Can i get all items of all content types within a site collection using search API?

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I want to show all Created BY and Modified BY users of all items of all content types within a site collection. Currently I'm using the

_api/search/query?querytext=''&refiners='owstaxidmetadataalltagsinfo'&selectproperties='CreatedBy,ModifiedBy*'

it is not returning all results. Is there any API to get all items of all content types ?

Thanks in advance.

Heiko Hatzfeld_MSFT · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-10 06:50:11Z

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You could try this:

(Moved the * to the beginning and added contenttype as selected property)

https://Yourtenant.sharepoint.com/Search/_api/search/query?querytext='*'&refiners='owstaxidmetadataalltagsinfo'&selectproperties='CreatedBy,ModifiedBy,Contenttype'

This is an extremely wide query. What do you mean by "All Items" exactly? You need all items in your tenant or only from a single site?

answered Apr 10, 2018 at 6:50

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Thanks for the response. like for example we can use document library and list items content types "ContentClass:STS_ListItem+ContentClass:STS_ListItem_DocumentLibrary". So is there any way to get all content types instead of mentioned everything in the query. ?
– Vijay
Apr 10, 2018 at 7:06
So your goal is to retrieve all content types and not all items for them?
– Heiko Hatzfeld_MSFT
Apr 10, 2018 at 7:20
Not exactly, using these all content types i have to retrieve items ( content ) 'Created BY' and 'Modified By' user names. Just i want to display who is the top participant in that particular site collection. Like whole involved more in creating and modifying items
– Vijay
Apr 10, 2018 at 8:19
Ok, scoped by Sitecollection. I don't think search might be the right tool then. The I would check the audit log or the site changes during a certain duration for that. There is no reason to filter by CT first I guess
– Heiko Hatzfeld_MSFT
Apr 10, 2018 at 8:59

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