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# tamr.api.v1alpha1.Search

Use the Search endpoint to:

* [Search](https://cloud.docs.tamr.com/tamr-cloud/reference/search_search) for records with similar attribute values (fuzzy match), specified as key/value pairs.
* [Search then create or update record](https://cloud.docs.tamr.com/tamr-cloud/reference/search_createorupdaterecord) to avoid creating duplicate records. Before adding a new record, search for a matching existing record.  If record already exists, this record is merged into the existing record. If a matching record does not exist, a new record is created.

All calls to this endpoint require a `tableId` value. See [Obtaining Resource IDs.](https://cloud.docs.tamr.com/tamr-cloud/reference/obtaining-resource-ids)

To filter results matching exact attribute values instead of similar attribute values, use the [Records](https://cloud.docs.tamr.com/tamr-cloud/reference/tamrapiv1alpha1records) endpoint.