> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://vastai-80aa3a82-auto-cli-sdk-preview-pr-398.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# vastai search templates

Search for template results using custom query

## Usage

```bash theme={null}
vastai search templates [--help] [--api-key API_KEY] [--raw] <query>
```

## Arguments

<ParamField path="query" type="string" required>
  Search query in simple query syntax (see below)
</ParamField>

## Description

Query syntax:

query = comparison comparison...
comparison = field op value
field = \<name of a field>
op = one of: \<, \<=, ==, !=, >=, >, in, notin
value = \<bool, int, float, string> | 'any' | \[value0, value1, ...]
bool: True, False

note: to pass '>' and '\<' on the command line, make sure to use quotes
note: to encode a string query value (ie for gpu\_name), replace any spaces ' ' with underscore '\_'

## Examples

```bash theme={null}
# search for somewhat reliable single RTX 3090 instances, filter out any duplicates or offers that conflict with our existing stopped instances
        vastai search templates 'count_created > 100  creator_id in [38382,48982]'

    Available fields:

  Name                  Type       Description

creator_id              int        ID of creator
created_at              float      time of initial template creation (UTC epoch timestamp)
count_created           int        #instances created (popularity)
default_tag             string     image default tag
docker_login_repo       string     image docker repository
id                      int        template unique ID
image                   string     image used for template
jup_direct              bool       supports jupyter direct
hash_id                 string     unique hash ID of template
name                    string     displayable name
recent_create_date      float      last time of instance creation (UTC epoch timestamp)
recommended_disk_space  float      min disk space required
recommended             bool       is templated on our recommended list
ssh_direct              bool       supports ssh direct
tag                     string     image tag
use_ssh                 bool       supports ssh (direct or proxy)
```

## Global Options

The following options are available for all commands:

| Option          | Description                                           |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `--url URL`     | Server REST API URL                                   |
| `--retry N`     | Retry limit                                           |
| `--raw`         | Output machine-readable JSON                          |
| `--explain`     | Verbose explanation of API calls                      |
| `--api-key KEY` | API key (defaults to `~/.config/vastai/vast_api_key`) |