# Global Search

## Advanced Search

`Get` <https://example.com/wp-json/dt-posts/v2/posts/search/advanced_search>

### Parameters

* **query** (string) mandatory. URI encoded search query.
* **post\_type** (string) mandatory. Post type name to be searched. Set to `all` for multiple post type searches.
* **offset** (int) mandatory. How many initial search result hits to skip (for load more operations). Set to `0` as default.

### Returns

```
{
   hits: (array) An array of result hits. See below for format.
   total_hits: (int) the number of result hits in total.
}
```

Result hits format:

```javascript
[
  {
    "post_type":"contacts",
    "posts":[
      "ID": "56",
      "post_title": "Ali XYZ",
      "post_type": "contacts",
      "post_date": "2018-05-29 14:19:36",
      "post_hit": "N", //post hit type indicator (Y/N)
      "comment_hit": "Y", //comment hit type indicator (Y/N)
      "meta_hit": "N", //meta hit type indicator (Y/N)
      "comment_hit_content": "Wow! He is willing to meet today!",
      "meta_hit_value": ""
    ],
    "total": 1,
    "offset": 2 //current offset value for result post type
  },
  {
    ...hit2...
  }
]
```


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://developers.disciple.tools/theme-core/api-posts/global-search.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.