The New York Times Search API

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  description: The Archive API provides lists of NYT articles by month going back to 1851.  You can use it to build your own local database of NYT article metadata.
  termsOfService: http://developer.nytimes.com/tou
  title: The New York Times Archive Search API
  version: 1.0.0
  x-apiClientRegistration:
    url: http://developer.nytimes.com/signup
  x-apisguru-categories:
  - media
  - open_data
  x-logo:
    url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/cache/logo/https_static01.nyt.com_images_icons_t_logo_291_black.png
  x-origin:
  - format: openapi
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nytimes/public_api_specs/master/archive_api/archive_api.json
    version: '3.0'
  x-providerName: nytimes.com
  x-serviceName: archive
servers:
- url: http://api.nytimes.com/svc/archive/v1
- url: https://api.nytimes.com/svc/archive/v1
security:
- apikey: []
tags:
- name: Search
paths:
  /search.json:
    get:
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        description: Precedes the search term string. Used in a Search Query. Except for <specific_concept_name>, Search Query will take the required parameters listed above (<concept_type>, <concept_uri>, <article_uri>) as an optional_parameter in addition to the query=<query_term>.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: offset
        in: query
        description: Integer value for the index count from the first concept to the last concept, sorted alphabetically. Used in a Search Query. A Search Query will return up to 10 concepts in its results.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
      - name: fields
        in: query
        description: '"all" or comma-separated list of specific optional fields: pages, ticker_symbol, links, taxonomy, combinations, geocodes, article_list, scope_notes, search_api_query


          Optional fields are returned in result_set. They are briefly explained here:


          pages: A list of topic pages associated with a specific concept.

          ticker_symbol: If this concept is a publicly traded company, this field contains the ticker symbol.

          links: A list of links from this concept to external data resources.

          taxonomy: For descriptor concepts, this field returns a list of taxonomic relations to other concepts.

          combinations: For descriptor concepts, this field returns a list of the specific meanings tis concept takes on when combined with other concepts.

          geocodes: For geographic concepts, the full GIS record from geonames.

          article_list: A list of up to 10 articles associated with this concept.

          scope_notes: Scope notes contains clarifications and meaning definitions that explicate the relationship between the concept and an article.

          search_api_query: Returns the request one would need to submit to the Article Search API to obtain a list of articles annotated with this concept.

          '
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - all
          - pages
          - ticker_symbol
          - links
          - taxonomy
          - combinations
          - geocodes
          - article_list
          - scope_notes
          - search_api_query
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An array of Concepts
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                  copyright:
                    type: string
                  num_results:
                    type: integer
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConceptRelation'
      tags:
      - Search
components:
  schemas:
    ConceptRelation:
      type: object
      properties:
        concept_id:
          type: integer
        concept_name:
          type: string
        is_times_tag:
          type: integer
        concept_status:
          type: string
        vernacular:
          type: string
        concept_type:
          type: string
        concept_created:
          type: string
        concept_updated:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apikey:
      in: query
      name: api-key
      type: apiKey
externalDocs:
  url: http://developer.nytimes.com/