nowyourlink-com Ask API
The Ask API from nowyourlink-com — 1 operation(s) for ask.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Nowyourlink Com Ask API
version: 1.0.0
description: 'Operations tagged Ask across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: nowyourlink-com-openapi.json, nowyourlink-com-preview-openapi.json. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://nowyourlink.com
- url: https://preview.nowyourlink.com
security: []
tags:
- name: Ask
paths:
/ask:
get:
operationId: askPublicSpotlights
summary: Look up public Spotlights or documentation with a bounded English query
description: Deterministic read-only retrieval, not generated advice. No account access, bidding, payments or conversational state.
security: []
parameters:
- name: query
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 500
pattern: \S
examples:
- current spotlight
- API documentation
- name: mode
in: query
schema:
type: string
enum:
- list
default: list
- name: streaming
in: query
schema:
type: boolean
default: false
description: true enables finite SSE; false returns JSON.
responses:
'200':
description: Bounded public retrieval. Streaming returns start, indexed result and complete SSE events, then closes.
headers:
RateLimit-Policy:
description: 'IETF draft structured field: 120-token capacity, replenished at 2 tokens per second; no fixed window.'
schema:
type: string
example: '"agent";q=120;nyl-refill=2'
RateLimit:
description: Actual remaining tokens after this request; shared per trusted client IP across public agent endpoints.
schema:
type: string
example: '"agent";r=119'
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- _meta
- results
properties:
_meta:
type: object
required:
- version
- response_type
- response_format
properties:
version:
const: '0.55'
response_type:
const: answer
response_format:
const: conversational_search
results:
type: array
maxItems: 20
items:
type: object
properties:
'@type':
const: CreativeWork
url:
type: string
format: uri
name:
type: string
text:
type: string
description:
type: string
datePublished:
type: string
format: date
additionalType:
type: string
text/event-stream:
schema:
type: string
example: 'event: start
data: {"_meta":{"version":"0.55","response_type":"answer","response_format":"conversational_search","mode":"list","site":"https://nowyourlink.com"},"streaming":true}
event: complete
data: {"_meta":{"version":"0.55"}}
'
'400':
description: Invalid request, byte limit exceeded, or unavailable public content. Errors remain JSON even when streaming was requested.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- _meta
- error
properties:
_meta:
type: object
properties:
version:
const: '0.55'
response_type:
const: failure
error:
type: object
required:
- code
- message
properties:
code:
type: integer
message:
type: string
'404':
description: Invalid request, byte limit exceeded, or unavailable public content. Errors remain JSON even when streaming was requested.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- _meta
- error
properties:
_meta:
type: object
properties:
version:
const: '0.55'
response_type:
const: failure
error:
type: object
required:
- code
- message
properties:
code:
type: integer
message:
type: string
'413':
description: Invalid request, byte limit exceeded, or unavailable public content. Errors remain JSON even when streaming was requested.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- _meta
- error
properties:
_meta:
type: object
properties:
version:
const: '0.55'
response_type:
const: failure
error:
type: object
required:
- code
- message
properties:
code:
type: integer
message:
type: string
'429':
description: Shared public token bucket exhausted. Wait Retry-After seconds before retrying.
headers:
RateLimit-Policy:
description: 'IETF draft structured field: 120-token capacity, replenished at 2 tokens per second; no fixed window.'
schema:
type: string
example: '"agent";q=120;nyl-refill=2'
RateLimit:
description: Actual remaining tokens after this request; shared per trusted client IP across public agent endpoints.
schema:
type: string
example: '"agent";r=119'
Retry-After:
schema:
type: integer
minimum: 1
content:
application/problem+json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- type
- title
- status
- detail
properties:
type:
type: string
title:
type: string
status:
type: integer
detail:
type: string
docs:
type: string
format: uri
'503':
description: Invalid request, byte limit exceeded, or unavailable public content. Errors remain JSON even when streaming was requested.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- _meta
- error
properties:
_meta:
type: object
properties:
version:
const: '0.55'
response_type:
const: failure
error:
type: object
required:
- code
- message
properties:
code:
type: integer
message:
type: string
tags:
- Ask
post:
operationId: askPublicSpotlightsPost
summary: Look up public content using NLWeb v0.55 JSON input
description: Anonymous read-only retrieval. Request body is limited to 4096 UTF-8 bytes. Only list mode is supported. Legacy top-level mode and streaming are accepted; prefer options take precedence.
security: []
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- query
properties:
query:
oneOf:
- type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 500
pattern: \S
examples:
- current spotlight
- API documentation
- type: object
required:
- text
properties:
text:
type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 500
pattern: \S
examples:
- current spotlight
- API documentation
mode:
type: string
enum:
- list
description: Legacy option; prefer.mode takes precedence.
streaming:
type: boolean
description: Legacy option; prefer.streaming takes precedence.
prefer:
type: object
properties:
mode:
type: string
enum:
- list
streaming:
type: boolean
default: false
response_format:
type: string
enum:
- conversational_search
example:
query:
text: API documentation
prefer:
mode: list
streaming: false
responses:
'200':
description: Bounded public retrieval. Streaming returns start, indexed result and complete SSE events, then closes.
headers:
RateLimit-Policy:
description: 'IETF draft structured field: 120-token capacity, replenished at 2 tokens per second; no fixed window.'
schema:
type: string
example: '"agent";q=120;nyl-refill=2'
RateLimit:
description: Actual remaining tokens after this request; shared per trusted client IP across public agent endpoints.
schema:
type: string
example: '"agent";r=119'
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- _meta
- results
properties:
_meta:
type: object
required:
- version
- response_type
- response_format
properties:
version:
const: '0.55'
response_type:
const: answer
response_format:
const: conversational_search
results:
type: array
maxItems: 20
items:
type: object
properties:
'@type':
const: CreativeWork
url:
type: string
format: uri
name:
type: string
text:
type: string
description:
type: string
datePublished:
type: string
format: date
additionalType:
type: string
text/event-stream:
schema:
type: string
example: 'event: start
data: {"_meta":{"version":"0.55","response_type":"answer","response_format":"conversational_search","mode":"list","site":"https://nowyourlink.com"},"streaming":true}
event: complete
data: {"_meta":{"version":"0.55"}}
'
'400':
description: Invalid request, byte limit exceeded, or unavailable public content. Errors remain JSON even when streaming was requested.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- _meta
- error
properties:
_meta:
type: object
properties:
version:
const: '0.55'
response_type:
const: failure
error:
type: object
required:
- code
- message
properties:
code:
type: integer
message:
type: string
'404':
description: Invalid request, byte limit exceeded, or unavailable public content. Errors remain JSON even when streaming was requested.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- _meta
- error
properties:
_meta:
type: object
properties:
version:
const: '0.55'
response_type:
const: failure
error:
type: object
required:
- code
- message
properties:
code:
type: integer
message:
type: string
'413':
description: Invalid request, byte limit exceeded, or unavailable public content. Errors remain JSON even when streaming was requested.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- _meta
- error
properties:
_meta:
type: object
properties:
version:
const: '0.55'
response_type:
const: failure
error:
type: object
required:
- code
- message
properties:
code:
type: integer
message:
type: string
'429':
description: Shared public token bucket exhausted. Wait Retry-After seconds before retrying.
headers:
RateLimit-Policy:
description: 'IETF draft structured field: 120-token capacity, replenished at 2 tokens per second; no fixed window.'
schema:
type: string
example: '"agent";q=120;nyl-refill=2'
RateLimit:
description: Actual remaining tokens after this request; shared per trusted client IP across public agent endpoints.
schema:
type: string
example: '"agent";r=119'
Retry-After:
schema:
type: integer
minimum: 1
content:
application/problem+json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- type
- title
- status
- detail
properties:
type:
type: string
title:
type: string
status:
type: integer
detail:
type: string
docs:
type: string
format: uri
'503':
description: Invalid request, byte limit exceeded, or unavailable public content. Errors remain JSON even when streaming was requested.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- _meta
- error
properties:
_meta:
type: object
properties:
version:
const: '0.55'
response_type:
const: failure
error:
type: object
required:
- code
- message
properties:
code:
type: integer
message:
type: string
tags:
- Ask
servers:
- url: https://nowyourlink.com
components:
securitySchemes:
affiliateSession:
type: apiKey
in: cookie
name: nyl_sess
description: Signed-in user session. State changes require the website Origin. Preview uses nyl_sess_preview.
agentOAuth:
type: oauth2
flows:
authorizationCode:
authorizationUrl: https://api.nowyourlink.com/oauth/authorize
tokenUrl: https://api.nowyourlink.com/oauth/token
refreshUrl: https://api.nowyourlink.com/oauth/token
scopes:
account:read: Read account, settings and eligibility
account:write: Update eligible company details and contact preferences
reports:read: Read your campaign reports and Spotlight performance
bids:read: Read own bids
bids:write: Place and raise bids within the mandate
creatives:read: Read own creatives
creatives:write: Upload and submit creatives
invoices:read: Read invoices
billing:read: Read your saved payment methods
billing:write: Manage your saved payment methods and billing portal
security:read: Read your registered passkeys
security:write: Remove your registered passkeys
privacy:write: Request data export or account erasure
connections:read: Read your authorized agent connections
connections:write: Revoke your authorized agent connections
affiliate:read: Read own partner statistics, referral links and payouts
affiliate:write: Configure own callback and request commission payouts
x-refined-from:
- nowyourlink-com-openapi.json
- nowyourlink-com-preview-openapi.json