--- title: search description: This docusaurus page provides detail on how to use the Search function within the CoinPaprika API, including specific parameters such as limit, sort, and category. keywords: - CoinPaprika - API - Search function - Data sorting - Data categories - metadata - docusaurus - bitcoin --- import HeadTitle from '@site/src/components/General/HeadTitle.tsx'; Search over CoinPaprika API You can display only N number of results with --limit parameter. You can sort data by id, name , category --sort parameter and also with --reverse flag to sort descending. To choose category in which you are searching for use --cat/-c parameter. Available categories: currencies|exchanges|icos|people|tags|all Displays: id, name, category ### Usage ```python search -q QUERY [QUERY ...] [-c {currencies,exchanges,icos,people,tags,all}] [-l LIMIT] [-s {category,id,name}] [-r] ``` --- ## Parameters | Name | Description | Default | Optional | Choices | | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- | ------- | | query | phrase for search | None | False | None | | category | Categories to search: currencies|exchanges|icos|people|tags|all. Default: all | all | True | currencies, exchanges, icos, people, tags, all | | limit | Limit of records | 10 | True | None | | sortby | Sort by given column. Default: id | id | True | category, id, name | | reverse | Data is sorted in descending order by default. Reverse flag will sort it in an ascending way. Only works when raw data is displayed. | False | True | None | --- ## Examples ```python 2022 Feb 15, 06:51 (🦋) /crypto/disc/ $ search -q bitcoin CoinPaprika Results ┌─────────────────────────┬──────────────────────┬────────────┐ │ id │ name │ category │ ├─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────┤ │ bbtc-baby-bitcoin │ Baby Bitcoin │ currencies │ ├─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────┤ │ bc-bitcoin-confidential │ Bitcoin Confidential │ currencies │ ├─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────┤ │ bca-bitcoin-atom │ Bitcoin Atom │ currencies │ ├─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────┤ │ bcd-bitcoin-diamond │ Bitcoin Diamond │ currencies │ ├─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────┤ │ bcf-bitcoin-fast │ Bitcoin Fast │ currencies │ ├─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────┤ │ bch-bitcoin-cash │ Bitcoin Cash │ currencies │ ├─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────┤ │ bch-bitcoin-cash-token │ Bitcoin Cash Token │ currencies │ ├─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────┤ │ bci-bitcoin-interest │ Bitcoin Interest │ currencies │ ├─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────┤ │ bcr-bitcoinrock │ BITCOINROCK │ currencies │ ├─────────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼────────────┤ │ bct-bitcointrust │ BitcoinTrust │ currencies │ └─────────────────────────┴──────────────────────┴────────────┘ ``` ---