The Advanced Search Console allows media files to be easily searchable using parameters such as Titles, Folders, Metadata, Comments, and Owners. You may improve your search result by using the And, Or, and Not operators to join the search criteria and create a precise match for the media files you'd like to view. To learn how to use additional search capabilities, please visit our guide on Searching the Media Library.
Using the Advanced Search Console
- Navigate to Manage Media at the top of your Video Platform instance.
- Click on the Advanced Search Console icon located within the Search bar.
- Select the drop-down menu to add a search parameter.
- In the space provided to the right of the selected parameter, enter a specific search criteria. For a complete list of all parameters, please refer to the section on Advanced Search Console Parameters.
- Click Add to Query to add additional search criteria using operators.
- Select the And, Or, or Not operator to enhance your search result.
- And: Searches for media content that includes the first search criteria and all additional criteria with the AND Boolean operator.
- Or: Searches for media content that contains the entered search criteria; ignores the AND and any other OR Boolean operator.
- Not: Excludes all media content that contains the entered search criteria.
- Select the new query's parameter and search criteria. You can repeat steps 5-7 to include four queries in total.
- Once satisfied with your queries, click the Search button to locate your media files.
Advanced Search Console Parameters
The list below details all search parameters the Advanced Search Console offers.
| Parameter | Description |
| Title |
Finds media files based on their titles. |
| After | Finds media files after a specified date. |
| Before | Finds media files before a specified date. |
| Caption | Finds media files based on their caption and specified language. |
| Channel | Finds media files located in a specific channel. |
| Comment | Finds media files based on their comments. |
| Description | Finds media files based on their description. |
| Folder | Finds media files located inside the specified folder. |
| Metadata | Finds media files based on their specified metadata. |
| OCR | Finds video files based on indexes. |
| Owner | Finds media owned by the specified owner. |
| PID | Finds media files based on their unique PID. |
| Quiz Title | Finds media files based on their quiz title. |
| Tags | Finds media files based on their tags. |
| Transcripts | Finds media files based on their transcript. |
| Type | Finds media files based on whether they are videos or not. |