The New York Times · JSON Structure
New York Times Article Structure
Structure of an NYT article as returned by the Article Search and Archive APIs.
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NYT Article is a JSON Structure definition published by The New York Times.
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JSON Structure
{
"name": "NYT Article",
"description": "Structure of an NYT article as returned by the Article Search and Archive APIs.",
"fields": [
{ "name": "_id", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Unique article identifier." },
{ "name": "web_url", "type": "string (uri)", "required": true, "description": "Article URL on NYTimes.com." },
{ "name": "abstract", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Brief article summary." },
{ "name": "snippet", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Short body excerpt." },
{ "name": "lead_paragraph", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Opening paragraph." },
{ "name": "print_page", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Print edition page number." },
{ "name": "source", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Publication source name." },
{
"name": "headline",
"type": "object",
"required": false,
"description": "Article headline information.",
"fields": [
{ "name": "main", "type": "string", "description": "Primary headline text." },
{ "name": "kicker", "type": "string", "description": "Kicker text above the headline." },
{ "name": "print_headline", "type": "string", "description": "Print edition headline." }
]
},
{
"name": "byline",
"type": "object",
"required": false,
"description": "Author/contributor information.",
"fields": [
{ "name": "original", "type": "string", "description": "Full byline string." },
{ "name": "organization", "type": "string", "description": "Wire service organization." },
{ "name": "person", "type": "array", "description": "Structured contributor list." }
]
},
{
"name": "keywords",
"type": "array",
"required": false,
"description": "Controlled vocabulary tags on the article.",
"items": {
"fields": [
{ "name": "name", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword type (subject, persons, glocations)." },
{ "name": "value", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword value." },
{ "name": "rank", "type": "integer", "description": "Relevance rank." }
]
}
},
{ "name": "pub_date", "type": "string (date-time)", "required": true, "description": "Publication timestamp." },
{ "name": "document_type", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Document category." },
{ "name": "news_desk", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "NYT editorial desk." },
{ "name": "section_name", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Primary section." },
{ "name": "subsection_name", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Subsection." },
{ "name": "type_of_material", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Content type." },
{ "name": "word_count", "type": "integer", "required": false, "description": "Word count." },
{
"name": "multimedia",
"type": "array",
"required": false,
"description": "Associated media assets.",
"items": {
"fields": [
{ "name": "url", "type": "string (uri)", "description": "Media asset URL." },
{ "name": "type", "type": "string", "description": "Media type (image, video)." },
{ "name": "subtype", "type": "string", "description": "Media subtype (photo, illustration)." },
{ "name": "format", "type": "string", "description": "Format descriptor." },
{ "name": "height", "type": "integer", "description": "Height in pixels." },
{ "name": "width", "type": "integer", "description": "Width in pixels." },
{ "name": "caption", "type": "string", "description": "Media caption." },
{ "name": "copyright", "type": "string", "description": "Copyright info." }
]
}
}
]
}
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