---
title: "Search for saved objects"
method: GET
path: "/api/saved_objects/_find"
tags: ["saved objects"]
deprecated: true
---

# Search for saved objects

`GET /api/saved_objects/_find`

> **Deprecated.**

**Spaces method and path for this operation:**

<div><span class="operation-verb get">get</span>&nbsp;<span class="operation-path">/s/{space_id}/api/saved_objects/_find</span></div>

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

WARNING: This API is deprecated. This is a legacy Saved Objects API and may be removed in a future version of Kibana.

Searches for Kibana saved objects.

For transferring or backing up saved objects, prefer the export API (`POST /api/saved_objects/_export`).

## Query parameters

- `per_page` number
- `page` number
- `type` string[], required
- `search` string
- `default_search_operator` 'OR' | 'AND'
- `search_fields` string[]
- `sort_field` string
- `has_reference` union
  - object
    - `id` string, required
    - `type` string, required
  - object[]
    - `id` string, required
    - `type` string, required
- `has_reference_operator` 'OR' | 'AND'
- `has_no_reference` union
  - object
    - `id` string, required
    - `type` string, required
  - object[]
    - `id` string, required
    - `type` string, required
- `has_no_reference_operator` 'OR' | 'AND'
- `fields` string[]
- `filter` string
- `aggs` string
- `namespaces` string[]

## Response `200`

A search response.

## Other responses

- `400` — A bad request.

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