Retrieving an Article by ID GET
The Consumer Health API GET an article by article ID endpoint returns the requested article. Before you can execute an article call, you must have an 'Authorization' token which is to be entered into the request header.
Basic Retrieval by ID
To Perform an Article Request (example):
Gather the following information for the request:
- An access token. Please see Using the Client Credentials Grant for further information.
- The ID of the requested article.
Request
GET https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-consumer-health/v1/content/articles/t1643446420326Response
{
"id": "t1643446420326",
"title": "Symptoms of Low Back Pain and Sciatica",
"links": [
{
"rel": "self",
"href": "https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-consumer-health/v1/content/articles/t1643446420326"
}
],
"metadata": {
"title": "Symptoms of Low Back Pain and Sciatica",
"editor": " James Cornell, MD",
"gender": [],
"DC.Type": "topic",
"created": "2010-10-15T00:00:00.000Z",
"revised": "2025-02-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"subject": [
"Low Back Pain--Etiology"
],
"DC.Title": "Symptoms of Low Back Pain and Sciatica",
"ageGroup": [],
"category": [
"Neurology",
"Pain Management"
],
"DC.Format": "XHTML",
"copyright": "(C) Copyright 2026",
"hlChunkID": "19760",
"DC.Creator": "by Cynthia M. Johnson, MA",
"DC.Coverage": "/CID/lowbackpain/symptom,23102312000003130000031400000315000003",
"DC.IsPartOf": "GUID-DDF0A011-B8B3-4736-9768-D8943AF9D43D",
"DC.Language": "en",
"DC.Relation": "article://T1643446356615,article://T1643446400201,article://T1643446363411,article://T1643446433147,article://T1643446406178,article://T1643446387816,article://T1643446426004,article://T1643446394937",
"DC.Identifier": "GUID-6066C6C4-3FD9-4797-91EA-1AEF8B1C81C4",
"publisherPlace": [
"Ipswich, Massachusetts"
],
"DC.Date.Created": "2010-10-15T00:00:00.000Z",
"DC.Date.Revised": "2025-02-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"DC.rights.owner": "(C) Copyright 2026",
"specificInterest": [
"Evidence-Based Practice",
"Consumer Health"
]
},
"toc": [],
"sections": [
{
"anchor": "GUID-693E772D-01ED-40E8-A26B-8C90E890C313",
"title": "Symptoms of Low Back Pain and Sciatica",
"content": "<div class=\"body\"><div class=\"section\" id=\"GUID-693E772D-01ED-40E8-A26B-8C90E890C313__CIDSYMPTOMS\"><p class=\"p\">Low back pain may be felt all the time or the pain may come and go. The pain may feel sharp or achy. It may be worse when a person is moving, sitting, standing, bending, or twisting. It can make it hard to do day to day activities. Some activities can also worsen pain. </p>\n<p class=\"p standard\">Sciatica pain happens when a nerve is irritated. This may cause a person to have burning, tingling, or shooting pain that spreads to the buttock or the back of one leg. There may also be muscle weakness or numbness. </p>\n<div class=\"p standard\"><div class=\"fig fignone\"><span class=\"figcap\">Sciatica Nerve Pain</span><span class=\"desc figdesc\"><p class=\"p\"/>\n</span><p class=\"p copyright\">Copyright © 2002 Nucleus Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.</p>\n<p class=\"p mediaProvider\"/>\n<img alt=\"Sciatica Nerve Pain\" class=\"image\" id=\"GUID-693E772D-01ED-40E8-A26B-8C90E890C313__d8e51\" src=\"https://media.ebsco.healthcare/image/authenticated/s--RR1pk9e---/v1/EBSCOHealth/CCMS/Consumer_Health/images/SN2726.jpg\"/><object id=\"d8e58\"><param name=\"mediaHost\" value=\"Cloudinary\"/><param name=\"mediaType\" value=\"image\"/><param name=\"format\" value=\"jpg\"/><param name=\"public_id\" value=\"EBSCOHealth/CCMS/Consumer_Health/images/SN2726\"/></object><span class=\"data data\"><span class=\"data\" property=\"GetImageLoc\">http://services.epnet.com/getimage.aspx?imageiid=2726</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"ImageIID\">2726</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"Filename\">FX00007.jpg</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"Title\">Sciatica Nerve Pain</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"Caption\">NULL</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"Type\">jpg</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"BriefDesc\">Sciatica Nerve Pain</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"DetailedDesc\">NULL</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"URL\">\\\\filer01\\Intellect\\images\\FX00007.jpg</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"Credit\">Copyright © 2002 Nucleus Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"SizeInKB\">41</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"ReviewDate\">NULL</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"OriginalDate\">2002-10-01</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"Height\">243</span><span class=\"data\" property=\"Width\">90</span></span><span class=\"data data\"><span class=\"data\" property=\"FigureCredit\">Copyright © Nucleus Medical Media, Inc.</span></span></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>"
},
..
],
"ancillary": {
"hlType": "ConditionInDepth",
"chunkId": "19760",
"pubType": {
"id": "Condition InDepth"
},
"pubFamily": "patientinformation",
"contributors": [
{
"reviewers": [
{
"id": "T1643488381850ES",
"chunkId": "29311",
"reviewer": " James Cornell, MD",
"organization": " EBSCO Medical Review Board "
}
]
}
],
"multimedia": [
{
"mediaType": "image",
"content": [
{
"links": [
{
"rel": "external",
"href": "http://media.ebsco.healthcare/eis-live/image/authenticated/v1/EBSCOHealth/CCMS/Consumer_Health/images/SN2726.jpg?__cld_token__=exp=1774007409~hmac=9802ad956a9a1c0818b7b09607a11e2cf50af4e4c45826a437c13f67fe37c70f"
}
],
"title": "Sciatica Nerve Pain",
"copyright": "Copyright © 2002 Nucleus Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.",
"mediaHost": "Cloudinary",
"publicId": "EBSCOHealth/CCMS/Consumer_Health/images/SN2726"
}
]
}
],
"navigationGroup": [
{
"title": "Symptoms"
},
...
],
"productInformation": [
{
"an": "2010814001",
"product": "HLT",
"title": "Symptoms of Low Back Pain and Sciatica",
"publisher": "HealthLibrary",
"publicationType": "(condition indepth)",
}
...
],
"relatedLinks": [
"article://T1643446356615",
...
]
}
}Media within Articles
Access to Multimedia Assets
Article responses may include references to multimedia assets within the multimedia section of the response payload.
Each multimedia entry can include the following metadata:
- Title – The name or caption associated with the media asset
- Copyright – Copyright attribution information
- Media URL – A link to the associated image or video asset
Media URL Behavior
- The media URL provides access to a full-resolution image or video.
- The URL is temporary and valid for 24 hours from the time the article response is generated.
- Clients must not cache the URL.
Access and Refresh
- If access to the media asset is required after the 24-hour validity period, the client must re-request the article through the API to obtain a new media URL.
- No additional authentication is required to retrieve the media asset once the URL has been issued.
Specifying Image and Video Image Sizes
Links to images of varying sizes may be returned in the article response. To specify the image size, add one or more imageSize query parameters to the call. small (200w), medium (500w) and large (1000w) image sizes are supported. Also, the full image size is supported and is the default if no image size was specified. A still image of the video (aka thumbnail or poster) can also be returned with the video. To specify the size, add one or more posterSize parameters to the call. Small, medium, large and full sized images of the video will be returned. To distinguish the video and video link in the response, a type parameter is added and is set to "poster". No poster is returned unless posterSize is provided.
| Parameter Name | Description |
|---|---|
| secure | Set to true to return secure https URLs for media links. True is default. |
| imageSize | Returns the requested size(s): small, medium, large, full. |
| posterSize | Returns the requested size(s) for poster of the video links: small, medium, large or full. |
Image Link Section when imageSize is Requested
When imageSize is requested, the image link will look the same as in the above response, but with the addition of imageSize.
"multimedia": [
{
"mediaType": "image",
"content": [
{
"links": [
{
"rel": "external",
"href": "http://media.ebsco.healthcare/eis-live/image/authenticated/t_s200/v1/EBSCOHealth/CCMS/Consumer_Health/images/SN2726.jpg?__cld_token__=exp=1774007567~hmac=f37610188268db0e85bebfcc6fa052db46557652d49ddcc4a24cb5cefbea0986",
"imageSize": "small"
}
],
"title": "Sciatica Nerve Pain",
"copyright": "Copyright © 2002 Nucleus Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.",
"mediaHost": "Cloudinary",
"publicId": "EBSCOHealth/CCMS/Consumer_Health/images/SN2726"
}
]
}
]Video Link Section when posterSize is Requested
"multimedia": [
{
"mediaType": "video",
"content": [
{
"links": [
{
"rel": "external",
"href": "http://media.ebsco.healthcare/eis-live/video/authenticated/v1/EBSCOHealth/CCMS/Consumer_Health/videos/SNV71100E44920A1099.mp4?__cld_token__=exp=1774007609~hmac=5116bc3bd68f83becf9b6ded0bcbe3f6f7dfffebcda4ab5c1e021cb5340a8406"
},
{
"rel": "external",
"href": "http://media.ebsco.healthcare/eis-live/video/authenticated/t_s200/f_jpg/v1/EBSCOHealth/CCMS/Consumer_Health/videos/SNV71100E44920A1099.jpg?__cld_token__=exp=1774007609~hmac=81f92e2622198ca2cfc9b7f273d4c9a47e8c71caea7e2cd53d1bf5ac9b2494ff",
"posterSize": "small",
"type": "poster"
}
],
"title": "Diagnostic_Pelvic_Laparoscopy.mp4",
"mediaHost": "Cloudinary",
"publicId": "EBSCOHealth/CCMS/Consumer_Health/videos/SNV71100E44920A1099"
}
]
}Note that the video and the poster are both included. To easily distinguish, the type is set to poster.
Error Response Codes
The Dynamic Health get an article by ID endpoint can return one of the error response codes.
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