/Genericsearch POST

Overview

Generic search.

Summary

This endpoint searches the content of the given modules using the provider specified by the "generic_search" configuration variable. If the variable is absent, the default provider is "Elastic".

Request Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Required
q	String	The search expression.	True
module_list	String	Comma-delimited list of modules to search. If omitted, all search enabled modules will be queried. Example: `KBDocuments,Bugs`	False
max_num	Integer	A maximum number of records to return. Default is 20.	False
offset	Integer	The number of records to skip over before records are returned. Default is 0.	False

Response Arguments

Name	Type	Description
next_offset	Integer	Displays the next offset for retrieval of additional results. -1 will be returned when there are no more records.
total	Integer	The number of records found.
records	Array	An array of results containing matched records.

Response

  {
    "next_offset": -1,
    "total": 1,
    "records": [
        {
            "name": "Connecting to the Internet",
            "description": "To connect your device to the Internet, use any application that accesses the Internet. You can connect using either Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.",
            "url": "portal/index.html#KBContents/60142236-bad3-11e9-9d32-3c15c2d57622" (for portal)
            "url": "#KBContents/60142236-bad3-11e9-9d32-3c15c2d57622" (for base)
        }
    ]
}

Change Log

Version	Change
v11_9	Added `/Genericsearch` POST endpoint.