The Dynamic Health GET /v1/content/pubtypes endpoint returns a list of publication types. The publication types can be used in conjunction with the search endpoint to conduct a search query. Common publication types that can be used include condition, image, or FA drug information.

Basic Search for Publication Types

To Perform a Publication Types Search (example):

Gather the following information for the request:

An access token. Please see Using the Client Credentials Grant for further information.

Request

GET https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamic-health/v1/content/pubtypes

Response

{
    "_metadata": {
        "totalItems": 30,
        "links": [
            {
                "rel": "self",
                "href": "https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamic-health/v1/content/pubtypes"
            }
        ]
    },
    "items": [
        {
            "id": "workplaceskill"
        },
        {
            "id": "condition"
        },
        {
            "id": "culturaloverview"
        },
        {
            "id": "diseasecondition"
        },
        {
            "id": "fadrug"
        },
        {
            "id": "how to"
        },
        {
            "id": "image"
        },
        {
            "id": "lab test"
        },
        {
            "id": "casemanagement"
        },
        {
            "id": "financebudget"
        },
        {
            "id": "healthcosts"
        },
        {
            "id": "humanresources"
        },
        {
            "id": "leadershipdev"
        },
        {
            "id": "natpatientsafety"
        },
        {
            "id": "preceptorship"
        },
        {
            "id": "processtheoryandcaremods"
        },
        {
            "id": "profdevanded"
        },
        {
            "id": "qualitycompandpatientsat"
        },
        {
            "id": "staffingandscheduling"
        },
        {
            "id": "workplace"
        },
        {
            "id": "lifestyle"
        },
        {
            "id": "procedure"
        },
        {
            "id": "signssymptoms"
        },
        {
            "id": "video"
        },
        {
            "id": "careintervention"
        },
        {
            "id": "treatmentmodality"
        },
        {
            "id": "assessment"
        },
        {
            "id": "diagnosticprocedure"
        },
        {
            "id": "imaging"
        },
        {
            "id": "labtest"
        }
    ]
}

Error Response Codes

The DynaMed publication types endpoint can return one of the error response codes.