Search API

The Search API provides full-text and semantic search across millions of podcast transcripts. Search by keywords, filter by podcasts or speakers, and get relevant segments with timestamps.

Machine-readable spec: For the always-current OpenAPI definition, see the interactive Swagger UI or download /api/openapi.json.

Endpoint

POST https://www.audioscrape.com/api/search

Request Parameters

query required string

The search query. Supports boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), exact phrases ("quoted"), exclusions (-term), and wildcards (term*).

search_type string

Type of search to perform:

"text" - Keyword matching with fuzzy search
"semantic" - AI-powered conceptual search
"hybrid" - Combined text + semantic (default)

filters object

Filter search results:

podcasts - Array of podcast IDs
speakers - Array of speaker names
date_range.start - ISO 8601 date (e.g., "2024-01-01")
date_range.end - ISO 8601 date

pagination object

Pagination options:

limit - Results per page (default: 20, max: 100)
offset - Starting position (default: 0)

sort object

Sorting options:

field - "relevance" or "date"
order - "asc" or "desc"

options object

Additional options:

include_highlights - Highlight matching text (default: true)
include_context - Include surrounding segments
include_aggregations - Include faceted counts

Code Examples

cURL

bash

curl -X POST "https://www.audioscrape.com/api/search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "artificial intelligence ethics",
    "search_type": "hybrid",
    "filters": {
      "date_range": {
        "start": "2024-01-01"
      }
    },
    "pagination": {
      "limit": 10
    },
    "options": {
      "include_highlights": true
    }
  }'

Python

python

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://www.audioscrape.com/api/search",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    json={
        "query": "artificial intelligence ethics",
        "search_type": "hybrid",
        "filters": {
            "date_range": {"start": "2024-01-01"}
        },
        "pagination": {"limit": 10},
        "options": {"include_highlights": True}
    }
)

data = response.json()
for result in data["results"]:
    print(f"{result['episode']['title']}")
    print(f"  {result['segment']['text'][:100]}...")
    print(f"  {result['urls']['segment']}")

JavaScript / Node.js

javascript

const response = await fetch("https://www.audioscrape.com/api/search", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    query: "artificial intelligence ethics",
    search_type: "hybrid",
    filters: {
      date_range: { start: "2024-01-01" }
    },
    pagination: { limit: 10 },
    options: { include_highlights: true }
  })
});

const data = await response.json();
data.results.forEach(result => {
  console.log(result.episode.title);
  console.log(`  ${result.segment.text.slice(0, 100)}...`);
  console.log(`  ${result.urls.segment}`);
});

Response Format

json

{
  "meta": {
    "query": "artificial intelligence ethics",
    "search_type": "hybrid",
    "total_results": 1247,
    "execution_time_ms": 45,
    "pagination": {
      "limit": 10,
      "offset": 0,
      "total_pages": 125,
      "has_next": true,
      "has_previous": false
    }
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "seg_abc123",
      "relevance_score": 0.95,
      "segment": {
        "text": "The ethics of artificial intelligence is one of the most...",
        "highlighted_text": "The ethics of <em>artificial intelligence</em> is one...",
        "start_timestamp": "00:15:32",
        "end_timestamp": "00:16:45",
        "duration_seconds": 73,
        "speaker": {
          "name": "Dr. Jane Smith",
          "slug": "dr-jane-smith"
        },
        "entities": [
          {"name": "Artificial Intelligence", "entity_type": "technology", "slug": "artificial-intelligence"}
        ]
      },
      "episode": {
        "id": "ep_xyz789",
        "title": "The Future of AI Ethics",
        "slug": "the-future-of-ai-ethics",
        "description": "A deep dive into...",
        "publish_date": "2024-06-15",
        "duration_seconds": 3600
      },
      "podcast": {
        "id": "pod_123",
        "title": "Tech Talk Daily",
        "slug": "tech-talk-daily",
        "image_url": "https://...",
        "publisher": "Tech Media Inc",
        "category": "Technology"
      },
      "urls": {
        "segment": "https://www.audioscrape.com/episode/tech-talk-daily/the-future-of-ai-ethics#t=932",
        "episode": "https://www.audioscrape.com/episode/tech-talk-daily/the-future-of-ai-ethics",
        "audio": "https://www.audioscrape.com/media/ep_xyz789/audio.mp3"
      }
    }
  ],
  "aggregations": {
    "podcasts": {
      "buckets": [
        {"key": "Tech Talk Daily", "doc_count": 45},
        {"key": "AI Weekly", "doc_count": 32}
      ]
    },
    "speakers": {
      "buckets": [
        {"key": "Dr. Jane Smith", "doc_count": 28}
      ]
    },
    "time_distribution": {
      "buckets": [
        {"key": "2024-06", "doc_count": 156}
      ]
    }
  }
}

Error Responses

400 Bad Request

Invalid request parameters

{"error": "Invalid query", "message": "Query cannot be empty"}

401 Unauthorized

Missing or invalid API key

{"error": "Unauthorized", "message": "Invalid API key"}

429 Too Many Requests

Rate limit exceeded

{"error": "Rate limit exceeded", "retry_after": 60}

500 Internal Server Error

Server-side error

{"error": "Internal error", "message": "Please try again later"}

Rate Limits

The Search API has the following rate limits:

• 30 requests per minute per IP address
• Burst allowance: 5 additional requests

Rate limit headers are included in responses: X-RateLimit-Remaining, X-RateLimit-Reset

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