Trade News & Articles API

The Trade News & Articles API provides in-depth news and articles written by Trade Specialists working in the Federal government. The news and articles are categorized by industry, country, and topic area. Developers can use this API to provide exporters with the latest insights into their industry and into the countries with which they would like to do business.

Resource URL

http://api.trade.gov/trade_articles/search

Request Methods

keyword

Returns articles for a match in the content and title fields.

http://api.trade.gov/trade_articles/search?q={keyword}

Example:

http://api.trade.gov/trade_articles/search?q=logistics

evergreen

Flag to designate articles that are always relevant to particular topic.

http://api.trade.gov/trade_articles/search?evergreen={true or false}

Example:

http://api.trade.gov/trade_articles/search?evergreen=true

pub_date

pub_date_start

Returns articles created on or after a specific date.

http://api.trade.gov/trade_articles/search?pub_date_start={YYYY-MM-DD}

Example

http://api.trade.gov/trade_articles/search?pub_date_start=2013-01-04

pub_date_end

Returns articles created on or before a specified date.

http://api.trade.gov/trade_articles/search?pub_date_end={YYYY-MM-DD}

Example

http://api.trade.gov/trade_articles/search?pub_date_end=2013-01-07

update_date

Returns articles created on a specified date.

http://api.trade.gov/trade_articles/search?update_date={YYYY-MM-DD}

Example

http://api.trade.gov/trade_articles/search?update_date=2013-04-30

size + offset

The size parameter allows you to configure the maximum amount of hits to be returned. The offset parameter defines the offset from the first result you want to fetch.

Example:

http://api.trade.gov/trade_articles/search?q=logistics&size=1&offset=1

Return Values