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Page createdOct 28, 2026

Search

Run a query against a repository and display results.

Usage:

shell
humioctl search [flags] <repo> <query>

Table: Local flags

ParameterDescription
-e, --end string Query end time.
-f, --fmt string Format string for event list results. Wrap field names in braces to insert field values, for example {@timestamp}. Width modifiers control alignment: {field:40} right-aligns and left-pads to 40 characters; {field:-40} left-aligns and right-pads. Default: {@timestamp} {@rawstring}.
-h, --help Help for search
--json-progress Output search progress in JSON format, suppressing normal progress display and results. Useful for logging search metadata.
-l, --live Run a live search and keep outputting until interrupted.
--no-progress Do not show progress information.
-n, --no-wrap Do not autowrap long strings.
-s, --start string Query start time. Default: 10m.

Table: Global flags

ParameterDescription
-a,--address string The HTTP address of the Humio cluster. Overrides the value in your config file.
--ca-certificate-file string File path to a file containing the CA certificate in PEM format. Overrides the value in your config file.
-c, --config string Config file (default is $HOME/.humio/config.yaml)
--format string Change output format of commands, if supported. Valid formats: json
--insecure By default, all encrypted connections will verify that the hostname in the TLS certificate matches the name from the URL. Set this to true to ignore hostname validation.
-u, --profile string Name of the config profile to use
--proxy-organization string Commands are executed in the specified organization.
-t, --token string The API token to use when talking to Humio. Overrides the value in your config file.
--token-file string File path to a file containing the API token. Overrides the value in your config file and the value of --token.
--unix-socket-proxy string Path to a unix socket to use as an HTTP proxy.

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