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Introduction

Authentication Methods

Company methods

Domain methods

Workgroup methods

User methods

Brand Methods

Stats methods

Migration methods

search_brands

The **search_brands** method retrieves a list of brands in a company.
## Syntax [block:code] { "codes": [ { "code": "{\n <credentials object>, \n \"criteria\": {\n \"company\": <company>, \n \"match\": <wildcard pattern>, \n \"deleted\": true | false\n } \n range:{\n \"first\": <number>,\n \"Limit\": <number> \n}", "language": "perl", "name": " " } ] } [/block] [block:api-header] { "type": "basic", "title": "Request fields for search_brands" } [/block] The following fields can be used in the **search_brands** method: [block:parameters] { "data": { "h-0": "Field name", "h-1": "Obligation", "h-2": "Definition/Value", "0-0": "criteria", "0-1": "Optional", "0-2": "Narrows the search for brands. \n\nAllowed values are:\n\n * **company**—The company in which to search for brands. If not specified, the requester's company is used.\n\n * **deleted**—Specify whether the brand has been deleted or not. Allowed values are true and false.\n\n * **match**—Specify a wildcard pattern to search for brand names. The ? wildcard matches a single character and the *wildcard matches a string of characters", "1-0": "range", "1-1": "Optional", "1-2": "Restricts the number of results that are returned. Allowed values are:\n\n * **first**—The 0-based index of the first result to return.\n\n * **limit**—The maximum number of results to return." }, "cols": 3, "rows": 2 } [/block] [block:api-header] { "type": "basic", "title": "Response fields for search_brands" } [/block] The following fields may be returned in response to the **search_brands** method: [block:parameters] { "data": { "h-0": "Field name", "h-1": "Obligation", "h-2": "Description/Value", "0-0": "brands", "0-1": "Returned if **success = true**", "0-2": "An array that contains an alphabetical list of the brands that meet the specified criteria and indicates the brands usage. \n\nDisplays the following:\n\n * **brand**—The brand name.\n\n * **counts**—The number of domains and users assigned this brand. Includes the following values: \n\n * **domain**—The number of domains to which the brand is assigned.\n \n * **total**—The total number of domains and users to which the brand is assigned.\n \n * **user**—The number of users to which the brand is assigned.", "1-0": "count", "1-1": "Returned if **success = true**", "1-2": "The number of brands returned in the response.", "2-0": "error", "2-1": "Returned if **success = false**", "2-2": "A text string that explains the error.", "3-0": "error_number", "3-1": "Returned if **success = false**", "3-2": "A number that represents the error.", "4-0": "success", "4-1": "Always returned", "4-2": "Indicates whether the request was successful or not. Allowed values are **true** and **false**.", "5-0": "total_count", "5-1": "Returned if **success = true**", "5-2": "The total number of brands that meet the criteria specified in the request.\n\n**Note**: If **range** is specified in the request, this value may be larger than the value of **count**." }, "cols": 3, "rows": 6 } [/block] [block:api-header] { "type": "basic", "title": "Examples for search_brands" } [/block] ## Example 1 Retrieves all brands in the requester's company. **Request** [block:code] { "codes": [ { "code": "{\n \"credentials\": {\n \"user\": \"[email protected]\",\n \"password\": \"sw0rdf1sh\"\n }\n}", "language": "perl", "name": " " } ] } [/block] **Response** [block:code] { "codes": [ { "code": "{\n \"success\": true,\n \"brands\": [\n {\n \"brand\": \"Example Co Brand\",\n \"counts\": {\n \"domain\": 0,\n \"user\": 0,\n \"total\": 0\n\t\t\t} \n\t\t},\n {\n \"brand\": \"Example Co Test Brand\",\n \"counts\": {\n \"domain\": 0,\n \"user\": 0,\n \"total\": 0\n\t\t\t} \n\t\t}\n ],\n \"count\": 2,\n \"total_count\": 2\n}", "language": "perl", "name": " " } ] } [/block] ## Example 2 Retrieves all brands that contain "Test" in the brand name. **Request** [block:code] { "codes": [ { "code": "{\n \"credentials\": {\n \"user\": \"[email protected]\",\n \"password\": \"sw0rdf1sh\"\n },\n \"criteria\": {\n \"match\": \"*Test*\"\n } \n}", "language": "perl", "name": " " } ] } [/block] **Response** [block:code] { "codes": [ { "code": "{\n \"success\": true,\n \"brands\": [\n {\n \"brand\": \"Example Co Test Brand\",\n \"counts\": {\n \"domain\": 0,\n \"user\": 0,\n \"total\": 0\n\t\t\t} \n\t\t}\n ],\n \"count\": 1,\n \"total_count\": 1\n}", "language": "perl", "name": " " } ] } [/block]