# Search Consumption CLI

> Search the Microsoft Fabric catalog across workspaces using the Fabric Catalog Search API. Use when the user wants to: (1) find an item by display name when the workspace is unknown, (2) list or discover items of a specific type across the tenant, (3) identify which workspace contains an item, (4) return item/workspace IDs for downstream API calls. Dataflow Gen1/Gen2 items are not supported. For data queries after the item is known, use the workload-specific consumption skill (`sqldw-cli`, `spark-cli`, `eventhouse-cli`, or `fabriciq`). Triggers: "catalog search", "fabric catalog search", "catalog lookup", "cross workspace catalog", "tenant catalog discovery", "tenant catalog inventory", "tenant catalog identifiers", "workspace catalog discovery".

- Skill: `paulasilvatech/search-consumption-cli` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add paulasilvatech/search-consumption-cli`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/paulasilvatech/search-consumption-cli/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Product & Planning
- Author: paulasilvatech (https://skillmd.com/u/paulasilvatech)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/paulasilvatech/search-consumption-cli

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> **Telemetry — MANDATORY.** Every `api.fabric.microsoft.com` call must carry
> `x-ms-fabric-skill: search-consumption-cli` (`az rest`: `--headers "x-ms-fabric-skill=search-consumption-cli"`),
> including every LRO poll, `fabric_lro` and retry. Snippets omit it — add it anyway.

> **CRITICAL NOTES**
> 1. The Catalog Search API finds **items**, not workspaces. To find a workspace by name, use `GET /v1/workspaces` (see [COMMON-CLI.md § Resolve Workspace Properties by Name](../../common/COMMON-CLI.md#resolve-workspace-properties-by-name)).
> 2. The search text matches against item **display name**, **description**, and **workspace name**.
> 3. Dataflow (Gen1) and Dataflow (Gen2) are not supported.

# Catalog Search — CLI Skill

## Prerequisite Knowledge

- [COMMON-CORE.md](../../common/COMMON-CORE.md) — Fabric REST API patterns, auth
- [COMMON-CLI.md](../../common/COMMON-CLI.md) — CLI implementation (az, curl, jq)

## Table of Contents

| Task | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Search for an Item | [SKILL.md § Search for an Item](#search-for-an-item) | By name, description, or workspace name |
| List All Items of a Type | [SKILL.md § List All Items of a Type](#list-all-items-of-a-type) | Empty search + type filter |
| Pagination | [SKILL.md § Pagination](#pagination) | Continuation token pattern |
| Agentic Workflow | [SKILL.md § Agentic Workflow](#agentic-workflow) | |
| Examples | [SKILL.md § Examples](#examples) | |
| Gotchas and Troubleshooting | [SKILL.md § Gotchas and Troubleshooting](#gotchas-and-troubleshooting) | |

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## Must/Prefer/Avoid

### MUST DO

- **Authenticate first** — see [COMMON-CORE.md § Authentication & Token Acquisition](../../common/COMMON-CORE.md#authentication--token-acquisition) and [COMMON-CLI.md § Authentication Recipes](../../common/COMMON-CLI.md#authentication-recipes). The Catalog Search API requires `Catalog.Read.All` scope.
- **Write the JSON body to a temp file** — avoids shell quoting issues with filter strings.
- **Disambiguate** — if multiple results match, present display name, type, and workspace name and ask the user to confirm.

### PREFER

- **Catalog Search over list-and-filter** — single cross-workspace call, no need to resolve workspace first.
- **Type filters** — narrow results with `"filter": "Type eq 'Lakehouse'"` to reduce noise.
- **Empty search with type filter** — to list all items of a type across workspaces.
- **`jq`** for extracting IDs from the response — cleaner than JMESPath for nested `hierarchy.workspace`.

### AVOID

- **Searching for workspaces** — the Catalog Search API returns items, not workspaces. Use `GET /v1/workspaces` instead (see [COMMON-CLI.md § Resolve Workspace Properties by Name](../../common/COMMON-CLI.md#resolve-workspace-properties-by-name)).
- **Querying source data after the workspace/item is known** — route to the workload-specific consumption skill (`sqldw-cli`, `spark-cli`, `eventhouse-cli`, or `fabriciq`) instead of Catalog Search.
- **Inventing filter syntax** — only `eq`, `ne`, `or`, and parentheses are supported.
- **Assuming all item types are supported** — Dataflow (Gen1) and Dataflow (Gen2) are not returned yet.

---

## Search for an Item

```bash
cat > /tmp/body.json << 'EOF'
{"search": "SalesLakehouse", "filter": "Type eq 'Lakehouse'", "pageSize": 10}
EOF
az rest --method post \
  --resource "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com" \
  --url "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/catalog/search" \
  --body @/tmp/body.json
```

The search text matches against item display name, description and workspace name. Type filtering is optional. The response includes `id`, `type`, `displayName`, `description`, and `hierarchy.workspace` (with `id` and `displayName`) for each match.

### Extract item and workspace IDs

```bash
az rest --method post \
  --resource "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com" \
  --url "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/catalog/search" \
  --body @/tmp/body.json \
  --query "value[0].{itemId:id, workspaceId:hierarchy.workspace.id, name:displayName}" \
  --output json
```

---

### Filter Examples

| Goal | Filter |
|---|---|
| Only lakehouses | `Type eq 'Lakehouse'` |
| Reports or semantic models | `Type eq 'Report' or Type eq 'SemanticModel'` |
| Exclude notebooks | `Type ne 'Notebook'` |

For the full list of supported item types, see the [Catalog Search API reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/fabric/core/catalog/search).

---

## List All Items of a Type

Use an empty search string with a type filter (`pageSize` max is 1000):

```bash
cat > /tmp/body.json << 'EOF'
{"search": "", "filter": "Type eq 'Lakehouse'", "pageSize": 100}
EOF
az rest --method post \
  --resource "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com" \
  --url "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/catalog/search" \
  --body @/tmp/body.json
```

---

## Pagination

If the response includes a non-null `continuationToken`, pass it in the next request:

```bash
cat > /tmp/body.json << 'EOF'
{"search": "", "filter": "Type eq 'Lakehouse'", "pageSize": 100, "continuationToken": "<token>"}
EOF
az rest --method post \
  --resource "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com" \
  --url "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/catalog/search" \
  --body @/tmp/body.json
```

Continue until `continuationToken` is null.

---

## Agentic Workflow

1. **Ask** — user provides an item name, type, or description keywords.
2. **Search** — call Catalog Search with the user's input and optional type filter.
3. **Disambiguate** — if multiple matches, present results (name, type, workspace) and ask the user to pick.
4. **Return** — provide the search results, include the item `id` and `hierarchy.workspace.id` for downstream use.

---

## Examples

### Find a specific report
```bash
cat > /tmp/body.json << 'EOF'
{"search": "Monthly Sales Revenue", "filter": "Type eq 'Report'", "pageSize": 10}
EOF
az rest --method post \
  --resource "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com" \
  --url "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/catalog/search" \
  --body @/tmp/body.json \
  --query "value[].{name:displayName, type:type, workspace:hierarchy.workspace.displayName}" \
  --output table
```

### List all semantic models across workspaces
```bash
cat > /tmp/body.json << 'EOF'
{"search": "", "filter": "Type eq 'SemanticModel'", "pageSize": 1000}
EOF
az rest --method post \
  --resource "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com" \
  --url "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/catalog/search" \
  --body @/tmp/body.json
```

### Save search results to file
```bash
cat > /tmp/body.json << 'EOF'
{"search": "", "filter": "Type eq 'Lakehouse'", "pageSize": 1000}
EOF
az rest --method post \
  --resource "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com" \
  --url "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/catalog/search" \
  --body @/tmp/body.json \
  --query "value[].{name:displayName, type:type, workspace:hierarchy.workspace.displayName, id:id}" \
  --output json > /tmp/search_results.json
```

---

## Gotchas and Troubleshooting

| Symptom | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| `401 Unauthorized` | Wrong token audience or expired session | Verify `--resource "https://api.fabric.microsoft.com"`. Run `az login`. |
| `InvalidPageSize` | `pageSize` outside 1–1000 | Use a value between 1 and 1000. |
| `InvalidFilter` | Bad filter syntax | Only `eq`, `ne`, `or`, and parentheses. Don't mix `eq` with `and`, or `ne` with `or`. Don't mix `eq` and `ne` in the same filter. |
| `TypeNotFound` | Unrecognized item type in filter | Check spelling (case-sensitive). See [API reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/fabric/core/catalog/search) for valid types. |
| `FilterTooManyValues` | Filter has more than 500 values | Reduce the number of type values in the filter. |
| `InvalidRequest` | Missing request body | Ensure `--body` points to a valid JSON file. |
| Empty results for known item | Item type not supported | Dataflow Gen1/Gen2 are excluded. Use `GET /v1/workspaces/{id}/items` instead. |
| New item not found | Catalog index propagation delay | Indexing lag is variable and not yet near-real-time — usually minutes, but not guaranteed. A just-created item may not appear in search results yet; verify it exists via `GET /v1/workspaces/{id}/items` instead. |
| Too many results | Search text too broad | Add a type filter or use more specific search text. |