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# Search File
Searches for files, folders, web links, and shared files across the users content or across the entire enterprise.
## Basic Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Content Types | Limits the search results to any items that match the search query for a specific part of the file. |
| File Extensions | Limits the search results to any files that match any of the provided file extensions. This list is a comma-separated list of file extensions without the dots. |
| Query | The string to search for. This query is matched against item names, descriptions, text content of files, and various other fields of the different item types. |
| Type | Limits the search results to any items of this type. |
## Advanced Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Ancestor Folder IDs | Limits the search results to items within the given list of folders, defined as a comma separated lists of folder IDs. |
| Created At End Date | Limits the search results to any items created within the given end date range. |
| Created At Start Date | Limits the search results to any items created within the given start date range. |
| Direction | Defines the direction in which search results are ordered. |
| Fields | A comma-separated list of attributes to include in the response. This can be used to request fields that are not normally returned in a standard response. |
| Limit | Defines the maximum number of items to return as part of a page of results. |
| Metadata filters | Limits the search results to any items for which the metadata matches the provided filter. |
| Offset | The offset of the item at which to begin the response. |
| Owner User IDs | Limits the search results to any items that are owned by the given list of owners, defined as a list of comma separated user IDs. |
| Recent Updater User IDs | Limits the search results to any items that have been updated by the given list of users, defined as a list of comma separated user IDs. |
| Scope | Limits the search results to either the files that the user has access to, or to files available to the entire enterprise. |
| Size Range | Limits the search results to any items with a size within a given file size range. This applied to files and folders. |
| Sort Order | Defines the order in which search results are returned. |
| Trash Content | Determines if the search should look in the trash for items. |
| Updated At End Date | Limits the search results to any items updated within the given end date range. |
| Updated At Start Date | Limits the search results to any items updated within the given start date range. |
## Example Output
```json theme={"dark"}
{
"entries": [
{
"id": 12345,
"etag": 1,
"type": "file",
"sequence_id": 3,
"name": "Contract.pdf",
"sha1": "85136C79CBF9FE36BB9D05D0639C70C265C18D37",
"file_version": {
"id": 12345,
"type": "file_version",
"sha1": "134b65991ed521fcfe4724b7d814ab8ded5185dc"
},
"description": "Contract for Q1 renewal",
"size": 629644,
"path_collection": {
"total_count": 1,
"entries": [
{
"id": 12345,
"etag": 1,
"type": "folder",
"sequence_id": 3,
"name": "Contracts"
}
]
},
"created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"trashed_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"purged_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"content_created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"content_modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"created_by": {
"id": 11446498,
"type": "user",
"name": "Aaron Levie",
"login": "ceo@example.com"
},
"modified_by": {
"id": 11446498,
"type": "user",
"name": "Aaron Levie",
"login": "ceo@example.com"
},
"owned_by": {
"id": 11446498,
"type": "user",
"name": "Aaron Levie",
"login": "ceo@example.com"
},
"shared_link": {
"url": "https://www.box.com/s/vspke7y05sb214wjokpk",
"download_url": "https://www.box.com/shared/static/rh935iit6ewrmw0unyul.jpeg",
"vanity_url": "https://acme.app.box.com/v/my_url/",
"vanity_name": "my_url",
"access": "open",
"effective_access": "company",
"effective_permission": "can_download",
"unshared_at": "2018-04-13T13:53:23-07:00",
"is_password_enabled": true,
"permissions": {
"can_download": true,
"can_preview": true,
"can_edit": false
},
"download_count": 3,
"preview_count": 3
},
"parent": {
"id": 12345,
"etag": 1,
"type": "folder",
"sequence_id": 3,
"name": "Contracts"
},
"item_status": "active"
}
],
"limit": 1000,
"offset": 2000,
"total_count": 5000
}
```
## Workflow Library Example
[Search File with Box and Send Results Via Email](https://library.blinkops.com/workflows/search-file-with-box-and-send-results-via-email)
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