# **Spreadsheet Cloud API: postSearch**

Search for specified text within Excel files. 


## **Quick Start**

- **Base URL**: `http://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0`
- **Authentication Method**: `JWT (OAuth2, application)`  **Token URL**: `https://api.aspose.cloud/connect/token`
- **Example** 

## **Interface Details**

### **Endpoint** 

```
POST http://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/search
```
### **Function Description**
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### The request parameters of **postSearch** API are: 

| Parameter Name | Type | Path/Query String/HTTPBody | Description | 
| :- | :- | :- |:- | 
|File|File|FormData|File to upload|
|text|String|Query|Find content|
|password|String|Query|The password needed to open an Excel file.|
|sheetname|String|Query|The worksheet name. Locate the specified text content in the worksheet.|
|checkExcelRestriction|Boolean|Query|Whether check restriction of excel file when user modify cells related objects.|

### **Response Description**
```json
[
{
  "Name": "TextItem",
  "Type": "Class",
  "IsAbstract": false,
  "Properties": [
    {
      "Name": "Filename",
      "Nullable": true,
      "ReadOnly": false,
      "IsInherit": false,
      "DataType": {
        "Identifier": "String",
        "Name": "string"
      }
    },
    {
      "Name": "Worksheet",
      "Nullable": true,
      "ReadOnly": false,
      "IsInherit": false,
      "DataType": {
        "Identifier": "String",
        "Name": "string"
      }
    },
    {
      "Name": "Position",
      "Nullable": true,
      "ReadOnly": false,
      "IsInherit": false,
      "DataType": {
        "Identifier": "String",
        "Name": "string"
      }
    },
    {
      "Name": "Content",
      "Nullable": true,
      "ReadOnly": false,
      "IsInherit": false,
      "DataType": {
        "Identifier": "String",
        "Name": "string"
      }
    }
  ]
}
]
```


## OpenAPI Specification

The [OpenAPI Specification](https://reference.aspose.cloud/cells/#/LightCellsController/PostSearch) defines a publicly accessible programming interface and lets you carry out REST interactions directly from a web browser.

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