app.bsky.feed.searchPosts

Lexicon Version: 1

Definitions

`main`

Type: query

Find posts matching search criteria, returning views of those posts. Note that this API endpoint may require authentication (eg, not public) for some service providers and implementations.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Req’d	Description	Constraints
`q`	`string`	✅	Search query string; syntax, phrase, boolean, and faceting is unspecified, but Lucene query syntax is recommended.
`sort`	`string`	❌	Specifies the ranking order of results.	Known Values: `top`, `latest` Default: `latest`
`since`	`string`	❌	Filter results for posts after the indicated datetime (inclusive). Expected to use ‘sortAt’ timestamp, which may not match ‘createdAt’. Can be a datetime, or just an ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD).
`until`	`string`	❌	Filter results for posts before the indicated datetime (not inclusive). Expected to use ‘sortAt’ timestamp, which may not match ‘createdAt’. Can be a datetime, or just an ISO date (YYY-MM-DD).
`mentions`	`string`	❌	Filter to posts which mention the given account. Handles are resolved to DID before query-time. Only matches rich-text facet mentions.	Format: `at-identifier`
`author`	`string`	❌	Filter to posts by the given account. Handles are resolved to DID before query-time.	Format: `at-identifier`
`lang`	`string`	❌	Filter to posts in the given language. Expected to be based on post language field, though server may override language detection.	Format: `language`
`domain`	`string`	❌	Filter to posts with URLs (facet links or embeds) linking to the given domain (hostname). Server may apply hostname normalization.
`url`	`string`	❌	Filter to posts with links (facet links or embeds) pointing to this URL. Server may apply URL normalization or fuzzy matching.	Format: `uri`
`tag`	Array of `string`	❌	Filter to posts with the given tag (hashtag), based on rich-text facet or tag field. Do not include the hash (#) prefix. Multiple tags can be specified, with ‘AND’ matching.
`limit`	`integer`	❌		Min: 1 Max: 100 Default: `25`
`cursor`	`string`	❌	Optional pagination mechanism; may not necessarily allow scrolling through entire result set.
Output:

Encoding: application/json
Schema:

Schema Type: object

Name	Type	Req’d	Description
`cursor`	`string`	❌
`hitsTotal`	`integer`	❌	Count of search hits. Optional, may be rounded/truncated, and may not be possible to paginate through all hits.
`posts`	Array of `app.bsky.feed.defs#postView`	✅
Possible Errors:

BadQueryString

Lexicon Source

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  "lexicon": 1,
  "id": "app.bsky.feed.searchPosts",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "type": "query",
      "description": "Find posts matching search criteria, returning views of those posts. Note that this API endpoint may require authentication (eg, not public) for some service providers and implementations.",
      "parameters": {
        "type": "params",
        "required": [
          "q"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "q": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Search query string; syntax, phrase, boolean, and faceting is unspecified, but Lucene query syntax is recommended."
          },
          "sort": {
            "type": "string",
            "knownValues": [
              "top",
              "latest"
            ],
            "default": "latest",
            "description": "Specifies the ranking order of results."
          },
          "since": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Filter results for posts after the indicated datetime (inclusive). Expected to use 'sortAt' timestamp, which may not match 'createdAt'. Can be a datetime, or just an ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD)."
          },
          "until": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Filter results for posts before the indicated datetime (not inclusive). Expected to use 'sortAt' timestamp, which may not match 'createdAt'. Can be a datetime, or just an ISO date (YYY-MM-DD)."
          },
          "mentions": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "at-identifier",
            "description": "Filter to posts which mention the given account. Handles are resolved to DID before query-time. Only matches rich-text facet mentions."
          },
          "author": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "at-identifier",
            "description": "Filter to posts by the given account. Handles are resolved to DID before query-time."
          },
          "lang": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "language",
            "description": "Filter to posts in the given language. Expected to be based on post language field, though server may override language detection."
          },
          "domain": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Filter to posts with URLs (facet links or embeds) linking to the given domain (hostname). Server may apply hostname normalization."
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uri",
            "description": "Filter to posts with links (facet links or embeds) pointing to this URL. Server may apply URL normalization or fuzzy matching."
          },
          "tag": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string",
              "maxLength": 640,
              "maxGraphemes": 64
            },
            "description": "Filter to posts with the given tag (hashtag), based on rich-text facet or tag field. Do not include the hash (#) prefix. Multiple tags can be specified, with 'AND' matching."
          },
          "limit": {
            "type": "integer",
            "minimum": 1,
            "maximum": 100,
            "default": 25
          },
          "cursor": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Optional pagination mechanism; may not necessarily allow scrolling through entire result set."
          }
        }
      },
      "output": {
        "encoding": "application/json",
        "schema": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "posts"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "cursor": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "hitsTotal": {
              "type": "integer",
              "description": "Count of search hits. Optional, may be rounded/truncated, and may not be possible to paginate through all hits."
            },
            "posts": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "ref",
                "ref": "app.bsky.feed.defs#postView"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "errors": [
        {
          "name": "BadQueryString"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}