add checklist for releases

[nominatim.git] / docs / api / Search.md

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@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ The search term may be specified with two different sets of parameters:
 
     Free-form query string to search for.
     Free-form queries are processed first left-to-right and then right-to-left if that fails. So you may search for
-    [pilkington avenue, birmingham](//nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?q=pilkington+avenue,birmingham) as well as for
-    [birmingham, pilkington avenue](//nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?q=birmingham,+pilkington+avenue).
+    [pilkington avenue, birmingham](https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?q=pilkington+avenue,birmingham) as well as for
+    [birmingham, pilkington avenue](https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?q=birmingham,+pilkington+avenue).
     Commas are optional, but improve performance by reducing the complexity of the search.
 
 
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ Both query forms accept the additional parameters listed below.
 
 See [Place Output Formats](Output.md) for details on each format. (Default: jsonv2)
 
+!!! note
+    The Nominatim service at
+    [https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org](https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org)
+    has a different default behaviour for historical reasons. When the
+    `format` parameter is omitted, the request will be forwarded to the Web UI.
+
 * `json_callback=<string>`
 
 Wrap JSON output in a callback function ([JSONP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSONP)) i.e. `<string>(<json>)`.