---
title: "Gets all members whose name contains the search term."
method: GET
path: "/search/members.{format}"
tags: ["Search"]
---

# Gets all members whose name contains the search term.

`GET /search/members.{format}`

Gets all members whose name contains the search term.
            Results can be filtered to include current members, former members or both.

## Path parameters

- `format` string, required

## Query parameters

- `queryParameters.house` string
- `queryParameters.startDate` string, date-time
- `queryParameters.endDate` string, date-time
- `queryParameters.date` string
- `queryParameters.memberId` integer
- `queryParameters.divisionId` integer
- `queryParameters.hansardIdentifier` string
- `queryParameters.searchTerm` string
- `queryParameters.skip` integer
- `queryParameters.take` integer
- `queryParameters.memberIds` string
- `queryParameters.department` string
- `queryParameters.debateType` string
- `queryParameters.includeFormer` boolean
- `queryParameters.includeCurrent` boolean
- `queryParameters.withDivision` boolean
- `queryParameters.seriesNumber` integer
- `queryParameters.volumeNumber` integer
- `queryParameters.columnNumber` string
- `queryParameters.committeeTitle` string
- `queryParameters.committeeType` integer
- `queryParameters.includeCommitteeDivisions` boolean
- `queryParameters.section` integer
- `queryParameters.outputType` string
- `queryParameters.debateSectionId` integer
- `queryParameters.timelineGroupingSize` 'Day' | 'Month' | 'Year'
- `queryParameters.orderBy` 'SittingDateAsc' | 'SittingDateDesc'

## Response `200`

OK

- QueryResultMember
  - `Results` Member[]
    - `MemberId` integer
    - `DodsId` integer
    - `PimsId` integer
    - `DisplayAs` string
    - `ListAs` string
    - `FullTitle` string
    - `LayingMinisterName` string
    - `HistoricalMemberName` string
    - `HistoricalFullTitle` string
    - `Gender` string
    - `Party` string
    - `PartyId` integer
    - `House` string
    - `MemberFrom` string
    - `HouseStartDate` string, date-time
    - `HouseEndDate` string, date-time
    - `IsTeller` boolean
    - `SortOrder` integer
    - `ConstituencyCountry` string
  - `TotalResultCount` integer

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[API](https://skmtc.net/parliament/apis/hansard-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/parliament/apis/hansard-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/parliament/hansard-api/revisions/3b1458d7709c/schema)