Search Syntax Quick Reference

Quick Reference

Syntax	Description	Example
`text`	Text search	`groceries`
`"text"`	Phrase search	`"Walmart Store"`
`field:value`	Contains	`payee:walmart`
`field=value`	Exact match	`category=Food`
`field!=value`	Not equals / exclude	`category!=Food`
`field>value`	Greater than	`amount>100`
`field<value`	Less than	`amount<50`
`field>=value`	Greater or equal	`date>=2024-01-01`
`field<=value`	Less or equal	`amount<=200`
`field:min..max`	Absolute range	`amount:50..200`
`field:-n..+n`	Signed cross-zero range	`amount:-50..+100`
`field=50`	Absolute equals (±)	`amount=50`
`field=-50`	Exact negative	`amount=-50`
`field=+50`	Exact positive	`amount=+50`
`is:keyword`	Status / presence filter	`is:pending`
`not:keyword`	Negated status / presence filter	`not:reviewed`
`is:tags`	Has at least one tag	`is:tags`
`not:tags`	No tags assigned	`not:tags`
`is:notes`	Has a note/memo	`is:notes`
`is:check`	Has a check number	`is:check`
`is:flag`	Has a flag set	`is:flag`
`not:flag`	Not flagged	`not:flag`
`is:uncategorized`	No category assigned	`is:uncategorized`
`is:client`	Has a client assigned	`is:client`
`is:project`	Has a project assigned	`is:project`
`is:personal`	Personal transactions	`is:personal`
`is:business`	Business transactions	`is:business`
`usage=name`	Business exact name match	`usage=Acme Corp`
`usage:name`	Business name contains	`usage:acme`
`field:a,b,c`	OR values	`payee:walmart,target`
`field!=a,b,c`	NOT IN (exclude all)	`category!=Food,Travel`
`field~value`	Fuzzy match	`amount~100`
`field=valueish`	Fuzzy match	`amount=100ish`
`expense>value`	Expense filter	`expense>100`
`income>value`	Income filter	`income>500`
`-field>value`	Expense filter	`-amount>100`
`+field>value`	Income filter	`+amount>100`
`date=today`	Today's transactions	`date=today`
`date=yesterday`	Yesterday's transactions	`date=yesterday`
`date=this month`	This calendar month (also `this-month`, `"this month"`)	`date=this month`
`date=last month`	Last calendar month (also `last-month`, `"last month"`)	`date=last month`
`date=this quarter`	This calendar quarter	`date=this quarter`
`date=last quarter`	Last calendar quarter	`date=last quarter`
`date=this year`	This calendar year	`date=this year`
`date=last year`	Last calendar year	`date=last year`
`date=qN`	Quarter N (1–4) of the current year	`date=q1`
`date=YYYY-qN`	Quarter N of a specific year	`date=2026-q1`
`date=ytd`	Year-to-date (Jan 1 → today)	`date=ytd`
`date=-Nd`	Last N days (rolling window through today)	`date=-30d`
`date=-Nm`	Last N months (rolling window through today)	`date=-3m`
`date>-Nd`	After the day N days ago (single point)	`date>-30d`
`date:min..max`	Date range (literal, relative, partial, quarter, or keyword bounds; order-independent)	`date:-3m..-2m`
`date=YYYY-MM`	Entire calendar month	`date=2026-04`
`date=YYYY`	Entire calendar year	`date=2026`
`>=today`	Auto-detected relative date	`>=today`
`>-30d`	Auto-detected offset	`>-30d`