# REST API - /api/search/universal/absolute Endpoint

**URL:** <https://community.graylog.org/t/rest-api-api-search-universal-absolute-endpoint/27690>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [February 13, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/rest-api-api-search-universal-absolute-endpoint/27690 "2023-02-13T00:11:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![weird-oecophylla](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/weird-oecophylla/32/11147_2.png) [@weird-oecophylla](https://community.graylog.org/u/weird-oecophylla)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/rest-api-api-search-universal-absolute-endpoint/27690/1 "2023-02-13T00:11:33Z")

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Hi,

quick question: Does the endpoint

> /api/search/universal/absolute

exists ?

Because Im automating request for absolute searches and I get a 404 error.

As long as the endpoint

> /api/search/universal/relative

exists, I don’t understand why an absolute endpoint would not exist ?

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**Author:** ![weird-oecophylla](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/weird-oecophylla/32/11147_2.png) [@weird-oecophylla](https://community.graylog.org/u/weird-oecophylla)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/rest-api-api-search-universal-absolute-endpoint/27690/2 "2023-02-13T00:36:58Z")

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My bad, I just missed some argument’s format.

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**Author:** ![dscryber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/dscryber/32/14178_2.png) [@dscryber](https://community.graylog.org/u/dscryber)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/rest-api-api-search-universal-absolute-endpoint/27690/3 "2023-02-14T16:29:31Z")

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@weird-oecophylla

Hey thanks for jumping back on this with your solution. It’s members like you who are helping to make Graylog Community a strong peer-support channel for everyone!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/graylog/original/3X/c/7/c7c09c6b5099570133d6502b83f50ba4430de5b6.png) [@system](https://community.graylog.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/rest-api-api-search-universal-absolute-endpoint/27690/4 "2023-02-28T16:29:37Z")

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