How to search the content only from the specified directory using AEM query builder?

Using the AEM query builder, will search a content which is available in specified directory only. This query will not search the content in sub directories, or not even child of the child directories. 

Open AEM Query Builder Debugger: http://localhost:4502/libs/cq/search/content/querydebug.html. Add the following options to perform the search.

path=/content/dam/we-retail/en/features

path.flat=true

type=dam:Asset

fulltext=cart

Filters definition:

• path=? // On which path this query will perform the search operation.
• path.flat=true // will look the content only in the specified directory.
• fulltext=? //name or keyword which you are searching.

find direct children using query builder

Query tree + URLs

ROOT=group: [

{fulltext=fulltext: fulltext=cart}

{path=path: path=/content/dam/we-retail/en/features, flat=true}

{type=type: type=dam:Asset}

]

XPath query to find the direct child in a directory

/jcr:root/content/dam/we-retail/en/features/element(*, dam:Asset)

[

(jcr:contains(., 'cart'))

]

JSON response 

You can get the JSON response of this query using this URL: (Note: update the domain(localhost:4502) to browse the url for your AEM instance)

http://localhost:4502/bin/querybuilder.json?fulltext=cart&path=%2fcontent%2fdam%2fwe-retail%2fen%2ffeatures&path.flat=true&type=dam%3aAsset

Response:

{

  "success": true,

  "results": 1,

  "total": 1,

  "more": false,

  "offset": 0,

  "hits": [

    {

      "path": "/content/dam/we-retail/en/features/cart.png",

      "excerpt": "/content/dam/we-retail/en/features/cart.png",

      "name": "cart.png",

      "title": "cart.png",

      "lastModified": "2016-06-06 16:26:05"

    }

  ]

}