The DynaMed API GET /publishers/{publisherId}/documents/{documentId} endpoint returns the article metadata matching the publisher and document ID provided. The publisher ID and article ID parameters are required for the endpoint.

Search for Article Metadata

To Perform a Basic Article Metadata Request (example):

Gather the following information for the request:

An access token. Please see Get Trusted App Token for further information.
The Publisher ID.
The Article ID.

Request

GET https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamed/v2/content/publishers/mmx/documents/1234

The request above is for publisher "mmx" and article "1234".

Response

{
  "id": "1234",
  "links": [
    {
      "rel": "self",
      "href": "https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamed/v2/publishers/mmx/documents/1234"
    }
  ],
  "article": {
    "id": "t123456",
    "productFamily": "nahp",
    "slug": "/management/heart-failure-alternative-treatments",
    "title": "Heart Failure Alternative Treatments",
    "pubType": {
      "id": "drug",
      "title": "Drug Monograph"
    },
    "links": [
      {
        "rel": "self",
        "href": "https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamed/v2/articles/t123456"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Error Response Codes

The DynaMed GET article metadata endpoint can return one of the error response codes.