The Guardian

The Guardian Tags API

Browse and search Guardian tags (keywords, series, contributors, etc.)

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Guardian Content Tags API
  description: The Guardian's Open Platform Content API provides free access to all content published on theguardian.com. Search for articles, browse sections and tags, retrieve specific content items, and access edition-specific content. Supports filtering by date, section, tag, and more.
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: The Guardian Open Platform
    url: https://open-platform.theguardian.com/
  termsOfService: https://open-platform.theguardian.com/access/
  x-jentic-source-url: https://open-platform.theguardian.com/
servers:
- url: https://content.guardianapis.com
  description: Guardian Content API Production Server
security:
- apiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: Tags
  description: Browse and search Guardian tags (keywords, series, contributors, etc.)
paths:
  /tags:
    get:
      operationId: searchTags
      summary: Search for tags
      description: Search for tags (keywords, series, contributors, blogs, etc.). Tags are used to classify content and can be used for filtering in the search endpoint.
      tags:
      - Tags
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        description: Search query for tag names
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: Filter by tag type
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - keyword
          - series
          - contributor
          - blog
          - tone
          - type
          - newspaper-book
          - newspaper-book-section
          - tracking
          - paid-content
      - name: section
        in: query
        description: Filter tags by section
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: page
        in: query
        description: Page number
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: page-size
        in: query
        description: Results per page
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with tags
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TagsResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    TagsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        response:
          type: object
          properties:
            status:
              type: string
            userTier:
              type: string
            total:
              type: integer
            startIndex:
              type: integer
            pageSize:
              type: integer
            currentPage:
              type: integer
            pages:
              type: integer
            results:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
    Tag:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Tag identifier
        type:
          type: string
          description: Tag type
          enum:
          - keyword
          - series
          - contributor
          - blog
          - tone
          - type
          - newspaper-book
          - newspaper-book-section
        sectionId:
          type: string
        sectionName:
          type: string
        webTitle:
          type: string
        webUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        apiUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        keywordType:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api-key
      description: API key obtained from https://open-platform.theguardian.com/access/. A test key 'test' is available for development.