Search 

Use the CRM search endpoints to filter, sort, and search objects, records, and engagements across your CRM. For example, use the endpoints to get a list of contacts in your account, or a list of all open deals.

To use these endpoints from an app, a CRM scope is required. Refer to this list of available scopes to learn which granular CRM scopes can be used to accomplish your goal.

Make a search request

To search your CRM, make a POST request to the object's search endpoint. CRM search endpoints are constructed using the following format: /crm/v3/objects/{object}/search. In the request body, you'll include filters to narrow your search by CRM property values.

For example, the code snippet below would retrieve a list of all contacts that have a specific company email address.

// Example POST request to /crm/v3/objects/contacts/search { "filterGroups":[ { "filters":[ { "propertyName":"email", "operator":"CONTAINS_TOKEN", "value": "*@hubspot.com" } ] } ] }

Each object that you search will include a set of default properties that gets returned. For example, a contacts search will return createdate, email, firstname, hs_object_id, lastmodifieddate, and lastname. To return a specific set of properties, include a properties array in the request body. 

// Example POST request to /crm/v3/objects/companies/search { "filterGroups":[ { "filters":[ { "propertyName":"annualrevenue", "operator":"GT", "value": "10000000" } ] } ], "properties": ["annualrevenue", "name"] }

Please note: including a properties array will override the default returned properties, so you’ll need to specify those in the array if you want to return them.

Searchable CRM objects and engagements

Objects

The tables below contain the object search endpoints, the objects they refer to, and the properties that are returned by default.

Use this table to describe parameters / fields
Search endpointObjectDefault returned properties
/crm/v3/objects/carts/search
Cartscreatedate, hs_lastmodifieddate, hs_object_id
/crm/v3/objects/companies/search
Companies

name, domain, createdate,

hs_lastmodifieddate, hs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/contacts/search
Contacts

firstname,lastname,email,lastmodifieddate,hs_object_id, createdate

/crm/v3/objects/deals/search
Deals

dealname, amount, closedate,
pipeline,dealstage, createdate, hs_lastmodifieddate, hs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/deal_split/search
Deal splitshs_createdatehs_lastmodifieddatehs_object_id
/crm/v3/objects/discounts/search
Discounts

createdatehs_lastmodifieddate, hs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/feedback_submissions/search
Feedback submissions

hs_createdate,
hs_lastmodifieddate,
hs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/fees/search
Fees

createdatehs_lastmodifieddate, hs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/invoices/search
Invoices

createdatehs_lastmodifieddatehs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/leads/search
Leads

 createdate, hs_lastmodifieddate, hs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/line_items/search
Line items

quantityamountpricecreatedatehs_lastmodifieddatehs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/orders/search
Orders

createdatehs_lastmodifieddate, hs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/commerce_payments/search
Payments

createdatehs_lastmodifieddatehs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/products/search
Products

namedescription ,pricecreatedatehs_lastmodifieddatehs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/quotes/search
Quotes

hs_expiration_date, hs_public_url_key, hs_status,

hs_title, hs_createdate, hs_lastmodifieddate,

hs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/subscriptions/search
Subscriptions (Commerce)

hs_createdatehs_lastmodifieddatehs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/taxes/search
Taxes

createdatehs_lastmodifieddate, hs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/tickets/search
Tickets

content, hs_pipeline, hs_pipeline_stage,

hs_ticket_category, hs_ticket_priority, subject,

createdate, hs_lastmodifieddate, hs_object_id

Engagements

The table below contains the engagement search endpoints, the engagements they refer to, and the properties that are returned by default.

Use this table to describe parameters / fields
Search endpointEngagementDefault returned properties
/crm/v3/objects/calls/search
Calls

hs_createdate,
hs_lastmodifieddate,
hs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/emails/search
Emails

hs_createdate,
hs_lastmodifieddate,
hs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/meetings/search
Meetings

hs_createdate,
hs_lastmodifieddate,
hs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/notes/search
Notes

hs_createdate,
hs_lastmodifieddate,
hs_object_id

/crm/v3/objects/tasks/search
Tasks

hs_createdate,
hs_lastmodifieddate,
hs_object_id

Search default searchable properties

Search all default text properties in records of the specified object to find all records that have a value containing the specified string. By default, the results will be returned in order of object creation (oldest first), but you can override this with sorting.

For example, the request below searches for all contacts with a default text property value containing the letter X.

curl https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/contacts/search \ --request POST \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \ --data '{ "query": "x" }'

Below are the properties that are searched by default through the above method:

Use this table to describe parameters / fields
Search endpointObjectDefault searchable properties
/crm/v3/objects/calls/search
Calls

hs_call_title, hs_body_preview

/crm/v3/objects/companies/search
Companies

website, phone, name, domain

/crm/v3/objects/contacts/search
Contacts

firstname,lastname,email,phone,hs_additional_emails, fax, mobilephone, company, hs_marketable_until_renewal

/crm/v3/objects/{objectType}/search
Custom objects

Up to 20 selected properties.

/crm/v3/objects/deals/search
Deals

dealname,pipeline,dealstage, description, dealtype

/crm/v3/objects/emails/search
Emails

hs_email_subject

/crm/v3/objects/feedback_submissions/search
Feedback submissions

hs_submission_name, hs_content

/crm/v3/objects/meetings/search
Meetings

hs_meeting_title, hs_meeting_body

/crm/v3/objects/notes/search
Notes

hs_note_body

/crm/v3/objects/products/search
Products

name, description ,price, hs_sku

/crm/v3/objects/quotes/search
Quotes

hs_sender_firstname, hs_sender_lastname, hs_proposal_slug, hs_title, hs_sender_company_name, hs_sender_email, hs_quote_number, hs_public_url_key

/crm/v3/objects/tasks/search
Tasks

hs_task_body, hs_task_subject

/crm/v3/objects/tickets/search
Tickets

subject, content, hs_pipeline_stage, hs_ticket_category, hs_ticket_id

Filter search results

Use filters in the request body to limit the results to only records with matching property values. For example, the request below searches for all contacts with a first name of Alice.

Please note: when filtering search results for calls, conversations, emails, meetings, notes, or tasks, the property hs_body_preview_html is not supported. For emails, the properties hs_email_html and hs_body_preview are also not supported.
curl https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/contacts/search \ --request POST \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \ --data '{ "filterGroups":[ { "filters":[ { "propertyName": "firstname", "operator": "EQ", "value": "Alice" } ] } ] }'

To include multiple filter criteria, you can group filters within filterGroups:

  • To apply AND logic, include a comma-separated list of conditions within one set of filters.
  • To apply OR logic, include multiple filters within a filterGroup.

You can include a maximum of five filterGroups with up to 6 filters in each group, with a maximum of 18 filters in total. If you've included too many groups or filters, you'll receive a VALIDATION_ERROR error response. 

For example, the request below searches for contacts with the first name Alice AND a last name other than Smith, OR contacts that don't have a value for the property email

curl https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/contacts/search \ --request POST \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \ --data '{ "filterGroups": [ { "filters": [ { "propertyName": "firstname", "operator": "EQ", "value": "Alice" }, { "propertyName": "lastname", "operator": "NEQ", "value": "Smith" } ] }, { "filters": [ { "propertyName": "email", "operator": "NOT_HAS_PROPERTY" } ] } ] }'

You can use operators in filters to specify which records should be returned. Values in filters are case-insensitive, with the following two exceptions:

  • When filtering for an enumeration property, search is case-sensitive for all filter operators.
  • When filtering for a string property using IN and NOT_IN operators, the searched values must be lowercase.

Below are the available filter operators:

Use this table to describe parameters / fields
OperatorDescription
LT

Less than the specified value.

LTE

Less than or equal to the specified value.

GT

Greater than the specified value.

GTE

Greater than or equal to the specified value.

EQ

Equal to the specified value.

NEQ

Not equal to the specified value.

BETWEEN

Within the specified range. In your request, use key-value pairs to set highValue and value.

Refer to the example below.

IN

Included within the specified list. Searches by exact match. In your request, include the list values in a values array. When searching a string property with this operator, values must be lowercase.

Refer to the example below.

NOT_IN

Not included within the specified list. In your request, include the list values in a values array. When searching a string property with this operator, values must be lowercase.

HAS_PROPERTY

Has a value for the specified property.

NOT_HAS_PROPERTY

Doesn't have a value for the specified property.

CONTAINS_TOKEN

Contains a token. In your request, you can use wildcards (*) to complete a partial search. For example, use the value *@hubspot.com to retrieve contacts with a HubSpot email address.

NOT_CONTAINS_TOKEN

Doesn't contain a token.

For example, you can use the BETWEEN operator to search for all tasks that were last modified within a specific time range:

curl https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/tasks/search \ --request POST \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \ --data '{ "filterGroups":[{ "filters":[ { "propertyName":"hs_lastmodifieddate", "operator":"BETWEEN", "highValue": "1642672800000", "value":"1579514400000" } ] }] }'

For another example, you can use the IN operator to search for companies that have specified values selected in a dropdown property.

curl https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/companies/search \ --request POST \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \ --data '{ "filterGroups":[ { "filters":[ { "propertyName":"enumeration_property", "operator":"IN", "values": ["value_1", "value_2"] } ] } ], "properties": ["annualrevenue", "enumeration_property", "name"] }'

Search through associations

Search for records that are associated with other specific records by using the pseudo-property associations.{objectType}.

For example, the request below searches for all tickets associated with a contact that has the contact ID of 123:

curl https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/tickets/search \ --request POST \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \ --data '{ "filters": [ { "propertyName": "associations.contact", "operator": "EQ", "value": "123" } ] }'

Please note: the option to search through custom object associations is not currently supported via search endpoints. To find custom object associations, you can use the associations API.

Sort search results

Use a sorting rule in the request body to list results in ascending or descending order. Only one sorting rule can be applied to any search.

For example, the request below sorts returned contacts with most recently created first:

curl https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/contacts/search \ --request POST \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \ --data '{ "sorts": [ { "propertyName": "createdate", "direction": "DESCENDING" } ] }'

Paging through results

By default, the search endpoints will return pages of 10 records at a time. This can be changed by setting the limit parameter in the request body. The maximum number of supported objects per page is 200.

For example, the request below would return pages containing 20 results each.

curl https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/contacts/search \ --request POST \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \ --data '{ "limit": 20 }'

To access the next page of results, you must pass an after parameter provided in the paging.next.after property of the previous response. If the paging.next.after property isn’t provided, there are no additional results to display. You must format the value in the after parameter as an integer.

For example, the request below would return the next page of results:

curl https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/contacts/search \ --request POST \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \ --data '{ "after": "20" }'

Limitations

  • It may take a few moments for newly created or updated CRM objects to appear in search results.
  • Archived CRM objects won’t appear in any search results.
  • The search endpoints are rate limited to five requests per second.
  • The maximum number of supported objects per page is 200.
  • A query can contain a maximum of 3,000 characters. If the body of your request exceeds 3,000 characters, a 400 error will be returned.
  • The search endpoints are limited to 10,000 total results for any given query. Attempting to page beyond 10,000 will result in a 400 error.
  • When filtering, you can include a maximum of five filterGroups with up to 10 filters in each group, with a maximum of 25 filters in total.
  • When searching for phone numbers, HubSpot uses special calculated properties to standardize the format. These properties all start with hs_searchable_calculated_*. As a part of this standardization, HubSpot only uses the area code and local number. You should refrain from including the country code in your search or filter criteria.

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