# searchCounties

Find US counties by (partial) name and return each match's `name`, `fullName`, `state` and `fips`. The `countyFilters` condition in a property filter tree takes the 5-digit **`fips`** as its `value` (with `label` set to the display name): a county DISPLAY NAME is rejected by saveFilter/updateFilter, because the query compiles to a `county_fips` term and a name would match nothing. Include the state in the search term (e.g. "Orange County FL") when a county name is common. The same `fips` is what getZoningCodes takes as `countyFips`.

- Call: `POST https://server.goliathdata.com/api/v1/call` with `{ "operationId": "searchCounties", "variables": {...} }`
- Scope: `READ`
- Type: query
- Idempotency: a read; rejects `Idempotency-Key`
- Rate-limited: no
- Result cap: `limit` is clamped to 10, without an error

## Variables

- `searchTerm`: `String!` (required)
- `limit`: `Int` (default `10`)

## Response (data, an example)

```json
{
  "geography": {
    "searchCounties": [
      {
        "name": "…",
        "fullName": "…",
        "state": "…",
        "fips": "…"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

## Example

```bash
curl https://server.goliathdata.com/api/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOLIATH_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "operationId": "searchCounties",
    "variables": {
      "searchTerm": "<String>"
    }
  }'
```