# org.passingreads.book.searchBooks

> Published by [passingreads.org](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:oeipalbxet5jghoqe6b6ctu6)

✓ This is the authoritative definition for this NSID.

## Links

- [View on Lexicon Garden](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:oeipalbxet5jghoqe6b6ctu6/org.passingreads.book.searchBooks)
- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:oeipalbxet5jghoqe6b6ctu6/org.passingreads.book.searchBooks/docs)
- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:oeipalbxet5jghoqe6b6ctu6/org.passingreads.book.searchBooks/examples)

## Definitions

### `org.passingreads.book.searchBooks`

**Type**: `query`

Search dropped books by free text against title, authors, and publicationId. Results are de-duplicated per (publicationId, currentLocation) — multiple copies of the same publication at the same location collapse to the most recently-active copy. Ordered by last_event_at desc.

#### Parameters

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `q` | `string` | Yes | Free-text query matched against title, authors, and publicationId. |

#### Output

**Encoding**: `application/json`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `books` | `array` | Yes |  |

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "id": "org.passingreads.book.searchBooks",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "type": "query",
      "output": {
        "schema": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "books"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "books": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "ref": "org.passingreads.book.defs#statefulBook",
                "type": "ref"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "encoding": "application/json"
      },
      "parameters": {
        "type": "params",
        "required": [
          "q"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "q": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Free-text query matched against title, authors, and publicationId."
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Search dropped books by free text against title, authors, and publicationId. Results are de-duplicated per (publicationId, currentLocation) — multiple copies of the same publication at the same location collapse to the most recently-active copy. Ordered by last_event_at desc."
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```