---
title: "Search data structure components across all DSDs"
method: GET
path: "/data_structures/components"
tags: ["Data Structures"]
---

# Search data structure components across all DSDs

`GET /data_structures/components`

Paginated catalogue of components with parent DSD context.
Requires at least one of `search` (min 2 characters), `name`, or `structure_id`.

## Query parameters

- `search` string
- `q` string
- `name` string
- `column_type` 'dimension' | 'time_period' | 'measure' | 'attribute' | 'indicator_id' | 'indicator_name' | 'annotation' | 'geography' | 'observation_value' | 'periodicity'
- `agency` string
- `structure_id` integer
- `exclude_structure_id` integer
- `status` 'draft' | 'review' | 'published' | 'deprecated' | 'archived' — Catalogue DSD lifecycle slug (persisted as an integer in `data_structures.status`): `draft`, `review`, `published` (locked from destructive edits), `deprecated`, `archived` (locked). Request bodies and import JSON must use these strings.
- `has_codelist` boolean
- `page` integer
- `per_page` integer
- `order_by` 'name' | 'structure_title' | 'updated'
- `order_dir` 'ASC' | 'DESC'

## Response `200`

Paginated component search results

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request

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