Google Search Appliance Protocol Reference - Manual (Page 11)

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as_epq
Adds the specified phrase to the search query in parameter q.
For example, to add the terms “hello there” use as_epq=hello there
This parameter has the same effect as using the phrase special query term (see “Phrase Search” on
page 28).
Default value: Empty string
as_eq
Excludes the specified terms from the search results.
For example, to filter out results that contain the term “deprecated,” use as_eq=deprecated
This parameter has the same effect as using the exclusion (-) special query term (see “Exclusion” on
page 26).
Default value: Empty string
as_filetype
Specifies a file format to include or exclude in the search results. Modified by the as_ft parameter. For
a list of possible values, see “File Type Filtering” on page 27.
For example, to include only pdf files in results, use as_filetype=pdf
Default value: Empty string
as_ft
Modifies the as_filetype parameter to specify filetype inclusion and exclusion options. The values for
as_ft are:
For example, to add the special query term filetype:, use as_ft=i
Query is the string that is included in the response’s q element. Both as_filetype and as_ft are also
returned in the response’s PARAM elements.
Default value: Empty string
Value Description
i Adds the special query term filetype: to the query followed by the value of
as_filetype.
e Adds the special query term -filetype: to the query followed by the value of
as_filetype.