diff --git a/sdk/search/search-documents/README.md b/sdk/search/search-documents/README.md
index 011e4dbe652b..c966cd048ca9 100644
--- a/sdk/search/search-documents/README.md
+++ b/sdk/search/search-documents/README.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ const client = new SearchClient(
 
 async function main() {
   // Let's get the top 5 jobs related to Microsoft
-  const searchResults = await client.search({ searchText: "Microsoft", top: 5 });
+  const searchResults = await client.search("Microsoft", { top: 5 });
   for await (const result of searchResults.results) {
     console.log(`${result.business_title}\n${result.job_description}\n`);
   }
diff --git a/sdk/search/search-documents/samples/javascript/readonlyQuery.js b/sdk/search/search-documents/samples/javascript/readonlyQuery.js
index f528f52bbd81..5923c691f85d 100644
--- a/sdk/search/search-documents/samples/javascript/readonlyQuery.js
+++ b/sdk/search/search-documents/samples/javascript/readonlyQuery.js
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ async function main() {
   const credential = new AzureKeyCredential(apiKey);
   const client = new SearchClient(endpoint, indexName, credential);
 
-  const count = await client.countDocuments();
+  const count = await client.getDocumentsCount();
   console.log(`${count} documents in index ${client.indexName}`);
 
   const state = "FL";
   const country = "USA";
-  const searchResults = await client.search({
-    searchText: "WiFi",
+  const searchResults = await client.search(
+    "WiFi",
+    {
     filter: odata`Address/StateProvince eq ${state} and Address/Country eq ${country}`,
     orderBy: ["Rating desc"],
     select: ["HotelId", "HotelName", "Rating"]
diff --git a/sdk/search/search-documents/samples/typescript/src/readonlyQuery.ts b/sdk/search/search-documents/samples/typescript/src/readonlyQuery.ts
index 5b8b601c4267..9d362aa4a7df 100644
--- a/sdk/search/search-documents/samples/typescript/src/readonlyQuery.ts
+++ b/sdk/search/search-documents/samples/typescript/src/readonlyQuery.ts
@@ -51,13 +51,12 @@ export async function main() {
   const credential = new AzureKeyCredential(apiKey);
   const client = new SearchClient<Hotel>(endpoint, indexName, credential);
 
-  const count = await client.countDocuments();
+  const count = await client.getDocumentsCount();
   console.log(`${count} documents in index ${client.indexName}`);
 
   const state = "FL";
   const country = "USA";
-  const searchResults = await client.search({
-    searchText: "WiFi",
+  const searchResults = await client.search("WiFi", {
     filter: odata`Address/StateProvince eq ${state} and Address/Country eq ${country}`,
     orderBy: ["Rating desc"],
     select: ["HotelId", "HotelName", "Rating"]