Confluence Search API endpoint does not seem to support expand query parameter

[Praveen Kukreja]

I tried varied API requests in confluence using the /search endpoint. I noticed that the expand query is not working just like it works for other endpoints (/space, /content).

For example in the below requests, there are _expandable properties that are not being expanded:

`https://abc.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/search?cql=type='attachment'&expand=extensions.fileType`

`https://abc.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/search?cql=type='attachment'&expand=metadata`

Am I missing something here ?

[Praveen Kukreja · Accepted solution]

After hours of looking into discuss forum, I somehow found that you need to use word content before each expandable parameter. 

So you need to change the above calls to:

`https://abc.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/search?cql=type='attachment'&expand=content.metadata`

It's a true marvel how Atlassian manages to keep the secrets of their documentation locked away, leaving us to stumble in the dark, blindly searching for the missing puzzle pieces.

[Will Marsman]

ive been fighting this for the last two hours. i don't understand why they can't include a working example in the docs.