Page Summary
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The
/divisionsendpoint allows searching for political divisions by name or OCD ID. -
The search functionality utilizes the
queryparameter, supporting various search operators. -
The response includes a list of matching divisions resources within the
resultsproperty.
Searches for political divisions by their natural name or OCD ID. Try it now .
Request
HTTP request
GET https://www.googleapis.com/civicinfo/v2/divisions
Parameters
Parameter name
Value
Description
Optional query parameters
query
string
The search query. Queries can cover any parts of a OCD ID or a human
readable division name. All words given in the query are treated as
required patterns. In addition to that, most
query operators of the Apache Lucene library are supported. See
http://lucene.apache.org/core/2_9_4/queryparsersyntax.html
Request body
Do not supply a request body with this method.
Response
If successful, this method returns a response body with the following structure:
{ "kind" : "civicinfo#divisionSearchResponse" , "results" : [ divisions Resource ] }
| Property name | Value | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
kind
|
string
|
Identifies what kind of resource this is. Value: the fixed string "civicinfo#divisionSearchResponse"
. |
|
results[]
|
list
|
