Search parameter not working with the API request - json

Question

I am new to json and APIs.
This particular dataset I am working with (https://api.cdnjs.com/libraries) is searchable by placing ?search=search_term after it (like: https://api.cdnjs.com/libraries?search=cloud). But when I use another json dataset (http://api.nobelprize.org/v1/prize.json for instance) it gives an error:
{ "error":"Using an unknown parameter" }
Does this have to do with how the datasets are set up? Methods perhaps? How do I make the other json searchable like the initial one (so I can use it in my search app)?

Answer 1

Navigating to the main domain of the provided url, you will find that the doc reside at https://nobelprize.readme.io/v1.0
To refine your results, as the docs suggest you should use the following parameters (when searching for prizes): year, yearTo, category and numberOfLaureates.
Here is an example of a refined search:
Request url: http://api.nobelprize.org/v1/prize.json?category=physics&year=2017
Response:
{
"prizes": [{
"year": "2017",
"category": "physics",
"laureates": [{
"id": "941",
"firstname": "Rainer",
"surname": "Weiss",
"motivation": "\"for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves\"",
"share": "2"
}, {
"id": "942",
"firstname": "Barry C.",
"surname": "Barish",
"motivation": "\"for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves\"",
"share": "4"
}, {
"id": "943",
"firstname": "Kip S.",
"surname": "Thorne",
"motivation": "\"for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves\"",
"share": "4"
}]
}]
}
If it wasn't clear enough, I made a request to the API to retrieve data concerning prizes awarded in the physics category in the year 2017.