Issue with Graph API Search and Folder Names Containing Special Characters

[adil-wani]

Hi everyone,

I'm encountering an issue while using the Microsoft Graph API search. I have two folders that contain identical PDF files. One folder’s name includes an ampersand (&), while the other does not.

When I run the following search query:

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{siteId}/drives/{driveid}/items/{itemid}/search(q='pdf')

the folder with the ampersand returns no results, whereas the folder without any special characters works as expected.

Does anyone know if the Graph API search does not support special characters like "&" in folder names? Has anyone faced a similar issue or found a workaround?

Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Adil