> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ropes.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search problems by title

> Search problems available to the authenticated organization by title. The search is a case-insensitive substring match on the problem title.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.ropes.ai/api/docs/openapi.json get /api/public/problems/search
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Ropes Public API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Public API for Ropes. Authenticate using your API key in the x-api-key
    header.
servers:
  - url: https://api.ropes.ai
    description: Production server
  - url: http://localhost:3001
    description: Local development server
security: []
paths:
  /api/public/problems/search:
    get:
      tags:
        - Problems
      summary: Search problems by title
      description: >-
        Search problems available to the authenticated organization by title.
        The search is a case-insensitive substring match on the problem title.
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            description: >-
              Case-insensitive substring to match against the problem title.
              Required.
          required: true
          description: >-
            Case-insensitive substring to match against the problem title.
            Required.
          name: search
          in: query
        - schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - 'true'
              - 'false'
            description: Omits problems shared from the Ropes Test Bank when true.
          required: false
          description: Omits problems shared from the Ropes Test Bank when true.
          name: hideRopesTestBank
          in: query
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved problems
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemsResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request - search query parameter is required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemErrorResponse'
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ProblemsResponse:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
      description: List of problems
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error message (alternative field)
    ProblemErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message
      required:
        - error
    Problem:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the problem
        title:
          type: string
          description: Display name/title of the problem
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - Ready
            - Creating
            - Editing
          description: Current status of the problem
        integrationSource:
          type: string
          description: Integration source for the problem (e.g., jobdiva, bullhorn)
        externalId:
          type: string
          description: External ID from the ATS integration
        testMode:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            True if this is a non-production problem created for API integration
            testing.
        isFromRopesTestBank:
          type: boolean
          description: True if this problem is from the shared Ropes Test Bank (read-only).
      required:
        - id
        - title
        - status
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key

````