Octen News Search API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Octen Ai News Search API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: 'Operations tagged News Search across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: octen-ai-openapi.json, octen-ai-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.octen.ai
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: News Search
paths:
  /news-search:
    post:
      summary: News Search
      description: Searches live news and returns ranked articles with model-ready highlights, images, and optional full content. Related articles are also grouped into subjects, each with a summary, a representative article, and its own timeline.
      operationId: news-search
      security:
      - bearerAuthNoPayment: []
      - apiKeyAuthNoPayment: []
      x-mint:
        href: /api-reference/news-search
        metadata:
          title: News Search
          sidebarTitle: News Search
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsSearchRequest'
            examples:
              basic:
                summary: Basic News Search
                value:
                  query: Federal Reserve interest rate decision
                  count: 5
              subjects:
                summary: Subject Grouping
                value:
                  query: Federal Reserve interest rate decision
                  count: 5
                  subjects:
                    enable: true
                    count: 3
                    max_sub_news: 5
              filtering:
                summary: Domain Filtering + Time Range + Language
                value:
                  query: semiconductor export controls
                  count: 10
                  include_domains:
                  - reuters.com
                  language:
                  - en
                  time_basis: published
                  start_time: '2026-08-22T00:00:00Z'
                  end_time: '2026-08-24T00:00:00Z'
                  highlight:
                    enable: true
                    max_tokens: 300
                  subjects:
                    enable: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful news search response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsSearchResponse'
              example:
                code: 0
                msg: success
                request_id: req_abc123def456
                data:
                  query: Federal Reserve interest rate decision
                  results:
                  - title: Federal Reserve raises interest rates by 25 basis points
                    url: https://www.example-news.com/markets/fed-raises-rates
                    highlight: The committee voted unanimously to lift the benchmark rate to a range of 3.75% to 4.00%...
                    authors: Example News
                    time_published: '2026-09-15T15:32:37Z'
                    time_last_crawled: '2026-09-15T18:04:11Z'
                    favicon: https://www.example-news.com/favicon.ico
                    cover_image:
                      url: https://cdn.example-news.com/2026/09/fed-building.png
                      description: The Federal Reserve building in Washington.
                    images:
                    - url: https://cdn.example-news.com/2026/09/trading-floor.png
                      description: A trading floor after the announcement.
                  subjects:
                  - name: Federal Reserve raises interest rates in first hike since 2023
                    summary: The Federal Reserve voted unanimously to raise its benchmark rate by 25 basis points, the first increase since 2023, citing persistent inflation.
                    time_start: '2026-09-15T05:53:22Z'
                    time_latest: '2026-09-15T15:32:37Z'
                    top_news:
                      title: Fed delivers first rate hike in years with unanimous vote
                      url: https://www.example-news.com/markets/fed-first-hike
                      summary: Policymakers raised the benchmark rate by a quarter point and signaled that further increases depend on incoming inflation data.
                      highlight: Every voting member backed the increase, an unusual show of consensus...
                      authors: Example News
                      time_published: '2026-09-15T15:32:37Z'
                      time_last_crawled: '2026-09-15T18:04:11Z'
                      favicon: https://www.example-news.com/favicon.ico
                      cover_image:
                        url: https://cdn.example-news.com/2026/09/fed-press-conference.png
                        description: The chair speaking at the post-meeting press conference.
                      images: []
                    sub_news:
                    - title: Mortgage rates climb after the Fed announcement
                      url: https://www.example-news.com/markets/mortgage-rates-climb
                      highlight: Lenders repriced within hours of the decision...
                      authors: Example News
                      time_published: '2026-09-15T09:11:02Z'
                      time_last_crawled: '2026-09-15T12:40:55Z'
                      favicon: https://www.example-news.com/favicon.ico
                      cover_image:
                        url: https://cdn.example-news.com/2026/09/mortgage-rates.png
                        description: A chart of average mortgage rates.
                      images: []
                meta:
                  usage:
                    num_search_queries: 1
                    num_subject_search_queries: 1
                    full_content_extra_count: 0
                  latency: 245
                  warning: ''
        '400':
          description: Invalid or missing parameter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                code: 400
                msg: Invalid params. Missing parameter query
                request_id: req_abc123def456
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InsufficientBalance'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      tags:
      - News Search
    servers:
    - url: https://api.octen.ai
components:
  schemas:
    NewsSearchData:
      type: object
      description: The main response payload.
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
          description: The original query.
        results:
          type: array
          description: A list of news results.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsSearchResult'
        subjects:
          type: array
          description: A list of subjects, each grouping related articles into one event. Returned only when subjects.enable is true and the query produces at least one subject.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsSubject'
    NewsSubject:
      type: object
      description: A group of related articles covering one event.
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The event name.
        summary:
          type: string
          description: A summary of the event.
        time_start:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the event started, in ISO 8601.
        time_latest:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Publish time of the most recent article in the event, in ISO 8601.
        top_news:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsSubjectTopNews'
        sub_news:
          type: array
          description: Sub-events within the subject, sorted by event time in descending order.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsSubjectSubNews'
    NewsSubjectOptions:
      type: object
      description: Controls subject grouping, which clusters related articles into events.
      properties:
        enable:
          type: boolean
          default: true
          description: If true, returns data.subjects.
        count:
          type: integer
          default: 2
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 5
          description: Maximum number of subjects to return.
        max_sub_news:
          type: integer
          default: 5
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 20
          description: Maximum number of sub-events to return per subject.
    NewsSubjectTopNews:
      type: object
      description: The representative article for the subject.
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: The title of the article.
        url:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the article.
        summary:
          type: string
          description: A summary of the article, in the language of the original.
        highlight:
          type: string
          description: Query-relevant highlight snippets. Returned only if highlight.enable is true.
        full_content:
          type: string
          description: Full raw page content. Returned only if full_content.enable is true.
        authors:
          type: string
          description: Website name or author.
        time_published:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Publish time in ISO 8601.
        time_last_crawled:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Last crawl time in ISO 8601.
        favicon:
          type: string
          description: The favicon URL of the source site.
        cover_image:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsImage'
        images:
          type: array
          description: In-body images of the article, in order of appearance.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsImage'
    FullContentOptions:
      type: object
      description: Controls whether to return the full raw content of each result page.
      properties:
        enable:
          type: boolean
          default: false
          description: If true, returns full_content for each result.
        max_tokens:
          type: integer
          default: 2048
          minimum: 100
          maximum: 100000
          description: Maximum tokens of full content included per result.
    HighlightOptions:
      type: object
      description: Controls highlight extraction from result pages.
      properties:
        enable:
          type: boolean
          default: true
          description: If true, returns query-relevant highlight in each result.
        max_tokens:
          type: integer
          default: 512
          minimum: 100
          maximum: 20000
          description: Max tokens returned per highlight.
    NewsSearchUsage:
      type: object
      description: Usage information for the search request.
      properties:
        num_search_queries:
          type: integer
          description: Number of text search queries executed.
        num_subject_search_queries:
          type: integer
          description: Number of subject search queries executed. 0 when subjects.enable is false.
        full_content_extra_count:
          type: integer
          description: Billable full_content results beyond the free allowance.
    NewsSubjectSubNews:
      type: object
      description: The article representing one sub-event.
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: The title of the article.
        url:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the article.
        highlight:
          type: string
          description: Query-relevant highlight snippets. Returned only if highlight.enable is true.
        full_content:
          type: string
          description: Full raw page content. Returned only if full_content.enable is true.
        authors:
          type: string
          description: Website name or author.
        time_published:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Publish time in ISO 8601.
        time_last_crawled:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Last crawl time in ISO 8601.
        favicon:
          type: string
          description: The favicon URL of the source site.
        cover_image:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsImage'
        images:
          type: array
          description: In-body images of the article, in order of appearance.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsImage'
    NewsSearchResult:
      type: object
      description: A single news result.
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: The title of the article.
        url:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the article.
        highlight:
          type: string
          description: Query-relevant highlight snippets. Returned only if highlight.enable is true.
        full_content:
          type: string
          description: Full raw page content. Returned only if full_content.enable is true.
        authors:
          type: string
          description: Website name or author.
        time_published:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Publish time in ISO 8601.
        time_last_crawled:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Last crawl time in ISO 8601.
        favicon:
          type: string
          description: The favicon URL of the source site.
        cover_image:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsImage'
        images:
          type: array
          description: In-body images of the article, in order of appearance.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsImage'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: Business status code. Non-zero values indicate an error.
        msg:
          type: string
          description: A message describing the error.
        request_id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the request.
      required:
      - code
      - msg
      - request_id
    NewsSearchRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - query
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
          maxLength: 500
          description: 'The search query.


            **Operators**


            - `site:<domain>`: restrict results to a single domain. For multiple domains, use `include_domains` and `exclude_domains`.

            - `-site:<domain>`: exclude a single domain from the results.'
        count:
          type: integer
          default: 5
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          description: Number of results to return.
        include_domains:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            maxLength: 60
          maxItems: 1200
          description: A list of domains to specifically include in the search results. The `site:` query operator adds to this list. Applies to `results` only; subject grouping does not support domain filtering.
          example:
          - reuters.com
          - apnews.com
        exclude_domains:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            maxLength: 60
          maxItems: 1200
          description: A list of domains to specifically exclude from the search results. The `-site:` query operator adds to this list. If a domain appears in both `include_domains` and `exclude_domains`, `exclude_domains` takes precedence. Applies to `results` only; subject grouping does not support domain filtering.
          example:
          - spam.com
          - ads.example.net
        time_basis:
          type: string
          enum:
          - auto
          - published
          - crawled
          default: auto
          description: Determines which time field is used for time filtering. `published` uses time_published; `crawled` uses time_last_crawled. Results missing this field are excluded when filtering by time.
        time_range:
          type: string
          enum:
          - day
          - week
          - month
          - year
          - d
          - w
          - m
          - y
          description: 'Relative time window counting back from the current time based on `time_basis`. Mutually exclusive with `start_time`/`end_time`: if both are provided, `start_time`/`end_time` take precedence.'
        start_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Start time for filtering results. ISO 8601 format.
          example: '2026-08-22T00:00:00Z'
        end_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: End time for filtering results. ISO 8601 format.
          example: '2026-08-24T00:00:00Z'
        language:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - ar
            - de
            - en
            - es
            - fr
            - hi
            - id
            - it
            - ja
            - ko
            - nl
            - pl
            - pt
            - ru
            - th
            - tr
            - vi
            - zh
          default: []
          description: A list of languages to restrict results to, as ISO 639-1 codes. Applies to both `results` and `subjects`.
          example:
          - en
          - zh
        highlight:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/HighlightOptions'
        full_content:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FullContentOptions'
        subjects:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsSubjectOptions'
    NewsSearchMeta:
      type: object
      description: Additional metadata for the search request.
      properties:
        usage:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsSearchUsage'
        latency:
          type: number
          description: Response time in milliseconds.
        warning:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Warning message, if any.
    NewsSearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: Business status code. 0 indicates success.
        msg:
          type: string
          description: A message describing the result.
        request_id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier for this request.
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsSearchData'
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsSearchMeta'
    NewsImage:
      type: object
      description: An image attached to an article.
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
          description: The image URL.
        description:
          type: string
          description: Text description of the image.
  responses:
    RateLimited:
      description: Exceeding the rate limit — Returned when the request exceeds the configured rate limit.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            code: 429
            msg: Exceeding the rate limit
            request_id: req_abc123def456
    InternalError:
      description: Internal error — Returned when an unexpected server-side error occurs.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            code: 500
            msg: Internal error
            request_id: req_abc123def456
    Unauthorized:
      description: Invalid API Key — Returned when the API key is missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            code: 401
            msg: Invalid API Key
            request_id: req_abc123def456
    InsufficientBalance:
      description: Insufficient balance in account — Returned when the account balance is insufficient to complete the request.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            code: 403
            msg: Insufficient balance in account
            request_id: req_abc123def456
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Bearer token used for request authentication. Alternatively, you can send the API key in the `x-api-key` header. Note: A payment method is required to use the API.'
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: 'API key used for request authentication. Alternatively, you can send the key as a Bearer token in the `Authorization` header. Note: A payment method is required to use the API.'
    bearerAuthNoPayment:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer token used for request authentication. Alternatively, you can send the API key in the `x-api-key` header.
    apiKeyAuthNoPayment:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: API key used for request authentication. Alternatively, you can send the key as a Bearer token in the `Authorization` header.
x-refined-from:
- octen-ai-openapi.json
- octen-ai-openapi.yml