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With the Questsin's XML/RSS Web API service, software developers can query Questsin directly from their own computer programs or web mashups like http://pipes.yahoo.com/, http://www.dappit.com/, and http://feedshake.com. Questsin uses the XML and RSS standards so a developer can program in his or her favorite environment - such as Java, Perl, or Visual Studio .NET. Questsin supports query by example to form the context of the item expander. Example uses are but not limited too: Dictionary, Knowledge Base, Repository, Reference, Suggestion tool, Thesaurus etc
Questsin also provides for a quick and simple way to build a "pipeline" using Yahoo Pipes. Have a look at the Related Terms pipe.
Questsin's XML/RSS Web API service is available free of charge for uses not exceeding 1,000 searches per day.
To get search results from Questsin use a url like:
where:
| Parameter | Optional or Mandatory | Default Value | Description |
| q | Optional | ||
| title | Optional | Questsin | |
| description | Optional | Questsin Intelligence like never before | |
| N | Optional | 15 | Number of item results to returns |
| url | Optional | http://questsin.net/default.asp?q={i} | where {i} will be replaced with the item title results |
The XML reply has the following format:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
- <rss version="2.0">
- <channel>
<title>Questsin</title>
<link>http://questsin.net/</link>
<description>Questsin Intelligence like never before</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<copyright>Copyright 2005 questsin. All Rights Reserved.</copyright>
<pubDate>Sat, 7 Oct 2006 22:05:08 EST</pubDate>
<lastBuildDate>Sat, 7 Oct 2006 22:05:08 EST</lastBuildDate>
- <image>
<title>questsin.net</title>
<url>http://questsin.net/images/rsslogo.gif</url>
<link>http://questsin.net</link>
</image>
<ttl>1440</ttl>
- <item>
<title>test</title>
<link>http://questsin.net/default.asp?q=test</link>
<description>dynamically created by AI list engine @ questsin.net</description>
<datePosted>Sat, 7 Oct 2006 22:05:10 EST</datePosted>
</item>
- <item>
<title>Parent Directory</title>
<link>http://questsin.net/default.asp?q=Parent+Directory</link>
<description>dynamically created by AI list engine @ questsin.net</description>
<datePosted>Sat, 7 Oct 2006 22:05:10 EST</datePosted>
</item>
- <item>
<title>images</title>
<link>http://questsin.net/default.asp?q=images</link>
<description>dynamically created by AI list engine @ questsin.net</description>
<datePosted>Sat, 7 Oct 2006 22:05:10 EST</datePosted>
</item>
- <item>
</channel>
</rss>
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