Searching for Teams Items in Channels

You can search for Microsoft Teams items of a specific backed-up channel.

Request

POST https://<hostname>:4443/POST /v6/RestoreSessions/{restoreSessionId}/organization/teams/{teamId}/channels/{channelId}/search

Request Headers

The request header must contain an authorization token of the current session.

Request Parameters

The following parameters must be specified in the URL of the request:

Parameter	Type	Description
restoreSessionId	string	Specifies the identification number of the restore session. For more information on how to get this parameter, see Getting Restore Sessions.
teamId	string	Specifies the identification number of the team. For more information on how to get this parameter, see Getting Teams.
channelId	string	Specifies the identification number of the channel. For more information on how to get this parameter, see Getting Teams Channels.

Request Body

The request body must contain the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
type	string	Type of Microsoft Teams items that you want to find. The following types are available: files posts tabs
query	string	Specifies query parameters used to search for Microsoft Teams items. For more information, see Query Parameters.

Property

Type

Description

type

string

Type of Microsoft Teams items that you want to find. The following types are available:

files
posts
tabs

query

string

Specifies query parameters used to search for Microsoft Teams items. For more information, see Query Parameters.

Query Parameters

The following table lists examples of parameters that you can use in the query string to search for Microsoft Teams items.

For the complete list of supported query parameters, see Appendix A. Item Search Parameters.

Search Parameters for Files

Parameter	Type	Description
author	string	Specifies the name of the user who created the file. Query example: author: admin.
created	string	Specifies the time when the file was created. Query example: created: this year.
modified	string	Specifies the time of the latest modification of the post. Query example: modified: this year.
ext	string	Specifies the file extension. Query example: ext: html.
filename	string	Specifies the file name or part of the file name. Query example: filename: report.
size	string	Specifies the file size. Query example: size: 5MB.

Search Parameters for Posts

Parameter	Type	Description
author	string	Specifies the name of the user who created the post. Query example: author: admin.
created	string	Specifies the time when the post was created. Query example: created: this year.
modified	string	Specifies the time of the latest modification of the post. Query example: modified: this year.
hasattachments	string	Defines whether the post has attachments. Query example: hasattachments: true.
body	string	Specifies the part of the post message body. Query example: body: important.
subject	string	Specifies the post subject or part of the post subject. Query example: subject: announcement.

Search Parameters for Tabs

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	Specifies the name of the tab. Query example: name: website.

Parameter

Type

Description

name

string

Specifies the name of the tab.

Query example: name: website.

Request Example 1

Request:

POST https://abc.tech.local:4443/v6/RestoreSessions/0dccfd9f-8056-4d90-a7a3-2af1f9a249a1/organization/teams/448c5b66-8dcd-4c75-b636-d3b500bce36f/channels/19%3A94e57dbfaa634f999353b374b69b5800%40thread.tacv2/search

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

Request Body:

{
"type": "files",

"query": "filename: report"

}

Request Example 2

Request:

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

Request Body:

{
"type": "posts",

"query": "subject: announcement"

}

Request Example 3

Request:

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

Request Body:

{
"type": "tabs",

"query": "name: website"

}

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Codes

A successfully completed operation returns a response code 200 OK.

Response Headers

The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTPS headers.

Header	Description
Content-length	The length of the response body.
Content-type	The media type and syntax of the response body message: application/json; charset=utf-8

Response Body

The response body contains the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
offset	integer	Specifies the offset value.
limit	integer	Specifies the limit of records to be displayed on the page.
results	Results Object	Contains the Results object.

Results Object

Results Object for Files

Property	Type	Description
id	string	ID of the file.
name	string	File name.
sizeBytes	integer	Size of the file.
version	string	Version of the file in the backup.
modified	UTC	Date and time of the last modification of the file.
modifiedBy	string	Name of the user who performed the latest modification of the file.
type	string	Type of the Microsoft Teams item.
_links	Dictionary of string [key] and Object [value]	Links to related resources (navigation property).

Results Object for Posts

Property	Type	Description
id	string	ID of the post.
isImportant	boolean	Defines whether the post is marked as important.
author	string	User name of the author of the post.
subject	string	Subject of the post.
createdTime	UTC	Date and time when the post was created.
lastModificationTime	UTC	Date and time of the latest modification of the post.
attachments	object[]	Attachments of the post.
_links	Dictionary of string [key] and Object [value]	Links to related resources (navigation property).

Results Object for Tabs

Property	Type	Description
id	string	ID of the backed-up tab.
displayName	string	Display name of the backed-up tab.
contentUrl	string	URL address of the object published on the backed-up tab.
type	string	Type of the backed-up tab.
_links	Dictionary of string [key] and Object [value]	Links to related resources (navigation property).

Response Example

Response:

200 OK

Response Body:

{

"offset": 0,

"limit": 30,

"results": [

{

"id": "f6bb1e94-f371-4f5e-922f-f861b364b213",

"name": "report.html",

"sizeBytes": 19819,

"version": 6,

"modified": "2020-11-06T10:25:29Z",

"modifiedBy": "admin",

"type": "File",

"_links": {

"self": {

"href": "/v6/RestoreSessions/0dccfd9f-8056-4d90-a7a3-2af1f9a249a1/organization/teams/a21a2761-c664-4e9c-9c3b-592ffb5ee3bf/files/f6bb1e94-f371-4f5e-922f-f861b364b213?channelId=19:3efc9c04503f486595823f43731f1a9a@thread.tacv2"

"channel": {

"href": "/v6/RestoreSessions/0dccfd9f-8056-4d90-a7a3-2af1f9a249a1/organization/teams/a21a2761-c664-4e9c-9c3b-592ffb5ee3bf/channels/19:3efc9c04503f486595823f43731f1a9a@thread.tacv2"

"team": {

"href": "/v6/RestoreSessions/0dccfd9f-8056-4d90-a7a3-2af1f9a249a1/organization/teams/a21a2761-c664-4e9c-9c3b-592ffb5ee3bf"

}

{

"id": "43f8b4a4-89ec-4f20-b285-d7ec97b498a8",

"name": "report_2020.html",

"sizeBytes": 458616,

"version": 6,

"modified": "2020-11-06T10:34:51Z",

"modifiedBy": "admin",

"type": "File",

"_links": {

"self": {

"href": "/v6/RestoreSessions/0dccfd9f-8056-4d90-a7a3-2af1f9a249a1/organization/teams/a21a2761-c664-4e9c-9c3b-592ffb5ee3bf/files/43f8b4a4-89ec-4f20-b285-d7ec97b498a8?channelId=19:3efc9c04503f486595823f43731f1a9a@thread.tacv2"

"channel": {

"href": "/v6/RestoreSessions/0dccfd9f-8056-4d90-a7a3-2af1f9a249a1/organization/teams/a21a2761-c664-4e9c-9c3b-592ffb5ee3bf/channels/19:3efc9c04503f486595823f43731f1a9a@thread.tacv2"

"team": {

"href": "/v6/RestoreSessions/0dccfd9f-8056-4d90-a7a3-2af1f9a249a1/organization/teams/a21a2761-c664-4e9c-9c3b-592ffb5ee3bf"

"parent": {

"href": "/v6/RestoreSessions/0dccfd9f-8056-4d90-a7a3-2af1f9a249a1/organization/teams/a21a2761-c664-4e9c-9c3b-592ffb5ee3bf/files/d5ef6028-247a-4696-8b85-c2eca153658a?channelId=19:3efc9c04503f486595823f43731f1a9a@thread.tacv2"

}

"_links": {

"self": {

"href": "/v6/RestoreSessions/0dccfd9f-8056-4d90-a7a3-2af1f9a249a1/organization/search?offset=0&limit=30"

"next": {

"href": "/v6/RestoreSessions/0dccfd9f-8056-4d90-a7a3-2af1f9a249a1/organization/search?offset=30&limit=30"

}