EBSCO Developer | MEDSAPI Dynamic Health Search Suggestions Code

Search Suggestions Code Samples

Use the code samples below as examples to create an application in your desired language. The following code samples use the /search/suggestions endpoint which allows you to execute a request for suggested content based on a query term or phrase. Get started and begin to understand the endpoint by following the examples below in the language of your choice.

# Search Suggestions:

curl -X GET "https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamic-health/v1/content/search/suggestions?query=heart&maxItemsPerSuggestionType=1"
  -H "accept: application/json"
  -H "authorization: Bearer TOKEN"
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

// Search Suggestions:

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

// Create the URL
HttpUrl url = new HttpUrl.Builder()
    .scheme("https")
    .host("apis.ebsco.com")
    .addPathSegment("medsapi-dynamic-health")
    .addPathSegment("v1")
    .addPathSegment("content")
    .addPathSegment("search")
    .addPathSegment("suggestions")
    .addQueryParameter("query", "heart")
    .addQueryParameter("maxItemsPerSuggestionType", "1")
    .build();


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

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

// Search Suggestions: 

const host = "https://apis.ebsco.com";
const path = "/medsapi-dynamic-health/v1/content/search/suggestions";
const queryParams = {
    query: "heart",
    maxItemsPerSuggestionType: "1"
};

// Create the Request
const url = host + path;

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

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

# Search Suggestions:

# Form the URL 
urlstr = File.join('https://', 'apis.ebsco.com', 'medsapi-dynamic-health/v1/content/search/suggestions')
uri = URI.parse(urlstr)
params = { :query => "heart", :maxItemsPerSuggestionType => "1" }

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

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

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

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

# Search Suggestions:

# Form the URL
url = ''.join(['/medsapi-dynamic-health/v1/content','/search/suggestions'])
queryParams = {
   'query': "heart",
   'maxItemsPerSuggestionType': "1"
}

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

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

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