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URL Parameters Search[1] PreviewSize[*] := [ 0 . . . 1024 ] FileInfo[1] := [ 0 | 1 ] MetaData[1] := [ 0 | 1 ] Return value

Search method

This method executes a search through the agent and returns the resulting file list as an XML document.

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URL Parameters Search[1] PreviewSize[*] := [ 0 . . . 1024 ] FileInfo[1] := [ 0 | 1 ] MetaData[1] := [ 0 | 1 ] Return value

Note: The Preview Agent API is deprecated and will be set to End of Life on July 1st, 2024.

If you have integrations that display previews in real-time, we recommend looking into alternative solutions such as obtaining temporary preview links from the RESTful API.

URL

http://servername/ArchiveAgentPath/Search

Parameters

Search[1]

The string to search for.

PreviewSize[*] := [ 0 . . . 1024 ]

The maximum dimension in pixels for a preview. The URL for this preview will be returned.

FileInfo[1] := [ 0 | 1 ]

Boolean value indicating if file information should be returned with the file list.

MetaData[1] := [ 0 | 1 ]

Boolean value indicating if metadata should be returned with the file list.

Return value

An ‘Archive Agent File List XML’ document containing a list of files matching the search string and any requested
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<?xml version="1.0" ?>

<FileList

Version="1.0"

CreatorApplication="FotoWeb/6.0"

Created="Mon, 06 Jun 2005 11:50:38 GMT"

ReturnedHits="2"

SearchTime="0.582941850472644"

ProcessingTime="4.4580299341163">

<File Name="182492.jpg" Id="fileIdString">

<PreviewLinks>

<PreviewUrl Id="0" Size="200">previewUrl</PreviewUrl>

</PreviewLinks>

<FileInfo>

<Path>D:\Media Library\Archive\Images\Alain Ernoult</Path>

<Created>Tue, 30 Sep 2003 09:23:38 GMT</Created>

<LastModified>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:59:15 GMT</LastModified>

<FileSize>4203447</FileSize>

<MimeType>image/jpeg</MimeType>

</FileInfo>

<MetaData>

<PixelWidth>3565</PixelWidth>

<PixelHeight>2371</PixelHeight>

<Resolution>300.00</Resolution>

<ColorSpace>Rgb</ColorSpace>

<Text>

<Field Id="IPTC2:0" Name="Iptc Field 0" />

<Field Id="IPTC2:120" Name="Caption">AUTO VOITURE</Field>

</Text>

</MetaData>

</File>

</FileList>