---
title: "Search for articles"
method: GET
path: "/articles/search"
tags: ["Articles"]
---

# Search for articles

`GET /articles/search`

You can search for articles by making a GET request to `https://api.intercom.io/articles/search`.

## Query parameters

- `phrase` string
- `state` string
- `help_center_id` integer
- `highlight` boolean

## Headers

- `Intercom-Version` '1.0' | '1.1' | '1.2' | '1.3' | '1.4' | '2.0' | '2.1' | '2.2' | '2.3' | '2.4' | '2.5' | '2.6' | '2.7' | '2.8' | '2.9' | '2.10' | '2.11' | '2.12' | '2.13' | '2.14' — Intercom API version.</br>By default, it's equal to the version set in the app package.

## Response `200`

Search successful

- ArticleSearchResponse — The results of an Article search
  - `type` 'list' — The type of the object - `list`.
  - `total_count` integer — The total number of Articles matching the search query
  - `data` object — An object containing the results of the search.
    - `articles` Article[] — An array of Article objects
      - `type` 'article' — The type of object - `article`.
      - `id` string — The unique identifier for the article which is given by Intercom.
      - `workspace_id` string — The id of the workspace which the article belongs to.
      - `title` string — The title of the article. For multilingual articles, this will be the title of the default language's content.
      - `description` string, nullable — The description of the article. For multilingual articles, this will be the description of the default language's content.
      - `body` string, nullable — The body of the article in HTML. For multilingual articles, this will be the body of the default language's content.
      - `author_id` integer — The id of the author of the article. For multilingual articles, this will be the id of the author of the default language's content. Must be a teammate on the help center's workspace.
      - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft`. For multilingual articles, this will be the state of the default language's content.
      - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created. For multilingual articles, this will be the timestamp of creation of the default language's content in seconds.
      - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated. For multilingual articles, this will be the timestamp of last update of the default language's content in seconds.
      - `url` string, nullable — The URL of the article. For multilingual articles, this will be the URL of the default language's content.
      - `parent_id` integer, nullable — The id of the article's parent collection or section. An article without this field stands alone.
      - `parent_ids` integer[] — The ids of the article's parent collections or sections. An article without this field stands alone.
      - `parent_type` string, nullable — The type of parent, which can either be a `collection` or `section`.
      - `default_locale` string — The default locale of the help center. This field is only returned for multilingual help centers.
      - `translated_content` ArticleTranslatedContent, nullable — The Translated Content of an Article. The keys are the locale codes and the values are the translated content of the article.
        - `type` 'null' | 'article_translated_content', nullable — The type of object - article_translated_content.
        - `ar` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `bg` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `bs` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `ca` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `cs` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `da` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `de` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `el` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `en` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `es` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `et` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `fi` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `fr` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `he` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `hr` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `hu` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `id` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `it` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `ja` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `ko` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `lt` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `lv` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `mn` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `nb` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `nl` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `pl` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `pt` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `ro` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `ru` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `sl` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `sr` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `sv` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `tr` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `vi` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `pt-BR` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `zh-CN` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
        - `zh-TW` ArticleContent, nullable — The Content of an Article.
          - `type` 'null' | 'article_content', nullable — The type of object - `article_content` .
          - `title` string — The title of the article.
          - `description` string — The description of the article.
          - `body` string — The body of the article.
          - `author_id` integer — The ID of the author of the article.
          - `state` 'published' | 'draft' — Whether the article is `published` or is a `draft` .
          - `created_at` integer — The time when the article was created (seconds).
          - `updated_at` integer — The time when the article was last updated (seconds).
          - `url` string — The URL of the article.
      - `tags` Tags — A list of tags objects associated with a conversation
        - `type` 'tag.list' — The type of the object
        - `tags` Tag[] — A list of tags objects associated with the conversation.
          - `type` string — value is "tag"
          - `id` string — The id of the tag
          - `name` string — The name of the tag
          - `applied_at` integer, nullable — The time when the tag was applied to the object. Only present when the tag is returned as part of a tagging operation on a contact, conversation, or ticket.
          - `applied_by` Reference — reference to another object
            - `type` string
            - `id` string, nullable
    - `highlights` ArticleSearchHighlights[] — A corresponding array of highlighted Article content
      - `article_id` string — The ID of the corresponding article.
      - `highlighted_title` object[] — An Article title highlighted.
        - `type` 'highlight' | 'plain' — The type of text - `highlight` or `plain`.
        - `text` string — The text of the title.
      - `highlighted_summary` array[] — An Article description and body text highlighted.
        - object[] — An array containing the highlighted summary text split into chunks of plain and highlighted text.
          - `type` 'highlight' | 'plain' — The type of text - `highlight` or `plain`.
          - `text` string — The text of the title.
  - `pages` CursorPages, nullable — Cursor-based pagination is a technique used in the Intercom API to navigate through large amounts of data. A "cursor" or pointer is used to keep track of the current position in the result set, allowing the API to return the data in small chunks or "pages" as needed.
    - `type` 'pages' — the type of object `pages`.
    - `page` integer — The current page
    - `next` StartingAfterPaging, nullable
      - `per_page` integer — The number of results to fetch per page.
      - `starting_after` string, nullable — The cursor to use in the next request to get the next page of results.
    - `per_page` integer — Number of results per page
    - `total_pages` integer — Total number of pages

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized

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