Search

Search for Messages

Returns Message objects which match a given search query. This endpoint responds to a list of channel IDs which can either given specifically or performed on all PM or Broadcast channels that the user is subscribed to. Searches can either be ordered by id or score. Searches ordered by id require at least one query or filter to be specified; searches ordered by score require at least one query and zero or more filters to be specified. All parameters should be passed in the query string.

All queries and filters are combined with an AND operation. Query parameters (not filter parameters) can use “quoted strings” for phrases, search syntax like +foo -bar and foo OR baz for boolean queries. Separate lists of terms by spaces.

This endpoint responds to general Message parameters.

Endpoint

Method URL Token
GET https://alpha-api.app.net/stream/0/channels/messages/search Any

General Parameters

Name Required? Type Description
index Optional string Type of index to use. The default (and currently, the only) index is complete, which searches all messages. We may add additional index types later (e.g., an index only of recent messages, for speed.)
order Optional string One of: id (default), score. Searches of ordering id are returned in roughly the same order as other streams. Searches of ordering score are returned by a relevance score.

Search Query Parameters

Name Required? Type Description
query Optional string Automatically attempts to extract hashtags and mentions while searching text. If you do not want this behavior, you can use more specific parameters below.
text Optional string Include messages containing certain text.
channel_ids Required string Specifies the list of channels to search through. This must either be a list of IDs or one of `pm`, `broadcast`. Channel ACLs will be respected (read permission must be granted to the user).

Filter Parameters

Name Required? Type Description
hashtags Optional string Only include messages tagged with certain hashtags. Do not include #
links Optional string Only include messages linking to certain URLs
link_domains Optional string Only include messages linking to certain domains. Do not include "www."
mentions Optional string Only include messages mentioning certain users, by username. Do not include @
leading_mentions Optional string Only include messages directed at users, by username. Do not include @
annotation_types Optional string Only include messages with a specific annotation type, e.g., net.app.core.fallback_url
attachment_types Optional string Only include messages with a specific file type attached via the net.app.core.file_list annotation
place_id Optional string Only include messages which are check-ins at a specific place, via the net.app.core.checkin annotation
is_reply Optional int (0 or 1) Only include replies
is_directed Optional int (0 or 1) Only include messages with leading mentions, i.e., messages which were directed at other users
has_location Optional int (0 or 1) Only include messages containing geo coordinates, i.e., tagged with the net.app.core.geolocation annotation
has_checkin Optional int (0 or 1) Only include messages containing place IDs, i.e., tagged with the net.app.core.checkin annotation
has_attachment Optional int (0 or 1) Only include messages with file attachments
has_oembed_photo Optional int (0 or 1) Only include messages with photo oembed annotations
has_oembed_video Optional int (0 or 1) Only include messages with video (not html5video) oembed annotations
has_oembed_html5video Optional int (0 or 1) Only include messages with html5video oembed annotations
has_oembed_rich Optional int (0 or 1) Only include messages with rich oembed annotations
language Optional string Only include messages with a certain language tagged with the net.app.core.language annotation.
client_id Optional string Only include messages created by a certain app. Use the alphanumeric client_id
creator_id Optional string Only include messages created by a specific user. Use the user ID, not the username
reply_to Optional string Only include immediate replies to a given message ID
thread_id Optional string Only include messages on a specific thread

Example

to see more complete examples.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR ACCESS TOKEN>" -H "X-ADN-Pretty-JSON: 1" \
    "https://alpha-api.app.net/stream/0/channels/messages/search?query=hello&channel_ids=1&count=1"
{
  "data": [
    {
      "channel_id": "1",
      "created_at": "2012-12-11T00:31:49Z",
      "entities": {
        "hashtags": [

        ],
        "links": [

        ],
        "mentions": [

        ]
      },
      "html": "<span itemscope=\"https://app.net/schemas/Post\">Hello channel!</span>",
      "id": "1",
      "machine_only": false,
      "num_replies": 0,
      "source": {
        "client_id": "UxUWrSdVLyCaShN62xZR5tknGvAxK93P",
        "link": "https://app.net",
        "name": "Test app"
      },
      "text": "Hello channel!",
      "thread_id": "1",
      "user": "...user object...",
      "pagination_id": "1"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "code": 200,
    "more": false,
    "count": 1,
    "min_id": "1",
    "max_id": "1"
  }
}