API:Search

GET request to search for a title or text in a wiki.

Parameter history

 * v1.24: Deprecated , 
 * v1.23:
 * Removed  . Redirects are always included.
 * Introduced  
 * v1.22: Introduced  
 * v1.17: Introduced , ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  
 * v1.16: Introduced , 

Additional notes

 * Depending on which search backend is in use, how  is interpreted may vary.  On Wikimedia wikis which use CirrusSearch, see  for information about the search syntax.