Filtering

All filtering related query parameters begin with filter.

Filtering using a target

Imagine by default that nothing is filterable. For each list endpoint, we specify filter parameter names or “targets” (in the endpoint documentation). The most basic example: filter[$target]=$value. These targets could be whatever we (Teamwork CRM team) decide, and they can do whatever we’d like under the hood.

An example might be title and basic usage would look like filter[title]=test. I.e. show me the deals which have a title of test.

Operators

A more advanced version would be filter[$target][$operator]=$value; e.g. filter[title][in]=test,hello. The operator is optional. It defaults to eq but can be any of the following:

Binding

There can also be an “alias” given to a filter; e.g. filter[$target][$operator][$alias]=$value. The alias is optional and will default to the $target if omitted. Aliases can contain [a-zA-Z0-9-_].

The alias allows the API user to build more complex conditions to filter on. By default every filter provided is put together with AND. What if you wanted “this filter or this other filter”? Or “this or not this other filter”? That’s what filter[binding] is for.

?filter[binding]=$expression

$expression can contain aliases and symbols;

If a binding is given it must contain all provided filters.

Example

First name is “John” or last name is not “Smith”

GET contacts  
?filter[firstName][eq][alias1]=John  
&filter[lastName][randomAliasName]=Smith  
&filter[binding]=alias1|!randomAliasName

Feedback

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