GHNP API
This site provides a JSON API for researchers and digital humanists.
Endpoints
URL Scheme | Description | Expected Response | Notes | Example |
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https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/newspapers.json
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Data about all available newspaper titles. | LCCN, Title and URL for each title | Details for all Titles | |
https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/{lccn}.json
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Data about Title corresponding to LCCN number. | Includes URLs for information about each available Issue | Details for Flagpole Title | |
https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/{lccn}/{issue_date}/ed-{edition_number}.json
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Data about an Issue from a given day and edition. | Includes links to Page data and Batch | Details about the March 25, 1895 Issue of Red & Black | |
https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/{lccn}/{issue_date}/ed-{edition_number}/seq-{page_number}.json
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Data about a Page of an Issue from a given day and edition. | Page information | Does not include OCR, PDF or IIIF manifest URLs if batch is thought to still be protected by copyright. | Details Page 2 of the March 25, 1895 Issue of Red & Black |
https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/{lccn}/{issue_date}/ed-{edition_number}/seq-{page_number}/ocr.txt
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Raw OCR text a Page of an Issue from a given day and edition. | OCR plaintext from Page image | Uncorrected OCR and without formatting. Returns HTTP if Issue is thought to still be protected by copyright. | OCR text of Page 2 of the March 25, 1895 Issue of Red & Black |