Story Search Type- ahead

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Story Search Type- ahead API

Welcome to the Story Type-ahead API! This API uses semantic technology combined with the News Taxonomy to provide natural language search of NBC News stories.  It is designed to respond quickly and is currently used as a type ahead, returning matches as a user enters text.

Authentication

The story type ahead API uses API keys to allow access to the API. You can register a new API key at the developer portal. The API expects for the API key to be included in all API requests to the server.

Request

The endpoint url to be used is :

GET http://api.nbcuniversal.com/v1/resources/story-sem-suggestsTry Now

This End point retrieves all the stories matching the search term submitted with the request.

Query Parameters
Name Default Description
rs:searchTerm Search Term to fetch the stories from
rs:tags 0 If set to 1, the result also search in tags.
rs:boost Enter prioritized tags for your search
api_key Mashery API key for authentication
Sample Response
 [
  {
    "story-title": "Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine 2016 Presidential Campaign",
    "uri": "/typeahead/story/story-9771.xml",
    "story-id": "9771",
    "story-status": "ready",
    "story-tags": "hillary clinton, political unit, politics, presidential campaign, decision 2016, democrat, tim kaine"
  },
  {
    "story-title": "Clinton Presidential Library Releases Photo's of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton",
    "uri": "/typeahead/story/story-26162.xml",
    "story-id": "26162",
    "story-status": "ready",
    "story-tags": "bill clinton, donald trump"
  }
]