Note: search:2 along with search/continue:2 can only be used to retrieve a maximum of 10,000 matches.
Recent changes may not immediately be reflected in search results due to a short delay in indexing. Duplicate results may be returned across pages. Some results may not be returned.
Request Body
{"query"=>"cat", "include_highlights"=>false}
HEADERS
| Key | Datatype | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Content-Type | string | ||
Dropbox-API-Path-Root | string | ||
Dropbox-API-Select-User | string |
RESPONSES
status: OK
{"matches":[{"metadata":{".tag":"metadata","metadata":{".tag":"file","name":"Prime_Numbers.txt","id":"id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw","client_modified":"2015-05-12T15:50:38Z","server_modified":"2015-05-12T15:50:38Z","rev":"a1c10ce0dd78","size":7212,"path_lower":"/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt","path_display":"/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt","sharing_info":{"read_only":true,"parent_shared_folder_id":"84528192421","modified_by":"dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc"},"is_downloadable":true,"property_groups":[{"template_id":"ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa","fields":[{"name":"Security Policy","value":"Confidential"}]}],"has_explicit_shared_members":false,"content_hash":"e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855","file_lock_info":{"is_lockholder":true,"lockholder_name":"Imaginary User","created":"2015-05-12T15:50:38Z"}}}}],"has_more":false}