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Questions about searching via the API, typically using the /search method.

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Searching on Stack Overflow and using the API give different results?

The /search path and the /search/advanced path return only questions, not answers, and by design. … Your example Stack Overflow search returned answers as well. The correct equivalent search is: stackoverflow.com/search? …
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3 votes
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Search function in the API doesn't work as expected

You can currently see this by: /2.2/search? … To search for titles that contain a list of words, use the /search/advanced route and pass multiple title:... properties in the q parameter. For example: /2.2/search/advanced? …
Brock Adams's user avatar
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How do I get the total number of records for a given search?

For example:           /2.2/search? … For example:           /2.2/search?intitle=X&site=stackoverflow&filter=!w-1xWerkkwLn6avAMY See this answer for help creating custom filters. Note: you should use care when requesting totals. …
Brock Adams's user avatar
1 vote

Can we pull posts out of Stack Overflow based on tags?

Is there any valid way to get the information from stackoverflow.com/search?q=? Use the /search/advanced route of the API; that's what it's there for. For example:     /2.2/search/advanced? …
Brock Adams's user avatar
3 votes

How to query the Stack Exchange API using an OR operator?

The "How do I search?" … Search for [java] title:http class (only 3303 results, currently). Search for [java] title:http foo (81 results). Repeat for each additional keyword. …
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1 vote

Is there a SQL-like query for the API?

Your options are: Oftentimes the q parameter of the /search/advanced route is pretty powerful and will get you close to what you want. …
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Possible to get more than 5 tags for /search? Or to use or-logic, for tags, in /questions?

The search path already allows more than 5 tags, and it uses OR logic. From the docs: tagged and nottagged are semi-colon delimited list of tags. … So, you would use: /2.1/search? …
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2 votes
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Advanced search doesn't return expected results when using min & max (dates) together?

When you take this into account, then:           /2.2/search/advanced?min=1446940800&max=1447200000&body=vm&tagged=sql-server Returns the 3 questions you expect. …
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How to search ALL sites with the advanced API?

Related feature requests: Provide a method to search for sites winch merely wanted a search for site name/description. It was declined. Search across Stack Exchange sites in Android app. … Your alternatives are: Scrape the Stack Exchange network search results page, EG stackexchange.com/search?q=foo Loop through /2.2/search/advanced for each site and aggregate the results. …
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2 votes

The /search route is ignoring the answers parameter.

The /search/excerpts route looks to be about as good as /search and it does return both questions and answers, and it does have an answers parameter. This route is "★ All new! For version 2.2! ★" …
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How to search answers like is:answer

I forget when, but sometime in the last couple of years, the /search/excerpts route started allowing is:answer in the q parameter. For example:           /2.2/search/excerpts?&q=Hear! …
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