Application Search Description

Feed request arguments

Argument	Description	Type	Match*	Example
`category`	APS Category name. Conventional category names are listed in the http://www.apsstandard.com/r/doc/aps--application-categories.pdf document, but a client should accept other category names.	string	exact	Web/Wiki
`cert`	Certification level. If this argument is present in a feed request, APS Catalog returns details on packages of the specified certification level and above.	string	greater or equal	Silver
`packager`	Packager name	string	exact	www.example.com

* - This column defines comparison rules which APS Catalog uses to identify that there is a match between an argument value and entry data. In case of match, the entry is returned. The rules are as follows:

Exact. The value of a specific entry element must be equal to an argument value.
Substring. The value of a specific entry element must include an argument value.
Greater or equal. An entry must correspond to a package of a specified certification level and above.