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title: text_search_parser
sidebarTitle: text_search_parser
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# `prefect.server.utilities.text_search_parser`


Text search query parser

Parses text search queries according to the following syntax:

- Space-separated terms → OR logic (include)
- Prefix with `-` or `!` → Exclude term
- Prefix with `+` → Required term (AND logic, future)
- Quote phrases → Match exact phrase
- Backslash escapes → Allow quotes within phrases (")
- Case-insensitive, substring matching
- 200 character limit


## Functions

### `parse_text_search_query` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/server/utilities/text_search_parser.py#L26" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
parse_text_search_query(query: str) -> TextSearchQuery
```


Parse a text search query string into structured components

**Args:**
- `query`: The query string to parse

**Returns:**
- TextSearchQuery with parsed include/exclude/required terms


## Classes

### `TextSearchQuery` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/server/utilities/text_search_parser.py#L18" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>


Parsed text search query structure

