How to search for a file by file name

Question

What is the correct syntax to search for a file using a file name for the below call?

GraphClient.Drives[_Drive.Id].SearchWithQ("q").GetAsSearchWithQGetResponseAsync();

I cannot find any documentation on how to do this.

Thanks for your help

Answer 1

Hi @Daniel Mande ，Welcome to Microsoft Q&A,

In the .NET SDK for the Microsoft Graph API, the SearchWithQ method is used to search for files or folders in a OneDrive or SharePoint drive.

// File name for search
var fileName = "file name or part of the name";

try
{
    // Call SearchWithQ method to search for files
    var searchResults = await GraphClient
    .Drives[_Drive.Id] // Target drive ID
    .Root // Search in the root directory (or specify a subdirectory)
    .SearchWithQ(fileName)
    .Request()
    .GetAsync();

    // Traverse search results
    foreach (var item in searchResults)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Found file: {item.Name}, file ID: {item.Id}");
    }
}
catch (ServiceException ex)
{
    // Error handling
    Console.WriteLine($"Search failed: {ex.Message}");
}

Best Regards,

Jiale

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