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The SearchBlox Collections API enables the user to get related queries and top queries from SearchBlox using simple HTTP POST and GET actions. Searchblox Collection API provides methods to fetch related and top queries using REST requests with JSON payloads.

# **New Search API**

This is the new Search API that is being used for the secure search from 9.2. Users can also use the same to get JSON results for their search.

## URL

http://localhost:8080/searchblox/rest/v2/api/search?query=*

## Method

GET

## params

Below given are basic mandatory parameters. There are wide variety of parameters that are supported, please refer [Search Parameters](🔗)

paramdescription
querysearch query

## Header

HeaderDescription
X-Correlation-IDA unique identifier that can be sent through the search API request. The X-Correlation-IDs will be logged in ../webapps/searchblox/logs/query.log and can also be viewed in exported query logs file from SearchBlox Analytics.

## Returns

The JSON results from SearchBlox by default

# **Old Search API**

This is the search servlet API that SearchBlox has been supporting from the beginning.

## URL

http://localhost:8080/searchblox/servlet/SearchServlet?query=*

## Method

GET

## params

Below given are basic mandatory parameters. There are wide variety of parameters that are supported, please refer [Search Parameters](🔗)

paramdescription
querysearch query
xslxsl=json for JSON output xsl=xml for XML output

## Header

HeaderDescription
X-Correlation-IDA unique identifier that can be sent through the search API request. The X-Correlation-IDs will be logged in ../webapps/searchblox/logs/query.log and can also be viewed in exported query logs file from SearchBlox Analytics.

## Returns

The JSON results from SearchBlox for parameter xsl=json and XML results for parameter xsl=xml.

# **Related Queries API**

## Index URL

http://localhost:8080/searchblox/rest/v2/api/related/query

## Method

POST

## Media Type

application/json

## Headers

content-type : application/json accept: application/json

## Document Syntax


## Document Description
JSON FieldsValue
apikeyAPI key accessible in the SearchBlox Admin Console. It is also present in the config.xml file.
fieldfield is the field from which the related search terms are to be fetched eg: content, keywords, title, description or custom meta field
colcollection id
typewhether it is phrase or fuzzy search for related terms
phrase refers to exact match
fuzzy refers to fuzzy match (approximate matches)
operatorAND or OR operator between the terms if multiple words are available in search term
limitnumber of related queries returned
termsnumber of associated terms returned for each query
querysearch query
# **Top Queries API**
## Index URL
http://localhost:8080/searchblox/rest/v2/api/query/top
## Method
POST
## Media Type
application/json
## Headers
content-type : application/json
accept: application/json
## Document Syntax

## Document Description
JSON FieldsValue
apikeyAPI key accessible in the SearchBlox Admin Console. It is also present in the config.xml file.
colcollection id
limitNumber of top queries returned