# Is it possible to perform a case insensitive search? **URL:** \ **Category:** Need help\ **Created:** [August 27, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/is-it-possible-to-perform-a-case-insensitive-search/221876 "2022-08-27T13:14:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
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This thread comes to mind when this topic comes up. > [@Why oh why am I unable to search the DB case insensitive?](http://forum.bubble.io/t/why-oh-why-am-i-unable-to-search-the-db-case-insensitive/57477): > > @Bubble, I want to search for a value using “Do a search for” case insensitive. Since “Do a search for” requires a value, and it seems it’s case sensitive, it’s unable to find all potential values with the same characters. Let’s say I have a Data type with a Company Name field and Microsoft already exists. When someone else tries to add a new record with the same Company Name I want to disallow submission. So I want to ensure that all variations of case that a user types into an input field (“… Spoiler alert: you won’t find a silver bullet in that thread, but it’s probably still worth a read. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.bubble.io/t/is-it-possible-to-perform-a-case-insensitive-search/221876)._