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Out of the box, SharePoint indexes all of the files uploaded and makes them searchable across your Intranet. When you execute a search via a Document Library Search Box or SharePoint Site Search Box (read more about it here), the files show up because they are indexed.
This table lists the most frequently used core APIs, which are in most cases based on types from the .NET server implementation. In some cases, types are native to SharePoint client programming, and there is no equivalent .NET server type.
Why are documents missing from my SharePoint list?
Another common reason for missing files could be the fact that those files are filtered out via a view. That could especially be the case if you are using metadata. Check your views to make sure the documents are not filtered out via any of the columns/metadata fields. By the way, another reason not to touch default views in SharePoint lists
How to create a REST API for SharePoint?
In other cases, some but not all possible client programming model implementations of a specific type exist. Before using a REST endpoint URI shown in the table, replace the … abbreviation with the path to your SharePoint site; for example http:// / /_api/web/lists.
As an admin, locate the site that’s missing results. Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner. Select Site Settings. Under Search, select Search and offline availability. Make sure that Allow this site to appear in search results? is set to Yes. After the setting is set to Yes, the site should be indexed during the next scheduled crawl.
The files that SharePoint pulls up when you search on a site can come from anywhere on the site. However, SharePoint doesn’t trawl through your whole site whenever you enter a search query. Instead it pulls results from the Search Index. The Search Index is a repository of all of the indexed content on your site.
Where is the search box in SharePoint 2013?
Despite its presence for quite some time (the feature became available in SharePoint 2013), not many users know about it or get to use it. Every Document Library in SharePoint 2013 has a search box located just above the documents themselves.