# SearchTermFilterExpression
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Searches for a particular search term.

## Contents
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 ** searchTerm **   <a name="deadlinecloud-Type-SearchTermFilterExpression-searchTerm"></a>
The term to search for.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: Yes

 ** matchType **   <a name="deadlinecloud-Type-SearchTermFilterExpression-matchType"></a>
Specifies how Deadline Cloud matches your search term in the results. If you don't specify a `matchType` the default is `FUZZY_MATCH`.  
+  `FUZZY_MATCH` - Matches if a portion of the search term is found in the result.
+  `CONTAINS` - Matches if the exact search term is contained in the result.
Type: String  
Valid Values: `FUZZY_MATCH | CONTAINS`   
Required: No

## 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 SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/deadline-2023-10-12/SearchTermFilterExpression) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/deadline-2023-10-12/SearchTermFilterExpression) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/deadline-2023-10-12/SearchTermFilterExpression)