> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.clay.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a search from natural language text

> Starts a new Clay search from a natural language query and source type.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /searches
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: searches
  - description: Structured table query endpoints.
    name: tables
  - description: Routine discovery and execution endpoints.
    name: routines
paths:
  /searches:
    post:
      tags:
        - searches
      summary: Create a search from natural language text
      description: Starts a new Clay search from a natural language query and source type.
      operationId: create
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateSearchRequest'
        description: Body
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateSearchResponse'
          description: '200'
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: '400'
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: '401'
        '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:
    CreateSearchRequest:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        query:
          minLength: 1
          type: string
        source_type:
          enum:
            - people
            - companies
          type: string
      required:
        - query
        - source_type
      type: object
    CreateSearchResponse:
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        search_id:
          type: string
      required:
        - search_id
      type: object
    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

````