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title: Filter entities with the entity filter bar
source: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-solutions/new-relic-one/core-concepts/search-filter-entities
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The entity filter bar helps you find and filter the monitored [entities](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/new-relic-solutions/new-relic-one/core-concepts/what-entity-new-relic) you want to examine across New Relic's interface.

![Current entity filter bar interface showing search and filter options](https://docs.newrelic.com/images/Catalogs.webp "Entity filter bar in Catalogs")

## Locate the filter bar [#find]

The entity filter bar is displayed at the top of key New Relic pages including:

-   **[Catalogs](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/service-architecture-intelligence/catalogs/catalogs/)** page for **Applications**, **Repositories**, and **Infrastructure**.
-   **All Entities** page.
-   APM service pages.
-   browser monitoring pages.
-   Infrastructure monitoring pages and many more.

## Basic search and filtering [#basic-filtering]

Start with these fundamental filtering methods to locate entities:

### Search by entity name

Use the **Search by entity name** field to find entities:

1.  Click in the search field.
2.  Type part of an entity name (for example, "production" or "web-app").
3.  View matching results that appear instantly in the list below.

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> The search matches any part of the entity name, so typing "prod" will find entities with names like "prod-web-server" and "my-production-app".

### Filter by entity type

Narrow your results by selecting specific entity types:

-   **Entity Type**: Choose from applications, services, hosts, containers, and other monitored resource types.
-   **Result:** Only entities matching your selected type will display, making it easier to focus on specific infrastructure components.

### Filter by team ownership

Focus on entities managed by your team:

-   **Team**: Select teams that have ownership of entities in your current view.
-   **Requirement:** You need to enable [Service Architecture Intelligence](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/service-architecture-intelligence/getting-started/).
-   **Result:** View only entities assigned to or owned by the selected team.

## Advanced filtering [#advanced-filtering]

For more complex filtering scenarios, create custom filters:

### Create custom attribute filters

Add specific filters based on entity attributes:

1.  Click **+** next to the existing filters.
2.  From the **Filter** dropdown, select an attribute (such as environment, region, or custom tags).
3.  Choose an operator:
    -   **=** (equals): Exact match
    -   **!=** (not equals): Exclude exact matches
    -   **LIKE**: Contains the specified text
    -   **NOT LIKE**: Excludes the specified text
4.  Enter or select a value to complete the filter.
5.  Click **Add** to apply the filter.

**Example:** To find all production web applications, you might filter where `environment = production` AND `entity_type = APPLICATION`.

For more advanced querying and analysis, consider using [the NRQL query builder](https://one.newrelic.com/data-exploration/query-builder). For more information on NRQL queries, refer to [How to use NRQL](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/query-your-data/nrql-new-relic-query-language/get-started/introduction-nrql-how-nrql-works).