---
type: "search-params"
title: "List Search Parameters"
resource: "List"
---
# List Search Parameters
## code
**Description:** What the purpose of this list is
**Type:** token
**Expression:** List.code
**Path:** List.code
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/List-code
## date
**Description:** When the list was prepared
**Type:** date
**Expression:** List.date
**Path:** List.date
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/List-date
## empty-reason
**Description:** Why list is empty
**Type:** token
**Expression:** List.emptyReason
**Path:** List.emptyReason
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/List-empty-reason
## encounter
**Description:** Context in which list created
**Type:** reference
**Expression:** List.encounter
**Path:** List.encounter
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/List-encounter
## identifier
**Description:** Business identifier
**Type:** token
**Expression:** List.identifier
**Path:** List.identifier
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/List-identifier
## item
**Description:** Actual entry
**Type:** reference
**Expression:** List.entry.item
**Path:** List.entry.item
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/List-item
## notes
**Description:** The annotation - text content (as markdown)
**Type:** string
**Expression:** List.note.text
**Path:** List.note.text
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/List-notes
## patient
**Description:** If all resources have the same subject
**Type:** reference
**Expression:** List.subject.where(resolve() is Patient)
**Path:** List.subject
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/List-patient
## source
**Description:** Who and/or what defined the list contents (aka Author)
**Type:** reference
**Expression:** List.source
**Path:** List.source
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/List-source
## status
**Description:** current | retired | entered-in-error
**Type:** token
**Expression:** List.status
**Path:** List.status
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/List-status
## subject
**Description:** If all resources have the same subject
**Type:** reference
**Expression:** List.subject
**Path:** List.subject
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/List-subject
## title
**Description:** Descriptive name for the list
**Type:** string
**Expression:** List.title
**Path:** List.title
**Standards Status:** normative
**URL:** http://hl7.org/fhir/build/SearchParameter/List-title