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# API Searching

Dexter makes an  endpoint available for searching outside of Craft templates. The URL endpoint defaults to  `https://mysite.com/dexter/search`.

You can use GET or POST requests. If you are using POST, the `secureSearch` setting is enabled by default and will expect a valid CSRF token to be sent as the `X-CSRF-Token` header value in the request. You will need to acquire the current token and add it to your request. For example:

```json
{
    "index": "test_files",
    "term": "empire",
    "filters": {
        "limit": 6,
        "hybrid": {
          "embedder": "fullText"
        }
    }
}
```

GET requests do not require a CSRF token. Since you're simply performing a search a GET request is generally accepted, however, if you are using a large `filters` object, it is recommended to use a POST request. GET requests have the benefit of being sharable URLs, but depending on the complexity of your  search filters you may want to consider a POST request. An example GET request will need to have the `filters` be a valid JSON object that is url encoded. For example:

```
https://mysite.com/dexter/search?index=test_files&term=empire&filters=%7B%22limit%22%3A6%2C%22hybrid%22%3A%7B%22embedder%22%3A%22fullText%22%7D%7D
```