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

# anaconda org search

## Usage

```bash theme={null}
anaconda org search <PACKAGE> [OPTIONS]
```

Comments

Replace \<PACKAGE> with the package name to search for.

## Description

Searches for packages in your Anaconda repository. Results can be filtered by package type and platform.

> [!NOTE]
>
> For most use cases, `conda search` is the preferred way to search for packages. The `anaconda org search` command searches all public channels on Anaconda.org and might return results that are not in the default channels.

## Arguments

Argument

Description

`<PACKAGE>`

Package name to search for (required)

## Options

Option

Description

`-t, --package-type <TYPE>`

Only search for packages of this type: `conda`, `env`, `file`, `ipynb`, `pypi`, `r`, `project`, `installer`

`-p, --platform <PLATFORM>`

Only search for packages on this platform: `osx-32`, `osx-64`, `win-32`, `win-64`, `linux-32`, `linux-64`, `linux-aarch64`, `linux-armv6l`, `linux-armv7l`, `linux-ppc64le`, `linux-s390x`, `noarch`

`-h`

Show help for this command

## Examples

**Search for packages by name**

```bash theme={null}
anaconda org search numpy
```

**Search for a specific package type**

```bash theme={null}
anaconda org search pandas --package-type conda
```

**Search for packages on a specific platform**

```bash theme={null}
anaconda org search matplotlib --platform linux-64
```