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Get Updated Articles Metadata Code Samples

Use the code samples below as examples to create an application in your desired language. The following code samples use the /content/articles endpoint to retrieve metadata for articles published within a specified date range. Get started and begin to understand the endpoint by following the examples below in the language of your choice.

 

Code Samples

cURL

# GET a list of articles and metadata that have been updated

curl -X GET "https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-consumer-health/v1/articles?hlType=ConditionInDepth&updatedSince=2022-01-01&updatedBefore=2023-05-01&page=2"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -H "Accept: application/json"
    -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN"


Java

// GET a list of articles and metadata that have been updated

// Construct the client
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

// Create the URL
HttpUrl url = new HttpUrl.Builder()
    .scheme("https")
    .host("apis.ebsco.com")
    .addPathSegment("medsapi-consumer-health")
    .addPathSegment("v1")
    .addPathSegment("articles")
    .addQueryParameter("hlType", "ConditionInDepth")
    .addQueryParameter("updatedSince", "2022-01-01")
    .addQueryParameter("updatedBefore", "2023-05-01")
    .addQueryParameter("page", "2")
    .build();


// Build the request
Request request = new Request.Builder()
    .url(url)
    .get()
    .addHeader("Content-Type, "application/json")
    .addHeader("Accept, "application/json")
    .addHeader("Authorization, "Bearer TOKEN")
    .build();

// Send the request
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

JavaScript

// GET a list of articles and metadata that have been updated

const host = "https://apis.ebsco.com";
const path = "/medsapi-consumer-health/v1/articles";

// Create the Request
const url = host + path;
const queryParams = { "hlType": "ConditionInDepth", "updatedSince": "2022-01-01", "updatedBefore": "2023-05-01", "page": "2"}

const settings = {
    "async": true,
    "crossDomain": true,
    "url": url,
    "method": "GET",
    "headers": {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Accept": "application/json",
        "Authorization": "Bearer TOKEN"
    },
    "data": queryParams
};

// Send the Request
$.ajax(settings).done(function (response) {
    console.log(response);
});

Ruby

# GET a list of articles and metadata that have been updated

# Form the URL
urlstr = File.join("https://", "apis.ebsco.com", "/medsapi-consumer-health/v1/articles")
url = URI.parse(urlstr)
params = { :hlType => "ConditionInDepth", :updatedSince => "2022-01-01",:updatedBefore => "2023-05-01",:page => "2" }

# Add params to URI
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form( params )

# Create the HTTP object
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE

# Create the request
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
request["Accept"] = "application/json"
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer TOKEN"


# Send the request
response = http.request(request)

Python

# GET a list of articles and metadata that have been updated

# Form the URL
url = "/medsapi-consumer-health/v1/articles"

queryParams = {
    "updatedSince": "2022-01-01"
    "updatedBefore": "2023-05-01"
    "hlType": "ConditionInDepth",
    "page": "2"}

# Create Connection Instance
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("apis.ebsco.com")

# Create the Request Headers
headers = {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Accept": "application/json",
        "Authorization": "Bearer TOKEN"
}

# Send Request
conn.request("GET", url, queryParams, headers)