# Search Content — Box

> Searches for files, folders, and web links across the user's Box content by keyword and/or metadata filters — at least one of Query or Metadata Filters is required. Matches item names, descriptions, and file text content; trashed items are…

- Key: `box-search-content`
- Type: Action (Read-only)
- Version: 0.0.12
- App: Box (`box`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/box.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/box/actions/search-content
- Hints: read-only · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/box/actions/search-content/search-content.mjs

## Description

Searches for files, folders, and web links across the user's Box content by keyword and/or metadata filters — at least one of `Query` or `Metadata Filters` is required. Matches item names, descriptions, and file text content; trashed items are excluded. Paginates through and returns all matching results. To browse a known folder instead, use **List Folder Items**. [See the documentation](https://developer.box.com/reference/get-search/).

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `searchType` | `string` | No | Limits the search results to any items of this type. By default the API returns items that match any of these types. |
| `query` | `string` | No | The string to search for. This query is matched against item names, descriptions, text content of files, and various other fields of the different item types. Please see the docs |
| `mdfilters` | `string` | No | A list of metadata templates to filter the search results by. e.g. [{"scope":"enterprise","templateKey":"contract","filters":{"category":"online"}}]. Please see the docs |
| `fields` | `string[]` | No | A comma-separated list of attributes to include in the response. This can be used to request fields that are not normally returned in a standard response, e.g. id,type,name |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "box",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "box-search-content",
  arguments: {
    searchType: "Type",
    query: "Query",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "box-search-content",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    box: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    searchType: "Type",
    query: "Query",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "box-search-content",
    "configured_props": {
      "box": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "searchType": "Type",
      "query": "Query"
    }
  }'
```

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