# Search Query help

**URL:** <https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/search-query-help/78162>\
**Category:** SHF Discussion and Questions\
**Tags:** identity-security-cloud\
**Created:** [August 26, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/search-query-help/78162 "2024-08-26T11:33:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![shaffusailpoint](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/shaffusailpoint/32/28096_2.png) [@shaffusailpoint](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/shaffusailpoint)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/search-query-help/78162/1 "2024-08-26T11:33:38Z")

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We need a query that fetches all the accounts/identities not part of a source (For example let say source Active Directory). Kindly some one help on this.

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**Author:** ![shekhardas1825](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/shekhardas1825/32/20889_2.png) [@shekhardas1825](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/shekhardas1825)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 11:37am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/search-query-help/78162/2 "2024-08-26T11:37:42Z")

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you can use below query:

NOT @accounts(source.name:“Active Directory”)

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**Author:** ![amahlemohlokonya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/amahlemohlokonya/32/15504_2.png) [@amahlemohlokonya](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/amahlemohlokonya)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/search-query-help/78162/3 "2024-08-26T11:47:44Z")

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Hi @shaffusailpoint , I would be beneficial to also have a read on the documentation [Building a Search Query - SailPoint Identity Services](https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/search/building-query.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/original/2X/f/f2136700ed5e3703e0b85e02f6be799dacca7735.png) [@system](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/search-query-help/78162/4 "2024-10-25T11:48:25Z")

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