Need help with REST API request for a simple search

Vectara Platform Q&A
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I am attempting to build a REST API call that emulates whatever default options are used when searching via Vectara - Semantic Search.

When I use the Console Search, I get the summary I expect to get.
However, when going the REST API route, I get the following summary:

‘The returned results did not contain sufficient information to be summarized into a useful answer for your query. Please try a different search or restate your query differently.’

How can I emulate the same search request via REST API that is used by Search API Definition | Vectara Docs (using the default settings)?

Also, how do I know which summarizerPromptName to use? What is the latest version?
I currently use “vectara-summary-ext-v1.2.0”, which I was able to find from a code sample.

Thank you.

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When you’re in the Console, after performing a search, you can click the Copy request button, and then select e.g. Copy as cURL or Copy as Fetch to see how the request was performed

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In terms of the summarizers that are available, we only have 1 available to Growth tier accounts. We have more advanced models and custom prompt capabilities for Scale customers, and that’s why we have the placeholder. vectara-summary-ext-v1.2.0 is what you should be using in your code