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title: 'Search util'
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date: '2026-10-26'
description: 'Technical documentation for the Celum Extension "Search Util", also used in other Celum Extension – Software developed by brix'
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# Search util

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Allows to search in CELUM with a specified syntax similar to the Anura API search syntax.

#### Search Syntax

- node (long\[\]) - node IDs to restrict the search to, e.g. node=123&node=987
- folder (int) - celum ID of the folder to restrict the search to, DEPRECATED -> use node
- keyword (int\[\]) - celum ID of the keyword to restrict the search to, multiple keywords (AND search) may be specified using search\_keyword=1&search\_keyword=2, DEPRECATED node
- node\_startswith (string) - nodes that starts with term to restrict the search, e.g. node\_startswith=bla
- node\_contains (string) - nodes that contains term to restrict the search, e.g. node\_contains=blub
- node\_type (long) - node type IDs (e.g. 105,106)
- node\_recursive (boolean) - search in subnodes as well, default is true
- noderef (boolean) - search in noderefs as well, default is true
- node\_or\_mode (boolean) - connect different search node terms with OR, default is AND
- images (boolean) - show images in result
- documents (boolean) - show documents in result
- videos (boolean) - show videos in result
- audios (boolean) - show audios in result
- others (boolean) - show others in result
- asset\_type (long) - asset type IDs (e.g. 3000,4000)
- extensions (string\[\]) - search by file extension, e.g. search\_extensions=png,eps
- id (list of long) - search particular assets via their ID
- uploaded\_before (string) - restrict results to assets uploaded before this date
- uploaded\_after (string) - restrict results to assets uploaded after this date
- modified\_before (string) - restrict results to assets modified before this date
- modified\_after (string) - restrict results to assets modified after this date
- infofield (int,mixed...\[\]) - search by information field value, syntax: ,\[,...\], Examples: 
    - text: `123,searchterm` *searches for the term "searchterm" in the infofield 123*
    - number: `123,42` *searches for the number "42" in the infofield 123*
    - number range: `123,42,1337` *searches for numbers between 42 and 1337 in the infofield 123*
    - dropdown: `123,2` *searches for dropdown item #2 in the infofield 123*
    - boolean: `123,false` *searches for "false" values in the infofield 123*
    - noderefs: `123,456,789` *searches for nodes 456 or 789 in the infofield 123*
    - date: `123,1970-01-01` \_searches for the first of January 1970 in the infofield 123
    - various date formats are auto-detected, such as `yyyy-MM-dd`, `dd.MM.yyyy` or `MM/dd/yyyy`
    - [jchronic](https://github.com/samtingleff/jchronic)-expressions such as "yesterday" are also supported ([doc of the original ruby lib](https://github.com/mojombo/chronic)))
    - date range: `123,2019-01-01,2019-12-31` \_searches for any day in 2019 in the infofield 123
    - open ranges can be defined using the term "null", e.g. anything before 2020 `123,null,2019-12-31`
- or\_mode (boolean) - connect different search terms with OR, default is AND
- facets (int) - return facets (if a facet-provider is installed), 0 = disabled (default), 1 = only facets, 2 = facets and assets

Example:

node=123&node=345&node\_startswith=bla&node\_contains=blub&node\_type=101,102&node\_recursive=true

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## Release Notes

#### 1.0.0

> Released 2020-01-22

Initial version.

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