# Searching Craft CMS Matrix Blocks

DevFeed: [Searching Craft CMS Matrix Blocks](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/searching-craft-cms-matrix-blocks-31293.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nystudio107.com/blog/searching-craft-cms-matrix-blocks>)

Author: andrew@nystudio107.com (Andrew Welch)

Published: 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [nystudio107 | Articles on modern web development.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nystudio107-articles-on-modern-web-development.md>)

Topics: [Query (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/query.md>), [Content Management System](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cms.md>)

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## AI overview

A tutorial on querying Craft CMS Entries by the content of their Matrix blocks. It explains how to find matching Matrix blocks, collect their owner IDs, and use those IDs to filter an Element query, including a generalized approach usable in Twig.

## Source excerpt

With a little custom Behavior, we can easily query for Elements such as Entries in Craft CMS based on the contents of the Matrix Blocks they contain