File Search API is returning files from other paths that we are not expecting

Adesignl — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:36:09 GMT

I am having and issue where the file search is returning files that are not in the path that i asked it to find images in.here is the path:

/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/&limit=100

this has 12 images total.but it is returning this api results:

[ { "id": "182847502893", "createdAt": "2024-11-15T18:27:50.104Z", "updatedAt": "2024-11-15T18:27:50.107Z", "parentFolderId": "182848919412", "name": "Chaparral Ranch Community Street View - 06", "path": "/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/Chaparral Ranch Community Street View - 06.jpg", "size": 800616, "height": 1333, "width": 2000, "encoding": "jpeg", "type": "IMG", "extension": "jpg", "defaultHostingUrl": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/Chaparral%20Ranch%20Community%20Street%20View%20-%2006.jpg", "url": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/Chaparral%20Ranch%20Community%20Street%20View%20-%2006.jpg", "isUsableInContent": true, "access": "PUBLIC_INDEXABLE", "fileMd5": "48a079f3f6b0a59d575661d603a4c4b6", "sourceGroup": "CONTENT", "archived": false }, { "id": "182848848667", "createdAt": "2024-11-15T18:11:18.289Z", "updatedAt": "2024-11-15T18:11:18.292Z", "parentFolderId": "182847494684", "name": "Pacific Manor Community Amenities - Club House 29", "path": "/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/124/Pacific Manor Community Amenities - Club House 29.jpg", "size": 508943, "height": 683, "width": 1024, "encoding": "jpeg", "type": "IMG", "extension": "jpg", "defaultHostingUrl": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/124/Pacific%20Manor%20Community%20Amenities%20-%20Club%20House%2029.jpg", "url": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/124/Pacific%20Manor%20Community%20Amenities%20-%20Club%20House%2029.jpg", "isUsableInContent": true, "access": "PUBLIC_INDEXABLE", "fileMd5": "7167595049d7626338ddaa69dec220ca", "sourceGroup": "CONTENT", "archived": false }, { "id": "182848919467", "createdAt": "2024-11-15T18:27:51.117Z", "updatedAt": "2024-11-15T18:27:51.120Z", "parentFolderId": "182848919464", "name": "Chaparral Ranch Community Street View - 06", "path": "/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/thumbnail/Chaparral Ranch Community Street View - 06.jpg", "size": 800616, "height": 1333, "width": 2000, "encoding": "jpeg", "type": "IMG", "extension": "jpg", "defaultHostingUrl": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/thumbnail/Chaparral%20Ranch%20Community%20Street%20View%20-%2006.jpg", "url": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/thumbnail/Chaparral%20Ranch%20Community%20Street%20View%20-%2006.jpg", "isUsableInContent": true, "access": "PUBLIC_INDEXABLE", "fileMd5": "48a079f3f6b0a59d575661d603a4c4b6", "sourceGroup": "CONTENT", "archived": false }, { "id": "182848857121", "createdAt": "2024-11-15T18:29:08.501Z", "updatedAt": "2024-11-15T18:29:08.504Z", "parentFolderId": "182848919900", "name": "Crescent Valley Community Street View - 29", "path": "/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/56/Crescent Valley Community Street View - 29.jpg", "size": 720685, "height": 802, "width": 1200, "encoding": "jpeg", "type": "IMG", "extension": "jpg", "defaultHostingUrl": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/56/Crescent%20Valley%20Community%20Street%20View%20-%2029.jpg", "url": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/56/Crescent%20Valley%20Community%20Street%20View%20-%2029.jpg", "isUsableInContent": true, "access": "PUBLIC_INDEXABLE", "fileMd5": "734212f13762b49ddd7016952885a36b", "sourceGroup": "CONTENT", "archived": false }, { "id": "182848919398", "createdAt": "2024-11-15T18:27:36.218Z", "updatedAt": "2024-11-15T18:27:36.221Z", "parentFolderId": "182848856209", "name": "Chandler Meadows Community Street View - 29", "path": "/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/28/Chandler Meadows Community Street View - 29.jpg", "size": 4890492, "height": 4000, "width": 6000, "encoding": "jpeg", "type": "IMG", "extension": "jpg", "defaultHostingUrl": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/28/Chandler%20Meadows%20Community%20Street%20View%20-%2029.jpg", "url": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/28/Chandler%20Meadows%20Community%20Street%20View%20-%2029.jpg", "isUsableInContent": true, "access": "PUBLIC_INDEXABLE", "fileMd5": "ca69826ad1918a00f0e2a234ca7fa05e", "sourceGroup": "CONTENT", "archived": false }, { "id": "182847501662", "createdAt": "2024-11-15T18:25:27.738Z", "updatedAt": "2024-11-15T18:25:27.741Z", "parentFolderId": "182848937051", "name": "Pacific Manor Community Amenities - Club House 29", "path": "/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/118/Pacific Manor Community Amenities - Club House 29.jpg", "size": 508943, "height": 683, "width": 1024, "encoding": "jpeg", "type": "IMG", "extension": "jpg", "defaultHostingUrl": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/118/Pacific%20Manor%20Community%20Amenities%20-%20Club%20House%2029.jpg", "url": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/118/Pacific%20Manor%20Community%20Amenities%20-%20Club%20House%2029.jpg", "isUsableInContent": true, "access": "PUBLIC_INDEXABLE", "fileMd5": "7167595049d7626338ddaa69dec220ca", "sourceGroup": "CONTENT", "archived": false }, { "id": "182848919413", "createdAt": "2024-11-15T18:27:39.674Z", "updatedAt": "2024-11-15T18:27:39.677Z", "parentFolderId": "182848919412", "name": "Chaparral Ranch Community Aerial - 01", "path": "/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/Chaparral Ranch Community Aerial - 01.jpg", "size": 954850, "height": 1406, "width": 2500, "encoding": "jpeg", "type": "IMG", "extension": "jpg", "defaultHostingUrl": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/Chaparral%20Ranch%20Community%20Aerial%20-%2001.jpg", "url": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/Chaparral%20Ranch%20Community%20Aerial%20-%2001.jpg", "isUsableInContent": true, "access": "PUBLIC_INDEXABLE", "fileMd5": "19cabbc4b59ce16d65324b7d0577a667", "sourceGroup": "CONTENT", "archived": false }, { "id": "182848856443", "createdAt": "2024-11-15T18:27:48.287Z", "updatedAt": "2024-11-15T18:27:48.290Z", "parentFolderId": "182848919412", "name": "Chaparral Ranch Community Street View - 01", "path": "/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/Chaparral Ranch Community Street View - 01.jpg", "size": 553406, "height": 1181, "width": 2100, "encoding": "jpeg", "type": "IMG", "extension": "jpg", "defaultHostingUrl": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/Chaparral%20Ranch%20Community%20Street%20View%20-%2001.jpg", "url": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/Chaparral%20Ranch%20Community%20Street%20View%20-%2001.jpg", "isUsableInContent": true, "access": "PUBLIC_INDEXABLE", "fileMd5": "06116569334ecd33a1fd39a43e6f8417", "sourceGroup": "CONTENT", "archived": false }, { "id": "182848919428", "createdAt": "2024-11-15T18:27:44.093Z", "updatedAt": "2024-11-15T18:27:44.096Z", "parentFolderId": "182848919412", "name": "Chaparral Ranch Community Amenities - Club House 03", "path": "/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/Chaparral Ranch Community Amenities - Club House 03.jpg", "size": 567643, "height": 1667, "width": 2500, "encoding": "jpeg", "type": "IMG", "extension": "jpg", "defaultHostingUrl": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/Chaparral%20Ranch%20Community%20Amenities%20-%20Club%20House%2003.jpg", "url": "https://22318900.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22318900/Roots-Community-Website-Assets/communities/29/Chaparral%20Ranch%20Community%20Amenities%20-%20Club%20House%2003.jpg", "isUsableInContent": true, "access": "PUBLIC_INDEXABLE", "fileMd5": "30c60ef7fa8d0ecc8a5034e8b4cb14fd", "sourceGroup": "CONTENT", "...

as you can see the results return images that are NOT in the path i am searching. (edited)

Any help would be appreciated.

the oly think i can think of is that the numebr 29 appears within the results even thoiugh they are not ion the path i am searching

Seems like it is performing sort of a fuzzy search of the files and fining anything that has those the folder number in it.

i skirted around it by filtering in the front end but it isnt ideal

Re: File Search API is returning files from other paths that we are not expecting

Jaycee_Lewis — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 03:10:43 GMT

Hey, @Adesignl 👋 Thank you very much for your question. You've noted an undocumented behavior of the Files Search API — it seems to perform a broad match rather than filtering by exact path. Unfortunately, I don't have a quick fix for this one.

If you have a moment, please share your feedback in this form, including what would be useful (exact path matching or other suggestions).

Please Note: this isn't a support form and the owning team may not follow up directly, but your feedback is valuable for our product and engineering teams.

Best,

Jaycee

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