General
Tag Searching
Searching is largely based on tags, with a number of special keywords available that allow searching based on properties of the posts.
tagnameReturns posts that are tagged with "tagname".
tagname othertagnameReturns posts that are tagged with "tagname" and "othertagme".
Most tags and keywords can be prefaced with a negative sign (-) to indicate that you want to search for posts that do not match something.
-tagnameReturns posts that are not tagged with "tagname".
-tagname -othertagnameReturns posts that are not tagged with "tagname" or "othertagname".
tagname -othertagnameReturns posts that are tagged with "tagname", but are not tagged with "othertagname".
Wildcard searches are possible as well using * for "any one, more, or none" and ? for "any one".
tag*Returns posts that are tagged with "tag", "tags", "tagme", "tagname", or anything else that starts with "tag".
*nameReturns posts that are tagged with "name", "tagname", "othertagname" or anything else that ends with "name".
tagn?meReturns posts that are tagged with "tagname", "tagnome", or anything else that starts with "tagn", then has one character, and ends with "me".
Comparing values (<, <=, >, >=, or =)
For example, you can use this to count tags.
tags=1Returns posts with exactly 1 tag.
tags>0Returns posts with 1 or more tags.
Searching for posts by aspect ratio.
The relation is calculated as: width / height.
ratio=4:3Returns posts with an aspect ratio of 4:3.
ratio>16:9Returns posts with an aspect ratio greater than 16:9.
Searching by dimentions.
size=640x480Returns posts exactly 640 pixels wide by 480 pixels high.
size>1920x1080Returns posts with a width larger than 1920 and a height larger than 1080.
width=1000Returns posts exactly 1000 pixels wide.
height=1000Returns posts exactly 1000 pixels high.
Searching by file size.
Supported suffixes are kb, mb, and gb. Uses multiples of 1024.
filesize=1Returns posts exactly 1 byte in size
filesize>100mbReturns posts greater than 100 megabytes in size.
Searching by date posted.
Date format is yyyy-mm-dd. Date posted includes time component, so = will not work unless the time is exact.
posted>=2019-07-19Returns posts posted on or after 2019-07-19.
Searching posts by media length.
Available suffixes are ms, s, m, h, d, and y. A number by itself will be interpreted as milliseconds. Searches using = are not likely to work unless time is specified down to the millisecond.
length>=1hReturns posts that are longer than an hour.
length<=10h15mReturns posts that are shorter than 10 hours and 15 minutes.
length>=10000Returns posts that are longer than 10,000 milliseconds, or 10 seconds.
Searching posts by ID.
id=1234Find the 1234th thing uploaded.
id>1234Find more recently posted things.
Post attributes.
Searching by MD5 hash.
hash=0D3512CAA964B2BA5D7851AF5951F33BReturns post with MD5 hash 0D3512CAA964B2BA5D7851AF5951F33B.
Searching by file name.
filename=picasso.jpgReturns posts that are named "picasso.jpg".
Searching for posts by source.
source=https:///google.com/Returns posts with a source of "https://google.com/".
source=anyReturns posts with a source set.
source=noneReturns posts without a source set.
Sorting search results
Sorting can be done using the pattern order:field_direction.
Supported fields: id, width, height, filesize, filename.
Direction can be either asc or desc, indicating ascending (123) or descending (321) order.
order:id_ascReturns posts sorted by ID, smallest first.
order:width_descReturns posts sorted by width, largest first.
Media
Search for posts based on the type of media.
content:audio
Returns posts that contain audio, including videos and audio files.
content:video
Returns posts that contain video, including animated GIFs.
These search terms depend on the posts being scanned for media content. Automatic scanning was implemented in mid-2019, so posts uploaded before, or posts uploaded on a system without ffmpeg, will require additional scanning before this will work.
Comments
Search for posts containing a certain number of comments, or comments by a particular individual.
comments=1
Returns posts with exactly 1 comment.
comments>0
Returns posts with 1 or more comments.
Can use <, <=, >, >=, or =.
commented_by:username
Returns posts that have been commented on by "username".
commented_by_userno:123
Returns posts that have been commented on by user 123.
File Types
Search for posts by extension
ext=jpg
Returns posts with the extension "jpg".
- asf
- avi
- flv
- gif
- jpg
- mkv
- mov
- mp3
- mp4
- ogv
- png
- webm
- webp
Search for posts by MIME type
mime=image/jpeg
Returns posts that have the MIME type "image/jpeg".
- audio/mpeg
- image/gif
- image/jpeg
- image/png
- image/webp
- video/mp4
- video/ogg
- video/quicktime
- video/webm
- video/x-flv
- video/x-matroska
- video/x-ms-asf
- video/x-msvideo
Users
Search for posts posted by particular individuals.
poster=usernameReturns posts posted by "username".
poster_id=123Returns posts posted by user 123.
Favorites
Search for posts that have been favorited a certain number of times, or favorited by a particular individual.
favorites=1
Returns posts that have been favorited once.
favorites>0
Returns posts that have been favorited 1 or more times
Can use <, <=, >, >=, or =.
favorited_by:username
Returns posts that have been favorited by "username".
favorited_by_userno:123
Returns posts that have been favorited by user 123.
Notes
Search for posts with notes.
note=noted
Returns posts with a note matching "noted".
notes>0
Returns posts with 1 or more notes.
Can use <, <=, >, >=, or =.
notes_by=username
Returns posts with note(s) by "username".
notes_by_user_id=123
Returns posts with note(s) by user 123.
Numeric Score
Search for posts that have received numeric scores by the score or by the scorer.
score=1
Returns posts with a score of 1.
score>0
Returns posts with a score of 1 or more.
Can use <, <=, >, >=, or =.
upvoted_by=username
Returns posts upvoted by "username".
upvoted_by_id=123
Returns posts upvoted by user 123.
downvoted_by=username
Returns posts downvoted by "username".
downvoted_by_id=123
Returns posts downvoted by user 123.
order:score_desc
Sorts the search results by score, descending.
order:score_asc
Sorts the search results by score, ascending.
Pools
Search for posts that are in a pool.
pool=1Returns posts in pool #1.
pool=anyReturns posts in any pool.
pool=noneReturns posts not in any pool.
pool_by_name=swimmingReturns posts in the "swimming" pool.
pool_by_name=swimming_poolReturns posts in the "swimming pool" pool. Note that the underscore becomes a space.
Ratings
Search for posts with one or more possible ratings.
rating:unratedReturns posts with the Unrated rating.
Ratings can be abbreviated to a single letter as well.
rating:?Returns posts with the Unrated rating.
If abbreviations are used, multiple ratings can be searched for.
rating:?sReturns posts with the Unrated or Safe rating.
Available ratings:
| Name | Search Term | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Unrated | unrated | ? |
| Safe | safe | s |
| Questionable | questionable | q |
| Explicit | explicit | e |
Relationships
Search for posts that have parent/child relationships.
parent=any
Returns posts that have a parent.
parent=none
Returns posts that have no parent.
parent=123
Returns posts that have image 123 set as parent.
child=any
Returns posts that have at least 1 child.
child=none
Returns posts that have no children.
Tag Categories
Search for posts containing a certain number of tags with the specified tag category.
persontags=1
Returns posts with exactly 1 tag with the tag category "person".
cattags>0
Returns posts with 1 or more tags with the tag category "cat".
Can use <, <=, >, >=, or =.
Category name is not case sensitive, category must exist for search to work.