GET /search
ac.uk:digital-bodleian-data-api
Summary: Search Collections (Web Interface)
Operation ID: searchCollections
Auth: unknown
Operation ID: searchCollections
Auth: unknown
Description
Web search interface for the Digital Bodleian collections. Returns HTML with embedded Schema.org JSON-LD. For programmatic access, use the IIIF Collection endpoints.
Parameters (5)
fq
(string, query, optional)
Filter query (e.g., collections:"Arabic", date:[1250 TO 1350])
page
(integer, query, optional, default: 1)
Page number
q
(string, query, optional)
Search query (supports Lucene syntax: AND, OR, NOT, quoted phrases)
rows
(integer, query, optional, default: 20)
Results per page
Constraints: {'enum': [20, 40, 100]}
sort
(string, query, optional)
Sort order
Constraints: {'enum': ['relevance', 'shelfmark', 'published', 'date']}
Examples (3)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic search for manuscripts | curl |
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/developer/data/search?q=manuscripts&page=1&rows=20 |
|
| Filtered search by collection | curl |
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/developer/data/search?fq=collections:%22Arabic%22&page=1&rows=20 |
|
| Search with date range filter | curl |
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/developer/data/search?q=medieval&fq=date:[1250%20TO%201350]&sort=title&page=1&rows=10 |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:42:45.237171 | 404 | 262ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:48:51.727502 | 404 | 253ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:33:50.667869 | 404 | 201ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:48:51.727502 | 79d60844a634 |
0aca4bc53952 |
| 2026-03-23 10:42:45.237171 | 0aca4bc53952 |
dd903889c121 |