---
title: "Searching in a collection"
slug: "searching-in-a-collection"
abstract: "Overview of searching in a collection resource in Sitecore CDP REST APIs."
---
# Searching in a collection

You can search for specific resources in a collection resource by using certain query parameters to specify your search criteria. You can perform a search based on generic query parameters. Search supports result pagination and link expansion.

A search consists of specifying one or more query parameters and a corresponding search value on a collection resource URL. The example cURL call returns all `someCollection` resources where both of the following are true:

- The `someCollection` attribute `parameter1` is equal to `searchValue1` (case insensitive).
- The `someCollection` attribute `parameter2` is equal to `searchValue2` (case insensitive).

Searching in `someCollection` resources:

```curl
curl -X GET '<baseURL>/v2/someCollection?parameter1=searchValue1&parameter2=searchValue2'

```