Search by date, language, and file type

To refine search results, you can filter them by file type, language, and last modified date.

  1. Filter by file type
  2. Filter by language
  3. Filter by last modified date

Typically, the filter goes after the search query and is separated from it by a space. You can use multiple operators in the same query by also separating them with a space

Filter by file type

Supported types:
PDF XLS ODS
RTF PPT ODP
SWF ODT ODG
DOC
Filter Syntax Query example
mime:
mime:file type

[passport application form mime:doc]

You'll see files in DOC format containing the words “passport”, “application”, and “form”.

Filter by language

The value is a two-letter language code in the ISO 639-1 standard. Popular values:
  • de: German.
  • en: English.
  • fr: French.
  • ru: Russian.
Filter Syntax Query example
lang:
lang: language

[passport lang:en]

You'll see documents in English containing the word “passport”.

Filter by last modified date

Filter Syntax Query example
date:

Page change:

  • corresponds to the specified date:
    date:YYYYMMDD
  • is before or after the specified date (<, =, , >=):
    date:<YYYYMMDD
  • is in the range:
    date:YYYYMMDD..YYYYMMDD
  • happened in a certain month:
    date:201801*

The page modified date is specified in parts:

date:YYYY*

You'll see documents with the modified date:

Note. The year modified must be specified. The month and day can be replaced with the * character.