Graph failure when using a hyphen (-) in a site name or a document library name in SharePoint Online

Question

Title: Graph failure when using a hyphen (-) in a site name or a document library name in SharePoint Online

Description:

I encountered an error while verifying the following query in the Microsoft Graph Explorer:

Successful Query: When I send the following POST request, the query succeeds:

Query: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/search/query

Request Body:
{
    "requests": [
        {
            "entityTypes": ["drive"],
            "query": {
                "queryString": "sites/test/HPPKTest AND Path:\"https://hpqdstest.sharepoint.com/sites/test/HPPKTest\""
            },
            "fields": ["id", "webUrl", "parentReference"]
        }
    ]
}

Response:
{
    "value": [
        {
            "searchTerms": ["sites/test/HPPKTest"],
            "hitsContainers": [
                {
                    "hits": [
                        {
                            "hitId": "b!QDQjd4N5ukawPHXlLOe9ToBj09zb69BIhCCkjiJ_GjzMPRWZRUuMTr5qwyASXXLx",
                            "rank": 1,
                            "summary": "",
                            "resource": {
                                "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.drive",
                                "id": "b!QDQjd4N5ukawPHXlLOe9ToBj09zb69BIhCCkjiJ_GjzMPRWZRUuMTr5qwyASXXLx",
                                "parentReference": {
                                    "sharepointIds": {
                                        "listId": "99153dcc-4b45-4e8c-be6a-c320125d72f1"
                                    },
                                    "siteId": "hpqdstest.sharepoint.com,77233440-7983-46ba-b03c-75e52ce7bd4e,dcd36380-ebdb-48d0-8420-a48e227f1a3c"
                                    },
                                "webUrl": "https://hpqdstest.sharepoint.com/sites/test/HPPKTest/Forms/AllItems.aspx"
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "total": 1,
                    "moreResultsAvailable": false
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#Collection(microsoft.graph.searchResponse)"
}

Failed Query: When I send the following POST request, the query fails if the site or document library name contains a hyphen (-):

Query: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/search/query

Request Body:
{
    "requests": [
        {
            "entityTypes": ["drive"],
            "query": {
                "queryString": "sites/test/HPPK-Test AND Path:\"https://hpqdstest.sharepoint.com/sites/test/HPPK-Test\""
            },
            "fields": ["id", "webUrl", "parentReference"]
        }
    ]
}

Response:
{
    "value": [
        {
            "searchTerms": ["sites/test/HPPK-Test"],
            "hitsContainers": [
                {
                    "total": 0,
                    "moreResultsAvailable": false
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#Collection(microsoft.graph.searchResponse)"
}

It appears that the query fails specifically when a hyphen is included in the site or document library name.

Request: Could you please investigate this issue and provide a solution or workaround for using hyphens in site or document library names in SharePoint Online queries?

Thank you for your assistance.

Answer 1

Hi Cha, Inhwan (HPPK SW RnD),

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft!

Upon reviewing the Microsoft Search API for searching OneDrive and SharePoint content (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/search-concept-files), it has been determined that the search API does not support site-level search schemas. It operates at the tenant level.

Hope this helps.

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