# StartSearchJob
<a name="API_BKS_StartSearchJob"></a>

This operation creates a search job which returns recovery points filtered by SearchScope and items filtered by ItemFilters.

You can optionally include ClientToken, EncryptionKeyArn, Name, and/or Tags.

## Request Syntax
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```
PUT /search-jobs HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "ClientToken": "string",
   "EncryptionKeyArn": "string",
   "ItemFilters": { 
      "EBSItemFilters": [ 
         { 
            "CreationTimes": [ 
               { 
                  "Operator": "string",
                  "Value": number
               }
            ],
            "FilePaths": [ 
               { 
                  "Operator": "string",
                  "Value": "string"
               }
            ],
            "LastModificationTimes": [ 
               { 
                  "Operator": "string",
                  "Value": number
               }
            ],
            "Sizes": [ 
               { 
                  "Operator": "string",
                  "Value": number
               }
            ]
         }
      ],
      "S3ItemFilters": [ 
         { 
            "CreationTimes": [ 
               { 
                  "Operator": "string",
                  "Value": number
               }
            ],
            "ETags": [ 
               { 
                  "Operator": "string",
                  "Value": "string"
               }
            ],
            "ObjectKeys": [ 
               { 
                  "Operator": "string",
                  "Value": "string"
               }
            ],
            "Sizes": [ 
               { 
                  "Operator": "string",
                  "Value": number
               }
            ],
            "VersionIds": [ 
               { 
                  "Operator": "string",
                  "Value": "string"
               }
            ]
         }
      ]
   },
   "Name": "string",
   "SearchScope": { 
      "BackupResourceArns": [ "string" ],
      "BackupResourceCreationTime": { 
         "CreatedAfter": number,
         "CreatedBefore": number
      },
      "BackupResourceTags": { 
         "string" : "string" 
      },
      "BackupResourceTypes": [ "string" ],
      "SourceResourceArns": [ "string" ]
   },
   "Tags": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   }
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
<a name="API_BKS_StartSearchJob_RequestParameters"></a>

The request does not use any URI parameters.

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [ClientToken](#API_BKS_StartSearchJob_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="Backup-BKS_StartSearchJob-request-ClientToken"></a>
Include this parameter to allow multiple identical calls for idempotency.  
A client token is valid for 8 hours after the first request that uses it is completed. After this time, any request with the same token is treated as a new request.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** [EncryptionKeyArn](#API_BKS_StartSearchJob_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="Backup-BKS_StartSearchJob-request-EncryptionKeyArn"></a>
The encryption key for the specified search job.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** [ItemFilters](#API_BKS_StartSearchJob_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="Backup-BKS_StartSearchJob-request-ItemFilters"></a>
Item Filters represent all input item properties specified when the search was created.  
Contains either EBSItemFilters or S3ItemFilters  
Type: [ItemFilters](API_BKS_ItemFilters.md) object  
Required: No

 ** [Name](#API_BKS_StartSearchJob_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="Backup-BKS_StartSearchJob-request-Name"></a>
Include alphanumeric characters to create a name for this search job.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 500.  
Required: No

 ** [SearchScope](#API_BKS_StartSearchJob_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="Backup-BKS_StartSearchJob-request-SearchScope"></a>
This object can contain BackupResourceTypes, BackupResourceArns, BackupResourceCreationTime, BackupResourceTags, and SourceResourceArns to filter the recovery points returned by the search job.  
Type: [SearchScope](API_BKS_SearchScope.md) object  
Required: Yes

 ** [Tags](#API_BKS_StartSearchJob_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="Backup-BKS_StartSearchJob-request-Tags"></a>
List of tags returned by the operation.  
Type: String to string map  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
<a name="API_BKS_StartSearchJob_ResponseSyntax"></a>

```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "CreationTime": number,
   "SearchJobArn": "string",
   "SearchJobIdentifier": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [CreationTime](#API_BKS_StartSearchJob_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="Backup-BKS_StartSearchJob-response-CreationTime"></a>
The date and time that a job was created, in Unix format and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The value of `CompletionTime` is accurate to milliseconds. For example, the value 1516925490.087 represents Friday, January 26, 2018 12:11:30.087 AM.  
Type: Timestamp

 ** [SearchJobArn](#API_BKS_StartSearchJob_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="Backup-BKS_StartSearchJob-response-SearchJobArn"></a>
The unique string that identifies the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the specified search job.  
Type: String

 ** [SearchJobIdentifier](#API_BKS_StartSearchJob_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="Backup-BKS_StartSearchJob-response-SearchJobIdentifier"></a>
The unique string that specifies the search job.  
Type: String

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
You do not have sufficient access to perform this action.    
 ** message **   
User does not have sufficient access to perform this action.
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** ConflictException **   
This exception occurs when a conflict with a previous successful operation is detected. This generally occurs when the previous operation did not have time to propagate to the host serving the current request.  
A retry (with appropriate backoff logic) is the recommended response to this exception.    
 ** message **   
Updating or deleting a resource can cause an inconsistent state.  
 ** resourceId **   
Identifier of the resource affected.  
 ** resourceType **   
Type of the resource affected.
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** InternalServerException **   
An internal server error occurred. Retry your request.    
 ** message **   
Unexpected error during processing of request.  
 ** retryAfterSeconds **   
Retry the call after number of seconds.
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The resource was not found for this request.  
Confirm the resource information, such as the ARN or type is correct and exists, then retry the request.    
 ** message **   
Request references a resource which does not exist.  
 ** resourceId **   
Hypothetical identifier of the resource affected.  
 ** resourceType **   
Hypothetical type of the resource affected.
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ServiceQuotaExceededException **   
The request denied due to exceeding the quota limits permitted.    
 ** message **   
This request was not successful due to a service quota exceeding limits.  
 ** quotaCode **   
This is the code specific to the quota type.  
 ** resourceId **   
Identifier of the resource.  
 ** resourceType **   
Type of resource.  
 ** serviceCode **   
This is the code unique to the originating service with the quota.
HTTP Status Code: 402

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The request was denied due to request throttling.    
 ** message **   
Request was unsuccessful due to request throttling.  
 ** quotaCode **   
This is the code unique to the originating service with the quota.  
 ** retryAfterSeconds **   
Retry the call after number of seconds.  
 ** serviceCode **   
This is the code unique to the originating service.
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** ValidationException **   
The input fails to satisfy the constraints specified by a service.    
 ** message **   
The input fails to satisfy the constraints specified by an Amazon service.
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/backupsearch-2018-05-10/StartSearchJob) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/backupsearch-2018-05-10/StartSearchJob) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/backupsearch-2018-05-10/StartSearchJob) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/backupsearch-2018-05-10/StartSearchJob) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/backupsearch-2018-05-10/StartSearchJob) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/backupsearch-2018-05-10/StartSearchJob) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/backupsearch-2018-05-10/StartSearchJob) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/backupsearch-2018-05-10/StartSearchJob) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/backupsearch-2018-05-10/StartSearchJob) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/backupsearch-2018-05-10/StartSearchJob)