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# Create a search from a Clay search query (beta)

> Starts a new Clay search from a Clay advanced search query. The source type is detected from the query and returned in the response. Count-mode and jobs queries are not supported.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /search/query-mode
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  contact:
    name: Clay
    url: https://www.clay.com
  description: Programmatic access to Clay.
  title: Clay Public API
  version: '0'
servers:
  - description: production
    url: https://api.clay.com/public/v0
security:
  - ClayApiKey: []
tags:
  - description: Authenticated user and workspace endpoints.
    name: me
  - description: Search creation and pagination endpoints.
    name: search
  - description: Structured table query endpoints.
    name: tables
  - description: Routine discovery and execution endpoints.
    name: routines
paths:
  /search/query-mode:
    post:
      tags:
        - search
      summary: Create a search from a Clay search query (beta)
      description: >-
        Starts a new Clay search from a Clay advanced search query. The source
        type is detected from the query and returned in the response. Count-mode
        and jobs queries are not supported.
      operationId: createQueryMode
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              additionalProperties: false
              properties:
                query:
                  minLength: 1
                  type: string
              required:
                - query
              type: object
        description: Body
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                additionalProperties: false
                properties:
                  search_id:
                    type: string
                  source_type:
                    enum:
                      - people
                      - companies
                    type: string
                required:
                  - search_id
                  - source_type
                type: object
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: '400'
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: '401'
        '402':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: '402'
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: '403'
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: '404'
        '429':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: '429'
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - message
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    ClayApiKey:
      description: >-
        Personal API key tied to your Clay user. Create one under Settings →
        Account in the Clay app.
      in: header
      name: clay-api-key
      type: apiKey

````