# Search by mime type(s) **URL:** \ **Category:** Pydio Cells\ **Created:** [April 21, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/search-by-mime-type-s/4451 "2022-04-21T15:56:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drzraf](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/forum.pydio.com/drzraf/32/1207_2.png) [@drzraf](https://forum.pydio.com/u/drzraf)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/search-by-mime-type-s/4451/1 "2022-04-21T15:56:25Z")
The file search box currently offers various parameters, one of them being the particular **file extension**. But in many cases this is suboptimal because, instead of looking for `.mp4` + `.ogv` + `.mpg` + `.mov` we are more often interested in `video/*`. Same for `text/*`, `image/*`, ` audio/*`, `application/*`, … These are the **mime types** , using them for search would be easier for the end users and [there is a Go module for that](https://pkg.go.dev/mime#TypeByExtension) ---
**Author:** ![ghecquet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/forum.pydio.com/ghecquet/32/514_2.png) [@ghecquet](https://forum.pydio.com/u/ghecquet)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/search-by-mime-type-s/4451/2 "2022-04-25T06:08:17Z")
Thanks for the suggestion. Definitely something worth looking at as an improvement. I’m adding it to our internal tracker and we’ll keep you posted. G ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/pydio/original/2X/6/61f19fa52ec15fd4250db51aea351adba0e831fd.png) [@system](https://forum.pydio.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/search-by-mime-type-s/4451/3 "2022-06-27T18:30:31Z")
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