| Filter |
Description |
Example |
| site |
Finds results on a specific website or domain. |
site:example.com |
| inurl |
Searches for a keyword within a URL. |
inurl:admin |
| intitle |
Finds a keyword within a webpage's title. |
intitle:"login page" |
| filetype |
Locates specific file types like PDF or XLS. |
filetype:pdf "budget report" |
| link |
Finds web pages linking to a specific URL. |
link:example.com |
| intext |
Searches for keywords within the body text of a webpage. |
intext:"security vulnerability" |
| allintitle |
Finds pages with multiple keywords in the title. |
allintitle:"sensitive data" |
| cache |
Shows the cached version of a webpage. |
cache:example.com |
| related |
Displays pages related to a specific URL. |
related:example.com |
| info |
Provides details about a website, including cache and similar pages. |
info:example.com |
| ext |
Finds a specific file extension. |
ext:docx "project plan" |
| define |
Displays the definition of a word or phrase. |
define:cybersecurity |
| phonebook |
Searches for phone numbers and contact information for a person or business. |
phonebook:"John Doe" |
| map |
Shows a map of a location or address. |
map:"1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA" |
| allinurl |
Finds pages with multiple keywords in the URL. |
allinurl:"secure login" |
| before |
Finds content indexed before a specific date. |
before:2020-01-01 |
| after |
Finds content indexed after a specific date. |
after:2022-01-01 |
| numrange |
Searches for numbers within a specified range. |
numrange:1000-2000 |
| AROUND(X) |
Finds pages where two terms are within a specified number of words from each other. |
"data science" AROUND(3) "career" |
| inanchor |
Searches for keywords within the anchor text of links on a webpage. |
inanchor:"click here" |
| Operator |
Description |
Example |
| Search Term |
Searches for the exact phrase within quotation marks. Useful for precise searches. |
"artificial intelligence" |
| OR |
Searches for either of the terms provided. |
site:example.com OR site:example.org |
| AND |
Searches for both terms provided. |
site:example.com AND "privacy policy" |
| Combining Operators |
Combines multiple operators for complex searches. |
(site:example.com OR site:example.org) AND intext:"login"
(site:example.com OR site:example.org) inurl:"login" |
| Include Results |
Includes results containing the specified keyword. |
+"data analysis" |
| Exclude Results |
Excludes results containing the specified keyword. |
-"social media" |
| Synonyms |
Searches for synonyms of the specified keyword. |
~developer |
| Glob Pattern (*) |
Acts as a wildcard for unknown terms. |
site:example.* |