---
title: "Search for media entities using rule triplets"
method: GET
path: "/podcasts/search"
tags: ["Podcasts", "Search"]
---

# Search for media entities using rule triplets

`GET /podcasts/search`

Provide operator plus one or more rule triplets. At minimum, rule_1, rule_1_operator, rule_1_input are required. Additional rules may be supplied as rule_2, rule_2_operator, rule_2_input, etc.

## Query parameters

- `operator` 'and' | 'or', required
- `random` boolean
- `offset` integer
- `limit` integer
- `rule_1` string, required
- `rule_1_operator` string, required
- `rule_1_input` string, required
- `rule_2` string
- `rule_2_operator` string
- `rule_2_input` string
- `rule_3` string
- `rule_3_operator` string
- `rule_3_input` string

## Response `200`

Search results

- PodcastsResponse
  - `total_count` integer, required
  - `md5` string, required
  - `podcast` PodcastObject[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `name` string, nullable, required
    - `description` string, required
    - `language` string, required
    - `copyright` string, required
    - `feed_url` string, required
    - `generator` string, required
    - `website` string, required
    - `build_date` string, required
    - `sync_date` string, required
    - `public_url` string, required
    - `art` string, nullable, required
    - `has_art` boolean, required
    - `flag` boolean, required
    - `rating` integer, nullable, required
    - `averagerating` number, nullable, required
    - `catalog` string, required
    - `podcast_episode` PodcastEpisodeObject[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `title` string, nullable, required
      - `name` string, nullable, required
      - `podcast` object, required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, required
      - `description` string, required
      - `category` string, nullable, required
      - `author` string, nullable, required
      - `author_full` string, nullable, required
      - `website` string, required
      - `pubdate` string, nullable, required
      - `state` string, required
      - `filelength` string, required
      - `filesize` string, required
      - `filename` string, required
      - `mime` string, nullable, required
      - `time` integer, required
      - `size` integer, required
      - `bitrate` integer, required
      - `stream_bitrate` integer, required
      - `rate` integer, required
      - `mode` string, nullable, required
      - `channels` integer, nullable, required
      - `public_url` string, required
      - `url` string, required
      - `catalog` string, required
      - `art` string, nullable, required
      - `has_art` boolean, required
      - `flag` boolean, required
      - `rating` integer, nullable, required
      - `averagerating` number, nullable, required
      - `playcount` integer, required
      - `last_played` string, nullable, required
      - `played` string, required

## Other responses

- `400` — HTTP 400 Bad Request (errors 4705, 4710).
- `401` — HTTP 401 Unauthorized (error 4701).
- `403` — HTTP 403 Forbidden (errors 4700, 4703, 4742).
- `500` — HTTP 500 Internal Server Error (error 4702).

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