Search Glossary Terms
search_glossary_termsFind business glossary terms by free-text search matching names and definitions, with support for wildcards and field filters. Each result includes term IDs and asset count to identify terms in use.
Instructions
Free-text search of the business glossary — the way in when you know a word, not an id.
Runs against the Information Catalog's terms index, so it is ranked
and matches definitions as well as names, unlike list_glossary_terms'
exact structural filters. Supports the catalog grammar: wildcards
(rev*), field constraints (Name:revenue, Status:Published)
and + to require a word.
Each hit carries both identifiers — term_id for every other
glossary tool, catalog_entity_id for catalog relationships — plus
assigned_asset_count, so you can tell whether a term is actually in
use before spending a call on list_term_assets. A term with a count
of 0 exists in the dictionary and is attached to no data.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | No | Maximum hits to return (default 20). | |
| query | Yes | Search text. ``*`` matches every term. | |
| start | No | Offset of the first hit (default 0). | |
| include_attributes | No | Also return each hit's custom attributes, named (default false). The search index does not carry them, so this costs one extra batched call per 40 hits; leave it off when the names and definitions are all you need. |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||