---
title: Query Search Scope Keys
framework: coreservices
role: collectionGroup
role_heading: API Collection
path: coreservices/file_metadata/mdquery/query_search_scope_keys
---

# Query Search Scope Keys

Specify the scope of a query’s search.

## Overview

Overview These constants can be passed in the scopeDirectories array to the function MDQuerySetSearchScope.

## Topics

### Constants

- [kMDQueryScopeHome](coreservices/kmdqueryscopehome.md)
- [kMDQueryScopeComputer](coreservices/kmdqueryscopecomputer.md)
- [kMDQueryScopeNetwork](coreservices/kmdqueryscopenetwork.md)
- [kMDQueryScopeAllIndexed](coreservices/kmdqueryscopeallindexed.md)
- [kMDQueryScopeComputerIndexed](coreservices/kmdqueryscopecomputerindexed.md)
- [kMDQueryScopeNetworkIndexed](coreservices/kmdqueryscopenetworkindexed.md)

## See Also

### Notification Info Keys

- [Query Result Change Keys](coreservices/file_metadata/mdquery/query_result_change_keys.md)
- [Result Relevance Sorting Key](coreservices/file_metadata/mdquery/result_relevance_sorting_key.md)