--- title: Searching for Devices slug: device-management-apple/searching-for-devices createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:47:34.828Z --- The Devices page in the Admin Portal, offers both basic and advanced searching features. The basic search features provide a way to find devices or users using a limited set of criteria. The Advanced search features allow you to create complex search queries using the full set of available criteria. You can also apply advanced search criteria to a new or existing/unassigned or existing/unused label. The topics in this chapter include the following advanced topics: - [Basic search for devices](docId\:vuQSJKVu8EaSQQAXJ7Zns) - [Advanced searching](docId\:XAjGFnXxz6w8BW0rc7FjY) - [Using the query builder](docId\:fyWRaKaou0ESOXlUO7v_E) - [Using a manually edited search expression](docId\:U0hdbs1TkD3tQtq1SskB3) - [Using both the query builder and manual editing](docId\:tlsV2aDEabw5EVEP-Z30S) - [Negative operators with advanced search](docId\:hEVodM_KcYomXiiJZdG_J) - [Clearing an advanced search](docId\:UktDssr4Vpk77h_Qdasnf) - [Searching for retired devices](docId\:RFZ6fBUgArJdWtT6ZKmap) - [Searching for blocked devices](docId\:oIJ4x6WfH31frz6RLa4Xp) - [Saving a search criterion to a label](docId\:PwITbOJlbH1Wafnh2WpuI) Refer to the Getting Started with Ivanti EPMM for the most commonly used topics for managing devices, such as: - Using the Dashboard - Creating custom attributes - Deleting retired devices :::hint{type="info"} The features described in this section are supported on macOS devices. :::