API:REST API/Search

Search pages
Searches wiki page titles and contents for the provided search terms, and returns matching pages. This endpoint responds to the presence of a logged-in user and returns search results appropriate to that user's permissions.

This endpoint uses the search engine configured in the $wgSearchType configuration setting and returns results in the namespaces configured by $wgNamespacesToBeSearchedDefault.

Autocomplete page title
Searches wiki page titles, and returns pages with titles that start with the provided search terms. You can use this endpoint for a typeahead search that automatically suggests relevant pages by title. This endpoint responds to the presence of a logged-in user and returns search results appropriate to that user's permissions.

This endpoint uses the search engine configured in the $wgSearchType configuration setting and returns results in the namespaces configured by $wgNamespacesToBeSearchedDefault.