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The search API endpoint does not work for tags with colons
The search API endpoint does not work for tags with colons. For example:
https://www.bibsonomy.org/api/posts?resourcetype=bookmark&format=json&user=becker&search=tags:m:map
While this works:
https://www.bibsonomy.org/api/posts?resourcetype=bookmark&format=json&user=becker&tags=m:map
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reporter Actually this might be due to the search index lagging behind. I’ll have to check back later and see if search works then. How often is the search index updated?
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reporter So the search index does lag behind. But only a couple of minute or so. Colons in tags are actually an issue as reported originally!
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Colons are currently not supported in search terms. They are used to specify special fields you want to search in. e.g. authors: tags: etc.
What you CAN do is something like that:
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reporter Great, thanks for the info! I’d suggest adding that to the docs for future reference :)
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reporter - marked as minor
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Duplicate #2921
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