Community Member Search

This documentation describes using the member filters endpoint to search for community members.

API Endpoint

POST /api/headless/v1/search/community_members

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
filters	Array	No	Array of filter objects
search_text	String	No	Free text search across member profiles
per_page	Integer	No	Number of results per page
search_after	Array	No	Cursor for pagination beyond 10K records
order	String	No	Sort order: "oldest", "alphabetical", "latest", "role"
status	String	No	Filter by status: "active" or "inactive"
exclude_empty_profiles	Boolean	No	When true, excludes profiles with no data
exclude_empty_name	Boolean	No	When true, excludes profiles with no name

Building Filters

Each filter in the filters array follows this structure:

{
  "key": "string",              // Required
  "filter_type": "string",      // Optional
  "profile_field_type": "string", // Optional, for custom fields
  "profile_field_id": "string", // Optional, for custom fields
  "value": "string",           // Optional
  "gte": "integer",            // Optional, for range queries
  "lte": "integer"             // Optional, for range queries
}

Available Filter Types

• "is" - Exact match

• "is_not" - Exclude exact match

• "contains" - Partial match

• "does_not_contain" - Exclude partial match

• "gt" - Greater than

• "lt" - Less than

• "eq" - Equals to

Filter Examples

Basic Profile Fields

{
  "filters": [
    {
      "key": "name",
      "filter_type": "is",
      "value": "John Doe"
    },
    {
      "key": "email",
      "filter_type": "is",
      "value": "[e-mail]"
    },
    {
      "key": "headline",
      "filter_type": "contains",
      "value": "developer"
    }
  ]
}

Custom Profile Fields

{
  "filters": [
    {
      "key": "profile_field",
      "filter_type": "is",
      "profile_field_type": "text",
      "profile_field_id": "123",
      "value": "Software Engineer"
    },
    {
      "key": "profile_field",
      "profile_field_type": "checkbox",
      "profile_field_id": "456",
      "value": "true"
    }
  ]
}

Activity Score Range

{
  "filters": [
    {
      "key": "activity_score",
      "gte": 5,
      "lte": 7
    }
  ]
}

Cursor-based Pagination

For datasets larger than 10K records, use cursor-based pagination with search_after.

Initial Request

{
  "filters": [
    {
      "key": "role",
      "value": "Member"
    }
  ],
  "per_page": 20
}

Response

{
  "data": [...],
  "next_search_after": ["1463538857"],
  "total_count": 15000
}

Next Page Request

{
  "filters": [
    {
      "key": "role",
      "value": "Member"
    }
  ],
  "per_page": 20,
  "search_after": ["1463538857"]
}

Combining Filters with Pagination

{
  "filters": [
    {
      "key": "name",
      "filter_type": "contains",
      "value": "John"
    },
    {
      "key": "profile_field",
      "filter_type": "is",
      "profile_field_type": "text",
      "profile_field_id": "123",
      "value": "Engineer"
    }
  ],
  "exclude_empty_profiles": true,
  "status": "active",
  "per_page": 20,
  "search_after": ["1463538857"]
}

Best Practices

1. Filter Combinations

   • Combine multiple filters to create precise queries

   • Use text filters (contains) for broader matches

   • Use exact matches (is) for specific fields like email

2. Pagination

   • Use search_after for datasets larger than 10K records

   • Keep track of the next_search_after value for subsequent requests

   • Start a new query without search_after if filters change

3. Performance

   • Keep filter combinations reasonable

   • Use search_text for general searches across all fields

   • Specify exact fields when possible for better performance

Common Issues

1. Invalid Search After

   • If search_after becomes invalid, start a new query without it

   • Always use the most recent next_search_after value

2. No More Results

   • When next_search_after is not in the response, you've reached the end

   • Start a new query if you need to change filters

3. Filter Combinations

   • Some filter types may not be available for all fields

   • Check the field type before applying specific filters