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.