---
title: "Search institutions data"
method: POST
path: "/institutions/search"
tags: ["IPEDS Data"]
---

# Search institutions data

`POST /institutions/search`

Search institutions using multiple values. Valid search types are `zip`, `fips`, `city`, `id`, and `name`.

## Path parameters

- `datarun` '2025.2' | '2025.1' | '2024.4' | '2024.3' | '2024.2', required

## Request body

- object
  - `searchType` string, required — The type of location sought. Accepted values: city,name,zip,fips,id
  - `values` string[]

## Response `200`

OK

---

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