# Retrieve Items with SEARCH HTTP Method

**URL:** <https://community.directus.com/t/retrieve-items-with-search-http-method/1261>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [October 1, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/retrieve-items-with-search-http-method/1261 "2025-10-01T19:04:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/retrieve-items-with-search-http-method/1261/1 "2025-10-01T19:04:04Z")

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Hi,

When querying for items via the rest API, one could use the SEARCH HTTP method with the query in the body of the request.

Though it still works in version 11.12.0, I don’t see this in the API documentation [Items | Directus Docs](https://directus.io/docs/api/items#list-all-items-in-a-collection) any longer. Is this going to be removed in the near future?

thanks  
Matt