---
title: "Find and filter estimates"
description: "All Estimates has filter tabs — All, Preliminary, Completed, Canceled. The top-nav tab uses American 'Canceled' but the dropdown, pill, breadcrumb, and URL all use British 'Cancelled.' Search is scoped to the active tab."
group: "reference"
lane: "reference"
status: "published"
publishedAt: 2026-05-15
sidebarOrder: 30
tags: ["filters", "search", "url", "reference"]
relatedSlugs:
  - "reference/search"
  - "reference/status-icons"
  - "estimates/change-status"
sidebarLabel: "Filters & URLs"
---

**All Estimates** is the home view for every estimate your team has built. The filter tabs at the top are how you slice it.

## The filter tabs

- **All** — every estimate
- **Preliminary** — work in progress
- **Completed** — finalized, delivered
- **Canceled** — not pursuing

The tabs map 1:1 to the [statuses](/docs/estimates/change-status) you set on individual estimates.

## Cancelled (British) vs. Canceled (American) — one inconsistency, three rules

Wave's UI uses British **"Cancelled"** in most places but American **"Canceled"** on this one tab. The rule is:

| Where | Spelling |
| --- | --- |
| Status pill (in the estimate) | **Cancelled** (British) |
| Status dropdown option | **Cancelled** (British) |
| Breadcrumb suffix | **Cancelled** (British) |
| Top-nav filter tab | **Canceled** (American) |
| URL parameter value | `cancelled` (British) |

**Practical takeaway:** if you're searching docs or scripting against URLs, use **British "cancelled"** everywhere except when you're matching the literal top-nav tab text. We're tracking the inconsistency for a future fix; in the meantime, both spellings should land you on the same content here.

## Search is scoped to the active tab

> **Search only looks at estimates on the tab you're currently viewing.** If you're on **Preliminary** and you search for an old job that was Completed last month, you won't find it.

If a search comes up empty: switch to **All Estimates** and try again. See [Search](/docs/reference/search).

## URL parameters

The URL reflects the active filter so you can bookmark or share a filtered view. The parameter values:

| UI label | URL parameter value |
| --- | --- |
| All | `?filter=all` (or no parameter) |
| Preliminary | `?filter=preliminary` |
| Completed | `?filter=completed` |
| Canceled | `?filter=cancelled` ← British, double L |

A duplicated estimate lands the user at `/estimates?filter=all&page=1` — see [Duplicate an estimate](/docs/estimates/duplicate-estimate).

## Bookmarking a filtered view

Apply the filter, copy the URL. Sharing it with a teammate lands them on the same filtered view (assuming they have access to the estimates).

## Combining filter + search

You can search *within* a tab. Useful when you know roughly where the estimate is (status-wise) and want to narrow further.

## Related

- [Search](/docs/reference/search) — what the search box looks at
- [Status icons](/docs/reference/status-icons) — the visual treatment for each status on the list
- [Change an estimate's status](/docs/estimates/change-status) — how status gets set in the first place