# Search partners

Search partners using their company name or contact email. If a generic string is provided, the system searches for matches in company names and contact emails for all your partners.

## Request parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="136.5999755859375">Parameter</th><th>Type / Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>sessionID</code></td><td><p><strong>Required (string)</strong></p><p>Session identifier, output by the <strong>Login</strong> method. An exception will be thrown if the values are incorrect.</p></td></tr><tr><td><code>searchString</code></td><td><p><strong>Required (string)</strong></p><p>Can be either the company name or contact email of the partner. The system searches generic strings in both the names of the companies as well as the contact email addresses.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Request sample

```php
<?php

require('PATH_TO_AUTH'); // Authentication example: https://knowledgecenter.avangate.com/Integration/Channel_Manager_API/SOAP/02Authentication

$searchString = 'YOUR_SEARCH_STRING'; // String to search partners by

try {
    $PartnerSearch= $client->searchPartners($sessionID, $searchString);
} catch (SoapFault $e) {
    echo "Partner: " . $e->getMessage();
    exit;
}

var_dump ("Partner", $PartnerSearch);
```

## Response parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="121">Parameter</th><th>Type</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="/pages/7ef7fb1a9f47cf7b136add106110af5b3926cb71"><code>Partner</code></a></td><td><strong>Array of objects</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Errors

<table><thead><tr><th width="181.0001220703125">Error</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>INVALID_SEARCH</strong></td><td>Invalid value. Please use a string to search.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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