# /freelancer/users/search

`POST /api/freelancer/users/search`

Price: 20 credits

Search the Freelancer.com freelancer directory by keyword and filters: skill ids, country, hourly-rate range, minimum star rating, minimum review count and online status. Each result is a full profile with reputation, skills, qualifications and verifications.

## How to use it

Search Freelancer.com freelancers. All filters are optional except count. Use query for keywords, skills (numeric skill ids), countries (FULL country names such as India or United States, not codes), min_hourly_rate/max_hourly_rate, min_rating (1-5), min_review_count and online_only. sort accepts rating, hourly_rate or review_count. Each item is a full user profile — pass its alias to the Freelancer user endpoint, or to the user reviews and portfolio endpoints for detail.

## Parameters

- `access-token` (string, required)

## Request body

- `timeout` (integer) — Max scrapping execution timeout (in seconds) (default: 300; min: 20; max: 1500)
- `query` (string, nullable) — Keyword to match against profile name, tagline and description (examples: "shopify")
- `skills` (array, nullable) — Skill ids the freelancer must list on their profile (examples: [3,13])
- `countries` (array, nullable) — Full country names the freelancer is based in (examples: ["India","United States"])
- `min_hourly_rate` (number, nullable) — Lowest advertised hourly rate to accept (examples: 25; >: 0)
- `max_hourly_rate` (number, nullable) — Highest advertised hourly rate to accept (examples: 150; >: 0)
- `min_rating` (integer, nullable) — Lowest overall star rating to accept (examples: 4; min: 1; max: 5)
- `min_review_count` (integer, nullable) — Lowest number of reviews to accept (examples: 50; min: 1)
- `online_only` (boolean, nullable) — Keep only freelancers who are online right now
- `sort` (string, nullable) — Ordering of the result list (one of: "rating", "hourly_rate", "review_count")
- `reverse_sort` (boolean, nullable) — Flip the chosen ordering
- `count` (integer, required) — Max number of freelancers to return (min: 1)

## Response

### 200 — Successful Response

- `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerUser")
- `id` (integer, required)
- `alias` (string, nullable)
- `display_name` (string, nullable)
- `public_name` (string, nullable)
- `tagline` (string, nullable)
- `description` (string, nullable)
- `company` (string, nullable)
- `role` (string, nullable)
- `chosen_role` (string, nullable)
- `profile_url` (string, nullable)
- `image` (string, nullable)
- `hourly_rate` (number, nullable)
- `primary_currency` (object, nullable)
  - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerCurrency")
  - `code` (string, nullable)
  - `sign` (string, nullable)
  - `name` (string, nullable)
  - `country` (string, nullable)
  - `exchange_rate` (number, nullable)
- `primary_language` (string, nullable)
- `location` (object, nullable)
  - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerLocation")
  - `country` (string, nullable)
  - `country_code` (string, nullable)
  - `city` (string, nullable)
  - `administrative_area` (string, nullable)
  - `postal_code` (string, nullable)
  - `latitude` (number, nullable)
  - `longitude` (number, nullable)
- `timezone` (string, nullable)
- `skills` (array) (default: [])
  - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerSkill")
  - `id` (integer, required)
  - `name` (string, nullable)
  - `alias` (string, nullable)
  - `category_id` (integer, nullable)
  - `category_name` (string, nullable)
  - `is_local` (boolean, nullable)
- `reputation` (object, nullable)
  - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerReputation")
  - `entire_history` (object, nullable)
    - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerReputationPeriod")
    - `overall` (number, nullable)
    - `review_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `complete_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `incomplete_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `on_budget` (number, nullable)
    - `on_time` (number, nullable)
    - `completion_rate` (number, nullable)
    - `quality` (number, nullable)
    - `communication` (number, nullable)
    - `expertise` (number, nullable)
    - `professionalism` (number, nullable)
    - `hire_again` (number, nullable)
    - `clarity_spec` (number, nullable)
    - `payment_prom` (number, nullable)
    - `work_for_again` (number, nullable)
  - `last_3_months` (object, nullable)
    - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerReputationPeriod")
    - `overall` (number, nullable)
    - `review_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `complete_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `incomplete_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `on_budget` (number, nullable)
    - `on_time` (number, nullable)
    - `completion_rate` (number, nullable)
    - `quality` (number, nullable)
    - `communication` (number, nullable)
    - `expertise` (number, nullable)
    - `professionalism` (number, nullable)
    - `hire_again` (number, nullable)
    - `clarity_spec` (number, nullable)
    - `payment_prom` (number, nullable)
    - `work_for_again` (number, nullable)
  - `last_12_months` (object, nullable)
    - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerReputationPeriod")
    - `overall` (number, nullable)
    - `review_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `complete_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `incomplete_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `on_budget` (number, nullable)
    - `on_time` (number, nullable)
    - `completion_rate` (number, nullable)
    - `quality` (number, nullable)
    - `communication` (number, nullable)
    - `expertise` (number, nullable)
    - `professionalism` (number, nullable)
    - `hire_again` (number, nullable)
    - `clarity_spec` (number, nullable)
    - `payment_prom` (number, nullable)
    - `work_for_again` (number, nullable)
  - `earnings_score` (number, nullable)
  - `job_history` (array) (default: [])
    - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerJobHistoryItem")
    - `skill_id` (integer, nullable)
    - `skill_name` (string, nullable)
    - `category_name` (string, nullable)
    - `project_count` (integer, nullable)
  - `other_project_count` (integer, nullable)
- `employer_reputation` (object, nullable)
  - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerReputation")
  - `entire_history` (object, nullable)
    - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerReputationPeriod")
    - `overall` (number, nullable)
    - `review_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `complete_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `incomplete_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `on_budget` (number, nullable)
    - `on_time` (number, nullable)
    - `completion_rate` (number, nullable)
    - `quality` (number, nullable)
    - `communication` (number, nullable)
    - `expertise` (number, nullable)
    - `professionalism` (number, nullable)
    - `hire_again` (number, nullable)
    - `clarity_spec` (number, nullable)
    - `payment_prom` (number, nullable)
    - `work_for_again` (number, nullable)
  - `last_3_months` (object, nullable)
    - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerReputationPeriod")
    - `overall` (number, nullable)
    - `review_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `complete_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `incomplete_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `on_budget` (number, nullable)
    - `on_time` (number, nullable)
    - `completion_rate` (number, nullable)
    - `quality` (number, nullable)
    - `communication` (number, nullable)
    - `expertise` (number, nullable)
    - `professionalism` (number, nullable)
    - `hire_again` (number, nullable)
    - `clarity_spec` (number, nullable)
    - `payment_prom` (number, nullable)
    - `work_for_again` (number, nullable)
  - `last_12_months` (object, nullable)
    - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerReputationPeriod")
    - `overall` (number, nullable)
    - `review_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `complete_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `incomplete_count` (integer, nullable)
    - `on_budget` (number, nullable)
    - `on_time` (number, nullable)
    - `completion_rate` (number, nullable)
    - `quality` (number, nullable)
    - `communication` (number, nullable)
    - `expertise` (number, nullable)
    - `professionalism` (number, nullable)
    - `hire_again` (number, nullable)
    - `clarity_spec` (number, nullable)
    - `payment_prom` (number, nullable)
    - `work_for_again` (number, nullable)
  - `earnings_score` (number, nullable)
  - `job_history` (array) (default: [])
    - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerJobHistoryItem")
    - `skill_id` (integer, nullable)
    - `skill_name` (string, nullable)
    - `category_name` (string, nullable)
    - `project_count` (integer, nullable)
  - `other_project_count` (integer, nullable)
- `verification` (object, nullable)
  - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerVerification")
  - `is_payment_verified` (boolean, nullable)
  - `is_email_verified` (boolean, nullable)
  - `is_phone_verified` (boolean, nullable)
  - `is_identity_verified` (boolean, nullable)
  - `is_deposit_made` (boolean, nullable)
  - `is_profile_complete` (boolean, nullable)
  - `is_facebook_connected` (boolean, nullable)
  - `is_linkedin_connected` (boolean, nullable)
  - `is_freelancer_verified` (boolean, nullable)
- `qualifications` (array) (default: [])
  - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerQualification")
  - `id` (integer, required)
  - `name` (string, nullable)
  - `qualification_type` (string, nullable)
  - `description` (string, nullable)
  - `level` (integer, nullable)
  - `score_percentage` (number, nullable)
  - `user_percentile` (number, nullable)
  - `image` (string, nullable)
- `badges` (array) (default: [])
  - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerBadge")
  - `id` (integer, required)
  - `name` (string, nullable)
  - `description` (string, nullable)
  - `image` (string, nullable)
  - `awarded_at` (integer, nullable)
- `membership` (object, nullable)
  - `@type` (string) (default: "FreelancerMembership")
  - `id` (integer, nullable)
  - `name` (string, nullable)
- `portfolio_count` (integer, nullable)
- `recommendation_count` (integer, nullable)
- `responsiveness` (number, nullable)
- `is_preferred_freelancer` (boolean, nullable)
- `is_profile_visible` (boolean, nullable)
- `is_limited_account` (boolean, nullable)
- `is_closed` (boolean, nullable)
- `registered_at` (integer, nullable)

## Errors

### 422 — Validation Error

The request body did not validate

What to do: Check the fields against this schema. A URN with the wrong prefix is the most common cause.

- `detail` (array)
  - `loc` (array, required)
  - `msg` (string, required)
  - `type` (string, required)
  - `input` (any)
  - `ctx` (object)

### 408

The request ran past its time limit

What to do: Raise `timeout` in the request body, up to the maximum this endpoint documents. Lowering `count` or turning off the `with_*` flags also helps, because less work finishes sooner.

### 412

The entity was not found, or a precondition failed

What to do: Retrying will not help: either the entity does not exist, or the input points at a different one.

### 429

Too many requests: a rate limit or a usage window is exhausted

What to do: When the response carries an X-Retry-After header, wait that many seconds and retry: the same number is in the body as `detail.retry_after`, and the limit clears once that window passes. The message in the body names the limit that was hit.

### 500

Something broke on our side

What to do: Retrying will not help. If it keeps happening, send us the X-Request-ID from the response headers.

### 529

Rate limit reached, or the endpoint is overloaded

What to do: Wait at least 30 seconds, then retry.

## Response envelope

Success: Array of objects (may be empty if no results)

Error: Error may coexist with partial results if it occurs mid-execution. Check X-Error header and status code.

Every response carries these headers:

- `X-Error` — Error message text (present only on error)
- `X-Request-ID` — Unique request identifier
- `X-Execution-Time` — Execution time in seconds
- `X-Result-Count` — How many records the body carries. 0 means an empty result, which is a normal answer and not by itself an error. A non-zero count can come back together with X-Error when the failure happened partway through — read this header and X-Error independently.
- `X-Total-Available-Results` — How many records exist for this query, when the endpoint can say. On a `dry_run` request this is the answer and the body is empty. It saturates: the endpoint's documented maximum means 'at least that many', any smaller number is exact.
- `X-Warning` — Present when the request body carried keys this endpoint does not document. They were ignored, so any filter you meant to apply through them did not apply. Check the spelling against this schema and retry.
- `X-Retry-After` — Seconds to wait before retrying. Present only on 429.