# Search Projects by filters

**`POST /api/v1/projects/search`**

Searches for projects matching the provided category or policy filters. This endpoint does not require authentication.

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## Request

### Request Body

```json
{
  "categoryIds": ["63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd"],
  "policyIds": ["63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abce"]
}
```

| Field         | Type  | Required | Description                                |
| ------------- | ----- | -------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `categoryIds` | array | No       | List of category IDs to filter projects by |
| `policyIds`   | array | No       | List of policy IDs to filter projects by   |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

```json
[
  {
    "id": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
    "policyId": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abce",
    "policyName": "Example Policy",
    "registered": "2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z",
    "title": "Example Project",
    "companyName": "Example Corp",
    "sectoralScope": "Energy"
  }
]
```

| Field           | Type   | Description                                     |
| --------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `id`            | string | Unique identifier of the project                |
| `policyId`      | string | ID of the policy this project belongs to        |
| `policyName`    | string | Name of the associated policy                   |
| `registered`    | string | Registration date of the project (ISO 8601)     |
| `title`         | string | Project title                                   |
| `companyName`   | string | Name of the company that registered the project |
| `sectoralScope` | string | Sectoral scope of the project                   |

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure |


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