The New York Times Company

The New York Times Company Most Popular API

The Most Popular API from The New York Times Company — 4 operation(s) for most popular.

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Operations 4

GET /emailed/{period}.json Most emailed articles on NYTimes.com #

GET /shared/{period}.json Most shared articles on NYTimes.com #

GET /shared/{period}/{share_type}.json Most shared articles on NYTimes.com of specified share type #

GET /viewed/{period}.json Most viewed articles on NYTimes.com #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2.0.0
  title: Most Popular API
  description: Provides services for getting the most popular articles on NYTimes.com based on emails, shares, or views.
servers:
- url: https://api.nytimes.com/svc/mostpopular/v2
security:
- apikey: []
tags:
- name: Most Popular
paths:
  /emailed/{period}.json:
    get:
      summary: Most emailed articles on NYTimes.com
      description: Returns an array of the most emailed articles on NYTimes.com for specified period of time (1 day, 7 days, or 30 days).
      parameters:
      - name: period
        in: path
        description: 'Time period: 1, 7, or 30 days.'
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          enum:
          - 1
          - 7
          - 30
          default: 1
      tags:
      - Most Popular
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An array of articles.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                  copyright:
                    type: string
                  num_results:
                    type: integer
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/EmailedArticle'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized request.  Make sure api-key is set.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests.  You reached your per minute or per day rate limit.
      operationId: getEmailed{period}Json
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /shared/{period}.json:
    get:
      summary: Most shared articles on NYTimes.com
      description: Returns an array of the most shared articles on NYTimes.com for specified period of time (1 day, 7 days, or 30 days).
      parameters:
      - name: period
        in: path
        description: 'Time period: 1, 7, or 30 days.'
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          enum:
          - 1
          - 7
          - 30
          default: 1
      tags:
      - Most Popular
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An array of articles.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                  copyright:
                    type: string
                  num_results:
                    type: integer
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/SharedArticle'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized request.  Make sure api-key is set.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests.  You reached your per minute or per day rate limit.
      operationId: getShared{period}Json
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /shared/{period}/{share_type}.json:
    get:
      summary: Most shared articles on NYTimes.com of specified share type
      description: Returns an array of the most shared articles by share type on NYTimes.com for specified period of time (1 day, 7 days, or 30 days).
      parameters:
      - name: period
        in: path
        description: 'Time period: 1, 7, or 30 days.'
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          enum:
          - 1
          - 7
          - 30
          default: 1
      - name: share_type
        in: path
        description: 'Share type: email, facebook, or twitter.'
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - email
          - facebook
          - twitter
          default: facebook
      tags:
      - Most Popular
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An array of articles.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                  copyright:
                    type: string
                  num_results:
                    type: integer
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/SharedArticle'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized request.  Make sure api-key is set.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests.  You reached your per minute or per day rate limit.
      operationId: getSharedByPeriod{shareType}Json
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /viewed/{period}.json:
    get:
      summary: Most viewed articles on NYTimes.com
      description: Returns an array of the most viewed articles on NYTimes.com for specified period of time (1 day, 7 days, or 30 days).
      parameters:
      - name: period
        in: path
        description: 'Time period: 1, 7, or 30 days.'
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          enum:
          - 1
          - 7
          - 30
          default: 1
      tags:
      - Most Popular
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An array of articles.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                  copyright:
                    type: string
                  num_results:
                    type: integer
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ViewedArticle'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized request.  Make sure api-key is set.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests.  You reached your per minute or per day rate limit.
      operationId: getViewed{period}Json
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    EmailedArticle:
      type: object
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
        adx_keywords:
          type: string
        subsection:
          type: string
        email_count:
          type: integer
        count_type:
          type: string
        column:
          type: string
        eta_id:
          type: integer
        section:
          type: string
        id:
          type: integer
        asset_id:
          type: integer
        nytdsection:
          type: string
        byline:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        abstract:
          type: string
        published_date:
          type: string
        source:
          type: string
        updated:
          type: string
        des_facet:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        org_facet:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        per_facet:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        geo_facet:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        media:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Media'
        uri:
          type: string
    MediaMetadata:
      type: object
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
        format:
          type: string
        height:
          type: integer
        width:
          type: integer
    ViewedArticle:
      type: object
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
        adx_keywords:
          type: string
        column:
          type: string
        section:
          type: string
        byline:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        abstract:
          type: string
        published_date:
          type: string
        source:
          type: string
        id:
          type: integer
        asset_id:
          type: integer
        views:
          type: integer
        des_facet:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        org_facet:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        per_facet:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        geo_facet:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        media:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Media'
        uri:
          type: string
    SharedArticle:
      type: object
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
        adx_keywords:
          type: string
        subsection:
          type: string
        share_count:
          type: integer
        count_type:
          type: string
        column:
          type: string
        eta_id:
          type: integer
        section:
          type: string
        id:
          type: integer
        asset_id:
          type: integer
        nytdsection:
          type: string
        byline:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        abstract:
          type: string
        published_date:
          type: string
        source:
          type: string
        updated:
          type: string
        des_facet:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        org_facet:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        per_facet:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        geo_facet:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        media:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Media'
        uri:
          type: string
    Media:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
        subtype:
          type: string
        caption:
          type: string
        copyright:
          type: string
        approved_for_syndication:
          type: boolean
        media-metadata:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MediaMetadata'
  securitySchemes:
    apikey:
      type: apiKey
      name: api-key
      in: query

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