search

Description:

Fetches all entities whose name contains the search string. Sorts results by maximum of contributions/contributions received.

Arguments:

  • name: this is the search string

Examples

Search San Francisco data for all entities with Smith in their name
http://sf.api.opencampaigns.com/api/search?name=Smith

Search California for all entities with Smith in their name. Return the 11th through 20th results
http://ca.api.opencampaigns.com/api/search?name=Smith&start=10&count=10

************************************* opencampaign developer notes ******************************

developer notes: we're returning a 'value' in the xml from this function, which doesn't mean much to clients. We should return the contribution and contribution_received amounts.