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DS Task AI News - API Documentation
Base URL
http://localhost:8000
Authentication
Currently, no authentication is required. In production, consider implementing API keys or OAuth.
Response Format
All API responses follow this structure:
{
"success": true,
"message": "Optional message",
"data": {},
"count": 0
}
Error Handling
Error responses include:
{
"detail": "Error description",
"status_code": 400
}
Endpoints
1. Health Check
GET /
Check if the API is running.
Response:
{
"message": "DS Task AI News API is running!",
"version": "1.0.0",
"status": "healthy"
}
2. Detailed Health Check
GET /health
Get detailed system status and statistics.
Response:
{
"status": "healthy",
"vector_store": {
"total_articles": 150,
"index_dimension": 384,
"index_exists": true,
"last_updated": "2025-07-07T16:00:00"
},
"settings": {
"embedding_model": "sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2",
"vector_db_type": "faiss",
"rss_feeds_count": 3
}
}
3. Fetch News
POST /fetch-news
Fetch news from configured RSS feeds and add to vector store.
Response:
{
"success": true,
"message": "News fetched and processed successfully",
"articles_fetched": 45,
"articles_stored": 45,
"total_articles": 195
}
Error Response:
{
"detail": "Error fetching news: Connection timeout"
}
4. Get Recommendations by Article ID
GET /recommend-news
Get similar articles based on an existing article ID.
Parameters:
article_id(required): ID of the reference articletop_k(optional, default=5): Number of recommendations
Example:
GET /recommend-news?article_id=abc123&top_k=10
Response:
{
"success": true,
"article_id": "abc123",
"recommendations": [
{
"id": "def456",
"title": "AI Breakthrough in Healthcare",
"content": "Recent developments in artificial intelligence...",
"url": "https://example.com/article",
"source": "TechNews",
"published_date": "2025-07-07T10:00:00",
"similarity_score": 0.89
}
],
"count": 1
}
5. Get Recommendations by Query
POST /recommend-by-query
Get article recommendations based on a text query.
Request Body:
{
"query": "artificial intelligence healthcare",
"top_k": 5
}
Response:
{
"success": true,
"query": "artificial intelligence healthcare",
"recommendations": [
{
"id": "xyz789",
"title": "AI Transforms Medical Diagnosis",
"content": "Machine learning algorithms are revolutionizing...",
"url": "https://example.com/ai-medical",
"source": "HealthTech",
"published_date": "2025-07-07T14:30:00",
"similarity_score": 0.92
}
],
"count": 1
}
6. Get Recommendations by Interests
POST /recommend-by-interests
Get recommendations based on user interests.
Request Body:
{
"interests": ["artificial intelligence", "machine learning", "healthcare"],
"top_k": 10
}
Response:
{
"success": true,
"interests": ["artificial intelligence", "machine learning", "healthcare"],
"recommendations": [...],
"count": 8
}
7. Get Trending Articles
GET /trending
Get trending (most recent) articles.
Parameters:
top_k(optional, default=10): Number of articles to return
Example:
GET /trending?top_k=20
Response:
{
"success": true,
"trending_articles": [
{
"id": "trend1",
"title": "Breaking: New AI Model Released",
"content": "A groundbreaking AI model has been announced...",
"url": "https://example.com/breaking-ai",
"source": "AI Weekly",
"published_date": "2025-07-07T16:00:00"
}
],
"count": 1
}
8. Get All Articles
GET /articles
Get all articles with optional filtering.
Parameters:
source(optional): Filter by news sourcelimit(optional, default=50): Maximum articles to return
Example:
GET /articles?source=BBC%20News&limit=25
Response:
{
"success": true,
"articles": [...],
"count": 25,
"source_filter": "BBC News"
}
9. Advanced Search
POST /search
Advanced search with filters.
Request Body:
{
"query": "climate change technology",
"source": "BBC News",
"top_k": 15
}
Response:
{
"success": true,
"query": "climate change technology",
"filters": {
"source": "BBC News"
},
"results": [...],
"count": 12
}
10. Get Statistics
GET /stats
Get system statistics and information.
Response:
{
"success": true,
"statistics": {
"total_articles": 200,
"index_dimension": 384,
"index_exists": true,
"rss_feeds": [
"https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml",
"https://rss.cnn.com/rss/edition.rss"
],
"embedding_model": "sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2"
}
}
11. Test RSS Feeds
GET /test-rss
Test RSS feed connectivity and parsing.
Response:
{
"results": [
{
"url": "https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml",
"title": "BBC News",
"entries_count": 32,
"success": true,
"sample_article": {
"title": "Tech Giants Announce AI Partnership",
"published": "Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:00:00 GMT",
"link": "https://bbc.com/news/tech-partnership"
}
}
],
"timestamp": "2025-07-07T16:15:00"
}
Interactive Documentation
FastAPI automatically generates interactive API documentation:
- Swagger UI: http://localhost:8000/docs
- ReDoc: http://localhost:8000/redoc
Rate Limiting
Currently no rate limiting is implemented. Consider adding rate limiting in production:
- Per IP: 100 requests/minute
- Per endpoint: Varies based on computational cost
CORS
CORS is enabled for all origins in development. In production, configure specific allowed origins.
Error Codes
- 200: Success
- 400: Bad Request (invalid parameters)
- 404: Not Found (article ID not found)
- 500: Internal Server Error (system error)
Data Models
Article Object
{
"id": "string",
"title": "string",
"content": "string",
"url": "string",
"source": "string",
"published_date": "ISO 8601 datetime",
"similarity_score": "float (0-1, only in recommendations)"
}
Query Object
{
"query": "string",
"top_k": "integer (1-100)"
}
SDK Examples
Python
import requests
# Fetch news
response = requests.post("http://localhost:8000/fetch-news")
print(response.json())
# Get recommendations
response = requests.post(
"http://localhost:8000/recommend-by-query",
json={"query": "artificial intelligence", "top_k": 5}
)
recommendations = response.json()["recommendations"]
JavaScript
// Fetch news
fetch('http://localhost:8000/fetch-news', {method: 'POST'})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data));
// Get recommendations
fetch('http://localhost:8000/recommend-by-query', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
query: 'artificial intelligence',
top_k: 5
})
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data.recommendations));