GraphQL project_search(searchString) format

[Reid DeWolfe]

I've been trying to use the graphQL explorer to mockup an API call so that I can iterate over projects and export their details.  I've attempted several variations on formatting the searchString parameter and keep getting an error:

"message": "Exception while fetching data (/projects_search) : $: Failed to convert argument value",

Has anyone been able to get this to work? Example call below

---

query projects_search {
projects_search(containerId:"ari:cloud:townsquare:<cloudid>:workspace/<workspaceid>"
, searchString:"test"){
pageInfo {
startCursor
endCursor
}
}
}

[Jeffrey Wingfield]

I'm finding that searchString does not filter results when keywords are entered that I know for a fact appear in valid project names.  My API calls are now resorting to pulling all projects and then filtering client-side.  Is this a known issue or user error?  Can more examples of filtering please be provided, perhaps on this page:  https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/projects/graphql/#queries_projectssearch

[Jeffrey Wingfield]

@Reid DeWolfe @Prasanna Ravichandran Do either of you have working examples of server-side filtering?

[Prasanna Ravichandran]

Hi,

The error usually happens when the `containerId` or `searchString` format is invalid.

Try these checks:

1. **Verify containerId format**

* Replace `<cloudid>` and `<workspaceid>` with actual values
* Do not include angle brackets (`< >`)
* Example:

```
ari:cloud:townsquare:12345678-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-123456789abc:workspace/abcd1234
```

2. **Ensure searchString is a plain string**

* Use simple text (no special characters or quotes inside)
* Example: `"test"`

3. **Confirm the container type**

* `townsquare` is for Atlas
* If you are querying Jira projects, you may need a different API or container

4. **Check permissions**

* You must have access to that workspace/project
* Otherwise the API can fail with conversion errors

5. **Try a minimal query first**

```
query {
projects_search(
containerId: "your-valid-container-id",
searchString: "test"
) {
pageInfo {
startCursor
endCursor
}
}
}
```

If it still fails, the most common cause is an incorrect `containerId`.