Universe Search

You can search for public datasets and models on Roboflow Universe from the command line.

Search Universe

roboflow universe search "hard hats"

roboflow universe search "hard hats" --json

Options

Flag	Description
--type	Filter by dataset or model
--limit	Maximum number of results (default: 12)

Examples

Search for datasets only:

roboflow universe search "safety vest" --type dataset

Limit results:

roboflow universe search "license plates" --type model --limit 5

JSON Output

Use --json for structured output that's safe to pipe:

roboflow universe search "hard hats" --json | jq '.[].name'
roboflow universe search "cars" --type dataset --limit 3 --json

Exit codes: 0 = success, 1 = error, 2 = auth error.