# Search with the Search Bar

This page shows how to [search for issues](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/searches) using the
search bar in Google Issue Tracker. For help using the search syntax, see
[Search Query Language](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/search-query-language).

Search results are limited to issues in the components where you have **View
Issues** [permission](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/access-control).

## Search with the search bar

To search with the search bar:

1. [Open Issue Tracker](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/access-ui) in your web browser.

2. Type your query in the search bar.

   The search bar is always displayed at the top of Issue Tracker.

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/search-bar.png)

   For example, if you wanted to search for all open issues that you reported,
   use the query: `status:open reporter:me`

   As you add criteria to the search, Issue Tracker offers autocomplete
   suggestions in a drop-down list to aid in your query construction. You can
   use the tab key or click the highlighted suggestion to complete it.

   For information on the search query language, click the **Search help** link
   at the bottom of the search editor, or see [Search Query Language](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/search-query-language). You
   can find a complete list of query syntax options in the
   [Search Query Reference](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/references/search-query-language-labels).
3. Run the search.

## What's next

- [Learn more about searching for issues](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/searches)
- [Learn more about search results](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/search-results)
- [Learn more about the Search Query Language](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/search-query-language)
- [Organizing search results](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/organize-search-results)