{"section":"known-issues","requestedLocale":"en","requestedSlug":"search-api-does-not-accept-special-characters","locale":"en","slug":"search-api-does-not-accept-special-characters","path":"docs/en/known-issues/Catalog/search-api-does-not-accept-special-characters.md","branch":"main","content":"## Summary\n\n\nThe catalog search API, documented here: https://developers.vtex.com/docs/api-reference/search-api#get-/api/catalog_system/pub/products/search/-search- , does not accept terms with special characters like apostrophe ' or quotes \".\n\nThe error return on queries like this is: `Bad Request! Scripts are not allowed!`\n\n\n##\n\n## Simulation\n\n\n\n1. Try to use the search API with a term using ' , for instance: GET https://\\{accountName\\}.\\{environment\\}.com.br/api/catalog_system/pub/products/search?ft=anyterm'\n2. Check that the error message appear.\n\n\n##\n\n## Workaround\n\n\nNo workaround."}