# Request Parameters

All parameters for the `/cyberFilter` search endpoint, with defaults.

## Core

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `token` | string | - | Your API token |
| `q` | string | `""` | Boolean query - see [Query Syntax](cyber-api-query-syntax) |
| `ts` | integer | 3 months ago | Start of the search window, Unix milliseconds - see [Time Range](cyber-api-time-range) |
| `size` | integer | `10` | Posts per response, `1`-`10` |
| `sort` | string | `crawled` | `crawled`, `relevancy`, `updated`, `published`, or `thread.published` |
| `order` | string | by sort | `asc` or `desc`. Defaults to `asc` for `crawled` and `updated`, `desc` for `published` and `thread.published` |
| `from` | integer | `0` | Offset into results, used with sorts other than `crawled` |

An unknown `sort` or `order` value returns `400`.

## Flags

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `highlight` | boolean | `false` | Return matched fragments in `highlightText` and `highlightTitle` |
| `structured` | boolean | - | `true` returns only structured posts, `false` only unstructured |
| `warning` | boolean | `false` | Validate the query and return potential issues in the `warnings` array |
| `format` | string | `json` | Response format: `json`, `xml`, or `excel` |

> [!NOTE]
> `highlight` is a presence-based flag: sending it with any value - even `false` - turns it on. Omit it entirely to keep the default.

## Filter parameters

Any other query parameter becomes an exact-match filter on the corresponding field (`&language=english`), and `exclude_`-prefixed parameters negate (`&exclude_site.type=chat`) - see [Filters](cyber-api-filters).