Question

Feature request: Search inside vault item

Forum|Forum|22 days ago
September 8, 2026
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Hello,

This feature request comes from a couple of years of daily experience with the 1Password CLI.

I use the CLI to populate environment variables during software development, pulling individual line items from secure notes. My biggest pain point is that when I need to find a specific line item within a secure note, there's no way to search within the note in the 1Password desktop app.

Some of my secure notes contain up to 50 items, and scanning the full list by eye every time is slow and error-prone.

Could you add the ability to search within an item's contents (not just across item titles/fields at the vault level)? Even a simple in-item find/filter would make a big difference for this workflow.

Thanks for considering it.

Feature Request

ChrisC1P

1Password Employee

Hello @front_lever thanks for reaching out and for providing that detailed description of how your use case.

Searching within the contents of an individual vault item would be a valuable improvement, especially for Secure Notes that are being used as structured data alongside the 1Password CLI. I’ll pass this request along to the team.

Let me know if you have any questions!

CFP=18929

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1passvault

I can understand the need for this, especially when a Secure Note contains many entries. Being able to search within the contents of a single item would make it easier to find a specific line without having to scan the entire note manually. It would be a useful option for people who use Secure Notes with the 1Password CLI.

1P_Gem

1Password Employee

Hi @1passvault, thanks for letting us know that you think this would be useful as well! I’ve shared your feedback with the team.

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