API: Searching files and folders

Target URL /api.php/files/search/
Required scope list
HTTP Method POST
Output format JSON

Request Parameters Reference

Parameter Type Required Description
path string Yes /ROOT/HOME - search inside the user's home folder (My Files)
/ROOT/123/456 - search inside the share with ID 456 owned by user with ID 123.| |filename|string|No| | |metatype|integer|No|ID of metadata file type. Get this from the FileRun control panel.| |meta|array|No|The keys are metadata fields IDs, you can find them in FileRun's control panel. The key can also be any of the following strings: tag, rating, label, comment, or the character - for searching any field. The values are array of keywords to be searched for.
contents string No Keyword to search files contents. Cannot be combined with any other search criteria.
details array No Same as here.

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