Refseek Search API

The Refseek Search API allows you to search for information, images, definitions, and more using the Refseek search engine. It is a web search engine for students and researchers that aims to make academic information easily accessible to everyone. RefSeek searches more than five billion documents, including web pages, books, encyclopedias, journals, and newspapers.

Base URL

"https://openapi-idk8.onrender.com/"

Search Endpoint

GET `/refseek/searchKeyword`

Description: Searches for information, images, definitions, and more based on the provided search keyword.

Path Parameters

• searchKeyword (required): The keyword to search for in Refseek.

Sample Request

GET `https://openapi-idk8.onrender.com/refseek/science`

Sample Response

{
  "api_information": {
    "api_name": "Refseek",
    "description": "The Refseek Search API allows you to search for information, images, definitions, and more using the Refseek search engine.",
    "author": "OpenAPI"
  },
  "results": {
    "mainResults": [
      {
        "title": "Science",
        "link": "https://www.refseek.com/data/cache/en/1/Science.html",
        "source": "Encarta",
        "description": "Systematic study of anything that can be examined, tested, and verified. The word science is derived from the Latin word scire, meaning “to know.” From its early beginnings, science has developed into one of the greatest and most influential fields of..."
      },
      {
        "title": "Science",
        "link": "https://www.britannica.com/science/science",
        "source": "Encyclopedia Britannica",
        "description": "Science, any system of knowledge that is concerned with the physical world and its phenomena and that entails unbiased observations and systematic experimentation. In general, a science involves a pursuit of knowledge covering general truths or the operations..."
      },
      {
        "title": "Science",
        "link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science",
        "source": "Wikipedia",
        "description": "Science is a rigorous, systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the world. Modern science is typically divided into three major branches: the natural sciences (e.g., ..."
      }
    ],
    "images": [
      {
        "imageUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CMB_Timeline300_no_WMAP.jpg"
      },
      {
        "imageUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aristotle_Altemps_Inv8575.jpg"
      },
      {
        "imageUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brain,_G_Reisch.png"
      },
      {
        "imageUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tycho_instrument_sextant_mounting_19.jpg"
      },
      {
        "imageUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Justus_Sustermans_-_Portrait_of_Galileo_Galilei,_1636.jpg"
      },
      {
        "imageUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GodfreyKneller-IsaacNewton-1689.jpg"
      },
      {
        "imageUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Darwin_seated_crop.jpg"
      },
      {
        "imageUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1893_interior_of_Los_Angeles_California_Grand_Opera_House_during_National_Irrigation_Congress.jpg"
      },
      {
        "imageUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Candle-light-animated.gif"
      }
    ],
    "definition": {
      "term": "science",
      "text": "n. A particular branch of scientific knowledge. scientific disciplinen. Ability to produce solutions in some problem domain. skill",
      "additionalLinks": [
        {
          "text": "Dictionary.com",
          "href": "http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/science"
        },
        {
          "text": "Vocabulary.com",
          "href": "http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/science"
        },
        {
          "text": "Wordnik",
          "href": "http://www.wordnik.com/words/science/"
        },
        {
          "text": "Wictionary",
          "href": "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/science"
        }
      ]
    },
    "stickySectionLinks": [
      {
        "text": "Science",
        "href": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science"
      },
      {
        "text": "Etymology",
        "href": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science#Etymology"
      },
      {
        "text": "History",
        "href": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science#History"
      },
      {
        "text": "Branches",
        "href": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science#Branches"
      },
      {
        "text": "Scientific research",
        "href": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science#Scientific_research"
      }
    ]
  }
}

The response includes main search results, images, definition, and sticky section links related to the search keyword.

Error Handling

404 Not Found: Returned when no results are found for the provided search keyword.

{
  "error": "No results found"
}

500 Internal Server Error: Returned when there is an issue processing the request.

{
  "error": "An error occurred while fetching data"
}