APIs / Lemmy / Search

Lemmy: Search

Search from Lemmy as JSON. 1 credit per successful call.

GET /v1/lemmy/searchNeeds terms

Note
This endpoint needs the restricted-endpoint terms, which you can accept in your dashboard.

Parameters

Send parameters in the query string.

ParameterTypeRequiredAllowed values
qstringRequiredUp to 500 characters
type_stringOptionalAll, Posts, Communities, Users, Comments
sortstringOptionalActive, Hot, New, Old, TopDay, TopWeek, TopMonth, TopYear, TopAll, MostComments, NewComments, TopHour, TopSixHour, TopTwelveHour, TopThreeMonths, TopSixMonths, TopNineMonths, Controversial, Scaled
limitintegerOptionalAny
pageintegerOptionalAny
instancestringOptionalUp to 253 characters

Example request

cURLshell
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/lemmy/search?q=linux" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"

Run this endpoint in the playground with your own parameters. 1 credit per successful call; failed calls are free.