# Database search bar broken?

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/database-search-bar-broken/57034
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [January 23, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/database-search-bar-broken/57034 "2023-01-23T14:20:29Z")
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### Author: ![Katelyn\_Alberts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/katelyn_alberts/32/44421_2.png) [@Katelyn\_Alberts](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Katelyn_Alberts)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/database-search-bar-broken/57034/1 "2023-01-23T14:20:29Z")

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Is it just me or is the search bar broken in the database? Every single thing I search comes up with nothing?

example of a name search, from first row:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/4/b/4bf3bfd70626d2d53c699cf665db10b4f1a43a99.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/1/61b6ae3b4c6a7da94a57528c01aefe252508e86f.png)

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### Author: ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/database-search-bar-broken/57034/2 "2023-01-23T14:22:54Z")

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The column search searches column names, not data.

To search your data, use Ctrl-f, or Cmd-f on a Mac.

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### Author: ![Katelyn\_Alberts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/katelyn_alberts/32/44421_2.png) [@Katelyn\_Alberts](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Katelyn_Alberts)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/database-search-bar-broken/57034/3 "2023-01-23T14:24:30Z")

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right, duh. thank you!

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### Author: ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/database-search-bar-broken/57034/4 "2023-01-24T14:25:12Z")

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