> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.counso.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search the data source view

Searches within view {dsvId} in workspace {wId}.

```http theme={"system"}
GET /api/v1/w/{wId}/spaces/{spaceId}/data_source_views/{dsvId}/search
```

Base URL: `https://app.counso.ai`

## Authentication

Send a workspace API key or a user OAuth access token in `Authorization: Bearer <token>`. The credential must belong to this Counso deployment and have access to the requested workspace and resources.

## Parameters

| Parameter                | Location | Type    | Required | Description                                 |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| `wId`                    | path     | string  | Yes      | ID of the workspace                         |
| `spaceId`                | path     | string  | Yes      | ID of the space                             |
| `dsvId`                  | path     | string  | Yes      | ID of the data source view                  |
| `query`                  | query    | string  | Yes      | The search query                            |
| `top_k`                  | query    | number  | Yes      | The number of results to return             |
| `full_text`              | query    | boolean | Yes      | Whether to return the full document content |
| `target_document_tokens` | query    | number  | No       | The number of tokens in the target document |
| `timestamp_gt`           | query    | number  | No       | The timestamp to filter by                  |
| `timestamp_lt`           | query    | number  | No       | The timestamp to filter by                  |
| `tags_in`                | query    | string  | No       | The tags to filter by                       |
| `tags_not`               | query    | string  | No       | The tags to filter by                       |
| `parents_in`             | query    | string  | No       | The parents to filter by                    |
| `parents_not`            | query    | string  | No       | The parents to filter by                    |

## Responses

| HTTP status | Description           |
| ----------- | --------------------- |
| 200         | The documents         |
| 400         | Invalid request error |

## Specification

Download the complete [OpenAPI / Postman](/docs/developer-platform/counso-api-documentation/openapi-and-postman) files.

```json theme={"system"}
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Counso API",
    "version": "1.0.2",
    "description": "API reference for Counso workspaces, Agents, conversations and data sources.",
    "license": {
      "name": "MIT",
      "url": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://app.counso.ai",
      "description": "Counso"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/v1/w/{wId}/spaces/{spaceId}/data_source_views/{dsvId}/search": {
      "get": {
        "summary": "Search the data source view",
        "description": "Searches within view {dsvId} in workspace {wId}.",
        "tags": [
          "DatasourceViews"
        ],
        "security": [
          {
            "WorkspaceApiKey": []
          },
          {
            "UserAccessToken": []
          }
        ],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "in": "path",
            "name": "wId",
            "required": true,
            "description": "ID of the workspace",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "in": "path",
            "name": "spaceId",
            "required": true,
            "description": "ID of the space",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "in": "path",
            "name": "dsvId",
            "required": true,
            "description": "ID of the data source view",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "in": "query",
            "name": "query",
            "required": true,
            "description": "The search query",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "in": "query",
            "name": "top_k",
            "required": true,
            "description": "The number of results to return",
            "schema": {
              "type": "number"
            }
          },
          {
            "in": "query",
            "name": "full_text",
            "required": true,
            "description": "Whether to return the full document content",
            "schema": {
              "type": "boolean"
            }
          },
          {
            "in": "query",
            "name": "target_document_tokens",
            "required": false,
            "description": "The number of tokens in the target document",
            "schema": {
              "type": "number"
            }
          },
          {
            "in": "query",
            "name": "timestamp_gt",
            "required": false,
            "description": "The timestamp to filter by",
            "schema": {
              "type": "number"
            }
          },
          {
            "in": "query",
            "name": "timestamp_lt",
            "required": false,
            "description": "The timestamp to filter by",
            "schema": {
              "type": "number"
            }
          },
          {
            "in": "query",
            "name": "tags_in",
            "required": false,
            "description": "The tags to filter by",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "in": "query",
            "name": "tags_not",
            "required": false,
            "description": "The tags to filter by",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "in": "query",
            "name": "parents_in",
            "required": false,
            "description": "The parents to filter by",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          {
            "in": "query",
            "name": "parents_not",
            "required": false,
            "description": "The parents to filter by",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "The documents",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "documents": {
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                          "id": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "description": "ID of the document"
                          },
                          "title": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "description": "Title of the document"
                          },
                          "content": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "description": "Content of the document"
                          },
                          "tags": {
                            "type": "array",
                            "items": {
                              "type": "string"
                            },
                            "description": "Tags of the document"
                          },
                          "parents": {
                            "type": "array",
                            "items": {
                              "type": "string"
                            },
                            "description": "Parents of the document"
                          },
                          "timestamp": {
                            "type": "number",
                            "description": "Timestamp of the document"
                          },
                          "data": {
                            "type": "object",
                            "description": "Data of the document"
                          },
                          "score": {
                            "type": "number",
                            "description": "Score of the document"
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Invalid request error"
          }
        },
        "x-counso-auth": "workspace"
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "WorkspaceApiKey": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer",
        "description": "A workspace API key issued by this Counso deployment. Permissions and resource access are checked for each operation."
      },
      "UserAccessToken": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer",
        "description": "A user OAuth access token issued for this Counso deployment. A workspace API key is not a substitute for a user token."
      },
      "BrowserSession": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "cookie",
        "name": "workos_session",
        "description": "The signed-in Counso browser session. External clients should use a user access token."
      }
    }
  }
}
```