Feed or Search?
Choosing Feed or Search to ingest your content
Most of our customers ingest their content using the Feed method. If you are not sure which method to use, we recommend starting with Feed.
The Feed method allows you to:
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Receive a stream of new content as it is published by the AP.
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Limit the number of duplicate items downloaded and ensure you are not missing any items.
You can use the Search method to search for individual content items from our existing database of content, including archive content (if allowed by your contract).
The differences between Search and Feed
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Search is used to query a database of existing content to find what you are interested in; for example, all media related to an event that occurred last week. To learn more, see Typical Search workflow and Search examples.
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Feed is used for content ingestion – monitoring a stream of content to receive all updates and new content going forward; for example, breaking news about wildfires. To learn more, see Typical Feed workflow, Standard or query based feed? and Feed examples.
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