Guide

Patrician's search engine is based on the Lucene query syntax, though is not feature-complete with it. For a comparison between the two, see below.

Basics

What to search	How to search it
Search for an album	`master of reality`
Search by artist	`artist:"black sabbath"`
Search by artist ID	`artistId:black-sabbath-uk1`
Use multiple fields	`artistId:black-sabbath-uk1 released:1971`
Search by ID	`id:black-sabbath-master-of-reality-1` `mbid:e51e9779-2edc-3b39-959c-299fdb5ed940` `spotifyId:7pGb2cOGVz6vLyaZaKOQ7D` `rymId:2277`

What to search	How to search it
Search by tag	`tag:kickass-riffs`
Items in a list	`list:nostalgic-albums`
Items in a folder	`folder:vinyl`
Items in a view (views are saved queries)	`view:current-favs`
Has a certain rating	`rating:8` `rating-gt:8` `rating-lt:8`
Has rating	`has:rating`
Has review	`has:review`
Review has certain terms	`review-contains:"awesome"`
Artist review exists	`has:artist-review`
Has favorite tracks	`has:favorite-tracks`
Has likes and dislikes	`has:likes-dislikes`
Added to collection during a certain time period	`added-before:01/05/2019` `added-after:2017/12/20`
In wishlist	`in:wishlist`
Also in another user's collection	`in:user/afantano`
Also in another user's collection view	`in:user/afantano/loved-list`

What to search	How to search it
Genre	`genre:industrial-black-metal`
Release date	`older:` `newer:` `before:` `after:` `released-before:` `released-after:` Examples: `older:2005` `older:2005/05/17` `older:05/17/2005` `newer:2010s` `newer:2015/08/02` `newer:08/02/2015`

These require that the user has set up Last.fm or ListenBrainz integration to log their listening history.

You can also sort by plays using the "Sort" dropdown menu, or the sort field if you're using the GraphQL API.

What to search	How to search it
Certain amount of total plays	`plays-gt:300` `plays-lt:150`
Certain amount of total plays within a certain year	`plays-gt:300 plays-in:2020`
Certain amount of total plays before a certain year	`plays-gt:300 plays-before:2020`
Certain amount of total plays within a date range	`plays-gt:300 plays-after:2019/05/18 plays-before:2019/08/27`
Last listened within a date range	`last-listened-after:2019/08/27` `last-listened-after:2019` `last-listened-after:2010s` `last-listened-before:2019/08/27` `last-listened-before:2019` `last-listened-before:2010s` `last-listened-on:2019/08/27` `last-listened-in:2019` `last-listened-in:2010s`
First listened within a date range	`first-listened-after:2019/08/27` `first-listened-after:2019` `first-listened-after:2010s` `first-listened-before:2019/08/27` `first-listened-before:2019` `first-listened-before:2010s` `first-listened-on:2019/08/27` `first-listened-in:2019` `first-listened-in:2010s`

Operator	Examples
OR	`plays-gt:400 OR tag:favorites` `(plays-gt:400) OR (tag:favorites)`
NOT (-)	`plays-gt:400 NOT tag:favorites` `plays-gt:400 -tag:favorites`
+ (Required. Note: Only for terms, not fields)	`+dark +side +of +moon` (this is NOT valid or necessary) `+artistId:pink-floyd-uk1`
(Grouping)	`(plays-gt:400 OR rating-gt:8) AND tag:favorites`
"Quotes"	`artist:"the dillinger escape plan"`

Feature
Wildcard searches	:x:
Regular Expression Searches	:x:
Fuzzy Searches	:x:
Proximity Searches	:x:
Range Searches	:question:
Boosting a Term	:x:
Boolean Operators: OR	:white_check_mark:
Boolean Operators: AND	:white_check_mark:
Boolean Operators: +	:white_check_mark:
Boolean Operators: NOT	:white_check_mark:
Boolean Operators: -	:white_check_mark:
Grouping	:white_check_mark:
Field Grouping	:white_check_mark:
Escaping Special Characters	:white_check_mark: