Search Help
Local syntax for finding posts by tags and stored post metadata.
Tags And Operators
tag_name- Find posts with a tag. Spaces normalize to underscores, so quoted
"tag with spaces"searchestag_with_spaces. tag_*- Use
*for any number of characters and?for one character in tag searches. -tag_nameorNOT tag_name- Exclude matching posts.
tag_a tag_b,tag_a AND tag_b,tag_a, tag_b- Require both terms.
tag_a OR tag_b- Match either term.
(tag_a OR tag_b) -tag_c- Group terms with parentheses.
tag:"artist:name"- Search for a literal tag that looks like a metatag.
Metatags
source:e621net,site:e621net- Find posts imported from a source site slug, name, or site type.
source:*example.com*,source_url:*example.com*- Find posts with a matching source or file URL.
hash:abc123,sha512:abc123,md5:abc123- Match local media hashes or imported source hashes by prefix.
ext:png,type:png,type:video,type:flash- Filter by exact extension or broad file kind.
rating:s,rating:q,rating:e- Filter by effective safe, questionable, or explicit rating.
id:123,score:>10,favcount:1..- Filter by post id, vote score, favorites, comments, source count, or tag count.
width.gte:1000,height:1080,filesize:200KB..2MB- Filter by dimensions, pixels, megapixels, aspect ratio, or file size.
date:2025-01,updated_at:>=2025-01-15- Filter by post creation or update date.
pool:sample,collection:gallery,inpool:false- Filter by local pools and imported source collections.
artist:sample,character:judy_hopps,species:canid- Search tags by stored category. Supported categories include artist, character, copyright, species, general, lore, and meta.
Ranges
score:>10,score:>=10,score:<10,score:<=10- Use e621-style comparison operators after the colon.
score.gt:10,score.gte:10,score.lt:10,score.lte:10- Use Derpibooru-style suffix operators before the colon.
favcount:1..5,favcount:1..,favcount:..5- Use open or closed numeric ranges.
width:800~200- Use a fuzzy numeric range. This example matches widths from 600 through 1000.
date:2025,date:2025-01,date:2025-01-15- Dates can match a whole year, month, or day.
today,yesterday,day,week,month, andyearare also accepted.
Notes
- Only metadata stored by img-booru can be searched.
- Unknown fields are treated as literal tag searches when possible.
- The rating preference bar still applies on top of the query.
- Hidden and deleted posts only appear for admins.