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title: Search Resources
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# Search Resources
GET/accounts/{account\_id}/load\_balancers/search
Search for Load Balancing resources.
##### Security
API Token
The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.
**Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.
**Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.
**Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
`Load Balancing: Monitors and Pools Write``Load Balancing: Monitors and Pools Read`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
Identifier.
maxLength32
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##### Q uery ParametersExpand Collapse
page: optional number
minimum1
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per\_page: optional number
maximum1000
minimum1
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query: optional string
Search query term.
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references: optional ""or "\*"or "referral"or "referrer"
The type of references to include. ”\*” to include both referral and referrer references. "" to not include any reference information.
One of the following:
""
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"\*"
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"referral"
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"referrer"
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##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
errors: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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messages: array of ResponseInfo { code, message, documentation\_url, source }
code: number
minimum1000
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message: string
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documentation\_url: optional string
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source: optional object {pointer }
pointer: optional string
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result: object {resources }
resources: optional array of object {reference\_type, references, resource\_id, 2 more }
A list of resources matching the search query.
reference\_type: optional "referral"or "referrer"
When listed as a reference, the type (direction) of the reference.
One of the following:
"referral"
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"referrer"
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references: optional array of unknown
A list of references to (referrer) or from (referral) this resource.
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resource\_id: optional string
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resource\_name: optional string
The human-identifiable name of the resource.
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resource\_type: optional "load\_balancer"or "monitor"or "pool"
The type of the resource.
One of the following:
"load\_balancer"
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"monitor"
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"pool"
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success: true
Whether the API call was successful.
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result\_info: optional object {count, page, per\_page, 2 more }
count: optional number
Total number of results on the current page.
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page: optional number
Current page within paginated list of results.
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per\_page: optional number
Number of results per page.
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total\_count: optional number
Total results available without any search parameters.
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total\_pages: optional number
Total number of pages available.
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### Search Resources
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/load_balancers/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"result": {
"resources": [
{
"reference_type": "referral",
"references": [
{
"reference_type": "referrer",
"resource_id": "699d98642c564d2e855e9661899b7252",
"resource_name": "www.example.com",
"resource_type": "load_balancer"
},
{
"reference_type": "referral",
"resource_id": "f1aba936b94213e5b8dca0c0dbf1f9cc",
"resource_name": "Login page monitor",
"resource_type": "monitor"
}
],
"resource_id": "17b5962d775c646f3f9725cbc7a53df4",
"resource_name": "primary-dc-1",
"resource_type": "pool"
}
]
},
"success": true,
"result_info": {
"count": 20,
"page": 1,
"per_page": 20,
"total_count": 2000,
"total_pages": 100
}
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"errors": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"messages": [
{
"code": 1000,
"message": "message",
"documentation_url": "documentation_url",
"source": {
"pointer": "pointer"
}
}
],
"result": {
"resources": [
{
"reference_type": "referral",
"references": [
{
"reference_type": "referrer",
"resource_id": "699d98642c564d2e855e9661899b7252",
"resource_name": "www.example.com",
"resource_type": "load_balancer"
},
{
"reference_type": "referral",
"resource_id": "f1aba936b94213e5b8dca0c0dbf1f9cc",
"resource_name": "Login page monitor",
"resource_type": "monitor"
}
],
"resource_id": "17b5962d775c646f3f9725cbc7a53df4",
"resource_name": "primary-dc-1",
"resource_type": "pool"
}
]
},
"success": true,
"result_info": {
"count": 20,
"page": 1,
"per_page": 20,
"total_count": 2000,
"total_pages": 100
}
}
```