: Search newspapers

API: loc.gov:library-of-congress-api
Endpoint: /newspapers/
Response format: application/json
Auth: none
Method: GET
Last Status: 0

Description

Search and browse newspaper materials from the Library of Congress collections.

Parameters (4)

c (integer, query, optional, default: 25)

Count/items per page

fo (string, query, optional, default: json)

Output format

Constraints: {'enum': ['json', 'yaml']}

q (string, query, optional)

Search term

sp (integer, query, optional)

Start page number

Examples (2)

Search newspaper archives openapi-spec 
curl 'https://www.loc.gov/newspapers/?q=lincoln&fo=json'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://www.loc.gov/newspapers/",
    params={
        'q': 'lincoln',
        'fo': 'json',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("library-of-congress")
result = api.fetch("newspapers/", q="lincoln", fo="json")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.loc.gov/newspapers/?q=lincoln&fo=json");
const data = await resp.json();
Search newspapers openapi-spec 
curl 'https://www.loc.gov/newspapers/?fo=json'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://www.loc.gov/newspapers/",
    params={
        'fo': 'json',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("library-of-congress")
result = api.fetch("newspapers/", fo="json")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://www.loc.gov/newspapers/?fo=json");
const data = await resp.json();

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