# Gerrit Code Review - Searching Accounts

version v2.13.7-2-gf351f2c

## Basic Change Search

Similar to many popular search engines on the web, just enter some text and let Gerrit figure out the meaning:

Description | Examples
--- | ---
Name | John
Email address | jdoe@example.com
Username | jdoe
Account-Id | 1000096
Own account | self

## Search Operators

Operators act as restrictions on the search. As more operators are added to the same query string, they further restrict the returned results. Search can also be performed by typing only a text with no operator, which will match against a variety of fields.

email:'EMAIL'

  Matches accounts that have the email address 'EMAIL' or an email address that starts with 'EMAIL'.

is:active

  Matches accounts that are active.

is:inactive

  Matches accounts that are inactive.

name:'NAME'

  Matches accounts that have any name part 'NAME'. The name parts consist of any part of the full name and the email addresses.

username:'USERNAME'

  Matches accounts that have the username 'USERNAME'.

## Magical Operators

is:visible

  Magical internal flag to prove the current user has access to read the change. This flag is always added to any query.

is:active

  Matches accounts that are active. If neither is:active nor is:inactive is contained in a query, `is:active` is automatically added so that by default only active accounts are matched.

limit:'CNT'

  Limit the returned results to no more than 'CNT' records. This is automatically set to the page size configured in the current user’s preferences. Including it in a web query may lead to unpredictable results with regards to pagination.

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