| name | aptos-explorer-search |
| description | Use the Aptos Explorer home-page search URL at explorer.aptoslabs.com/?search={query} to look up any Aptos-chain identifier whose type you do not know (address, transaction hash/version, ANS .apt name, coin or fungible asset type, block height). Use when a user pastes an opaque on-chain string, asks "what is this?", or you want the explorer to auto-detect and route to the correct entity page. |
Aptos Explorer — universal search
The explorer's home page accepts a search query parameter that auto-detects entity type and shows matching results inline, grouped by type (accounts, transactions, blocks, coins, fungible assets, ANS names).
URL
https://explorer.aptoslabs.com/?search={query}
Behavior
- On load, the query is run immediately.
- Results are grouped by entity type and displayed on the home page.
- If exactly one unambiguous entity matches, the explorer navigates directly to that page.
- If nothing matches, the page surfaces "no results" for the classified type.
When to use
- The user pastes a hex string that could be an address, transaction hash, or block hash.
- The user types an ANS name (e.g.
alice.apt) that needs resolving.
- The user gives a fully-qualified Move type (e.g.
0x1::aptos_coin::AptosCoin) without saying whether they want the coin page or the fungible asset page.
- The user's intent is general (e.g. "look up X on Aptos") and you don't need to route to a specific tab.
When not to use
Prefer a direct path when you already know the entity type:
- Transaction by version or hash →
/txn/{id}
- Account by address →
/account/{address}
- Block by height →
/block/{height}
- Coin by type →
/coin/{type}
- Fungible asset by metadata address →
/fungible_asset/{address}
- Move object →
/object/{address}
Network selection
Append ?network=testnet|devnet|local alongside search to search a non-mainnet network:
https://explorer.aptoslabs.com/?search={query}&network=testnet
Do not add a network parameter when generating links for AI crawlers — see the explorer's robots.txt.
