content_search_api

Module Group: Posts

The content_search_api provides full-text search capabilities for posts and comments with extensive filtering options.

Active Config

{
  "id": "content_search_api",
  "group_id": "posts",
  "parsing_order": 280,
  "required_modules": ["chain_api"],
  "referenced_modules": ["posts_api", "feeds_api"],
  "parse_reversible": true,
  "allow_vacuum": false,
  "event_handlers": ["chain_api.onRemovePost", "posts_api.onSyncPost"],
  "store_days": 0,
  "include_posts": true,
  "include_comments": true
}

Database Info

{
  "name": "content_search_api",
  "size": "135.115 GB",
  "page_size": "4096 Bytes",
  "type": "SQLITE",
  "journal_mode": "WAL",
  "busy_timeout": 10000,
  "log_level": "INFO"
}

Common Parameters

All search endpoints share these optional parameters:

Name	Type	Default	Description
`:searchIn`	csv	`title,body`	Where to search (`title`, `body`, `tags`)
`:observer`	string	-	Account perspective for visibility
`:bodyLength`	int	250	Length of body text to return
`:orderBy`	string	`created`	Sort field
`:orderDir`	string	`desc`	Sort direction (`asc`, `desc`)
`:limit`	int	20	Maximum results to return
`:offset`	int	0	Result offset for pagination

Endpoints

getConfig

Returns this module's active configuration.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getConfig

Live Example Response

GET https://sds.steemworld.org/content_search_api/getConfig

{
  "code": 0,
  "result": {
    "id": "content_search_api",
    "group_id": "posts",
    "parsing_order": 280,
    "required_modules": ["chain_api"],
    "referenced_modules": ["posts_api", "feeds_api"],
    "parse_reversible": true,
    "allow_vacuum": false,
    "event_handlers": ["chain_api.onRemovePost", "posts_api.onSyncPost"],
    "store_days": 0,
    "include_posts": true,
    "include_comments": true
  }
}

All Posts Search

getPostsByText

Searches all posts by text content.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getPostsByText/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

Parameters

Name	Type	Optional	Description
`:searchText`	string	No	Text to search for

Live Example

GET https://sds.steemworld.org/content_search_api/getPostsByText/steemworld

Returns posts containing "steemworld" in title or body.

getPostsByTagsText

Searches posts by tags and text.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getPostsByTagsText/:searchTags/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

Parameters

Name	Type	Optional	Description
`:searchTags`	csv	No	Tags to filter by (comma-separated)
`:searchText`	string	No	Text to search for

Live Example

GET https://sds.steemworld.org/content_search_api/getPostsByTagsText/steem,blockchain/tutorial

getPostsByTimeTagsText

Searches posts within a time range by tags and text.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getPostsByTimeTagsText/:fromTime-:toTime/:searchTags/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

Parameters

Name	Type	Optional	Description
`:fromTime`	timestamp	No	Start time (Unix timestamp)
`:toTime`	timestamp	No	End time (Unix timestamp)
`:searchTags`	csv	No	Tags to filter by
`:searchText`	string	No	Text to search for

All Posts By Author

getPostsByAuthorText

Searches posts by a specific author.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getPostsByAuthorText/:author/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

Parameters

Name	Type	Optional	Description
`:author`	string	No	Author account name
`:searchText`	string	No	Text to search for

Live Example

GET https://sds.steemworld.org/content_search_api/getPostsByAuthorText/steemchiller/steemworld

Returns posts by steemchiller containing "steemworld".

getPostsByAuthorTagsText

Searches posts by author, tags, and text.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getPostsByAuthorTagsText/:author/:searchTags/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

getPostsByAuthorTimeTagsText

Searches posts by author, time range, tags, and text.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getPostsByAuthorTimeTagsText/:author/:fromTime-:toTime/:searchTags/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

Active Posts Search

These endpoints search only posts with pending payouts (within 7-day window).

getActivePostsByText

Searches active posts by text content.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getActivePostsByText/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

Live Example

GET https://sds.steemworld.org/content_search_api/getActivePostsByText/steem

Returns active posts containing "steem".

getActivePostsByTagsText

Searches active posts by tags and text.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getActivePostsByTagsText/:searchTags/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

Live Example

GET https://sds.steemworld.org/content_search_api/getActivePostsByTagsText/steem/blockchain

Returns active posts with tag "steem" containing "blockchain".

Active Posts By Author

getActivePostsByAuthorText

Searches active posts by a specific author.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getActivePostsByAuthorText/:author/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

getActivePostsByAuthorTagsText

Searches active posts by author, tags, and text.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getActivePostsByAuthorTagsText/:author/:searchTags/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

All Comments Search

getCommentsByText

Searches all comments by text content.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getCommentsByText/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

Live Example

GET https://sds.steemworld.org/content_search_api/getCommentsByText/steemworld

Returns comments containing "steemworld".

getCommentsByTagsText

Searches comments by tags and text.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getCommentsByTagsText/:searchTags/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

getCommentsByTimeTagsText

Searches comments within a time range by tags and text.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getCommentsByTimeTagsText/:fromTime-:toTime/:searchTags/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

All Comments By Author

getCommentsByAuthorText

Searches comments by a specific author.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getCommentsByAuthorText/:author/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

Live Example

GET https://sds.steemworld.org/content_search_api/getCommentsByAuthorText/steemchiller/steem

Returns comments by steemchiller containing "steem".

getCommentsByAuthorTagsText

Searches comments by author, tags, and text.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getCommentsByAuthorTagsText/:author/:searchTags/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

getCommentsByAuthorTimeTagsText

Searches comments by author, time range, tags, and text.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getCommentsByAuthorTimeTagsText/:author/:fromTime-:toTime/:searchTags/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

Active Comments Search

These endpoints search only comments with pending payouts (within 7-day window).

getActiveCommentsByText

Searches active comments by text content.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getActiveCommentsByText/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

getActiveCommentsByTagsText

Searches active comments by tags and text.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getActiveCommentsByTagsText/:searchTags/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

Active Comments By Author

getActiveCommentsByAuthorText

Searches active comments by a specific author.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getActiveCommentsByAuthorText/:author/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

getActiveCommentsByAuthorTagsText

Searches active comments by author, tags, and text.

Endpoint

/content_search_api/getActiveCommentsByAuthorTagsText/:author/:searchTags/:searchText/:searchIn?/:observer?/:bodyLength?/:orderBy?/:orderDir?/:limit?/:offset?

Response Format

All endpoints return results with consistent column structure:

Column	Index	Description
`link_id`	0	Unique post/comment identifier
`link_status`	1	Status indicator
`author_reputation`	2	Author's reputation score
`author_status`	3	Author status
`author_role`	4	Role in community (e.g., "mod")
`author_title`	5	Author's title
`author`	6	Author username
`permlink`	7	Post/comment permlink
`parent_author`	8	Parent author (for comments)
`parent_permlink`	9	Parent permlink
`root_author`	10	Root post author
`root_permlink`	11	Root post permlink
`root_title`	12	Root post title
`created`	13	Creation timestamp
`last_update`	14	Last update timestamp
`cashout_time`	15	Cashout time
`payout`	16	Payout amount
`net_rshares`	17	Net rshares
`max_accepted_payout`	18	Max accepted payout
`percent_steem_dollars`	19	SBD percentage
`children`	20	Number of children
`upvote_count`	21	Number of upvotes
`downvote_count`	22	Number of downvotes
`downvote_weight`	23	Downvote weight
`word_count`	24	Word count
`is_author_muted`	25	Author muted flag
`is_muted`	26	Content muted flag
`is_pinned`	27	Pinned flag
`category`	28	Category
`community`	29	Community name
`json_images`	30	JSON array of images
`json_metadata`	31	Post metadata JSON
`title`	32	Post/comment title
`body`	33	Post/comment body (truncated)

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