The Pathways API provides a set of standard query parameters to execute search queries.
| Query Parameter | Purpose | Valid Values | Default Value | 
|---|---|---|---|
| order | Defines the order of the search results. | 
  | 
“DES” (Descending ) | 
| orderBy | Designates result field for sorting. | 
  | 
“RANK” (The search score for each item.) | 
| tagCount | Defines the maximum number of tags to return. (Applies only to tag queries.) | int | 50 | 
| startAt | Offsets starting result within complete result set. | 0 > int < total result count | 1 | 
| resultCount | Defines the maximum number of results to return. | int > 0 | 10 | 
| query | Establishes the search query itself. | Any terms with the existing search syntax | (everything) | 
| viewId | Limits result set to an existing View. | Existing View ID | (everyone) | 
| resultType | Limits result set to items of a particular type. | 
  | 
“ALL” (both documents and users) | 
| onlyFavorites | Limits result set to Favorites/Contacts. | “true” or “false” | “false” | 
| kdFolders | Limits result set to items in specific Knowledge Directory folders. | Comma delimited list of folder IDs | (all — no constraint) | 
| adminFolders | Limits result set to items in specific Administrative folders. | Comma delimited list of folder IDs | (all — no constraint) | 
| collabProjects | Limits result set to items in specific Collaboration projects. | Comma delimited list of project IDs | (all — no constraint) | 
| newerThan | Limits search result to items created since a specific date. | URL-encoded short form date (“11/7/2007”) | (all — no constraint) | 
| objectTypes | Restricts search to specific object types. | Comma delimited list of any of the following strings:
  | 
(all — no constraint) | 
| propertyIDs | Designates indexed properties by ID to include with each search result. | Comma delimited property IDs (for example, “210,215” or “PT210,PT215”) | ID, Name, Description, Folder, URL, Last Modified, Activity Rank | 
| propertyNames | Designates indexed properties by name to include with each search result. | Comma delimited property names (for example, “Office,Sales+Region”) | ID, Name, Description, Folder, URL, Last Modified, Activity Rank |