Search the Platform for Bible verses and related topics.
Search for Bible verses and related topics by query, returning a single unified set of results across all content kinds. Verse results carry references and metadata only (e.g. JHN.3.16), never passage text; resolve verse text through the licensed-content endpoint.
This endpoint is unpaginated: it returns one combined page of top results per kind and exposes no page_size or page_token parameters. Use the kind-specific endpoints (search-verses, search-topics) when you need to page through the full result set for a single kind.
query Parameters
queryThe search query string used to find matching results.
bible_idThe Bible version identifier
language_ranges[]An ordered list of language ranges using bracket notation. Use repeated parameters like language_ranges[]=en&language_ranges[]=es to supply multiple ranges, and use the wildcard * to match all languages. A language range is much like a language tag but may contain wildcards. See RFC 4647 section 2 for the full definition: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4647.html#section-2
Language ranges in this parameter may only be of the Basic Range format.
user_intentThe searcher's intent. Defaults to unknown, matching the Core Search service.
fields[]Result kinds to include: verses and/or topics. Use bracket notation to pass multiple
values, for example fields[]=verses&fields[]=topics. Omit to return all kinds. Query
metadata is always included.
Search the Platform for Bible verses and related topics. › Responses
Successful request
user_intentThe intent the Core Search service resolved for the query.
did_you_meanAlternative spellings the search service suggests for the query.
search_instead_forA corrected query the results were actually returned for, if any.