Requests

The Sayari API utilizes standard HTTP verbs:

  • GET for retrieving resources (parameters in URL query string)
  • POST for requesting resources (JSON-encoded request bodies)

See the API reference for details per endpoint.

Example GET request

$curl --request GET \
> --url 'https://api.sayari.com/v1/resolution?name=VICTORIA%20BECKHAM&country=GBR&type=person' \
> --header 'accept: application/json' \
> --header 'authorization: Bearer sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc'

Example POST request

$curl --request POST \
> --url https://api.sayari.com/v1/search/entity \
> --header 'accept: application/json' \
> --header 'authorization: Bearer sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc' \
> --header 'content-type: application/json' \
> --data '
>{
> "filter": {
> "country": [
> "GBR"
> ],
> "entity_type": [
> "person"
> ]
> },
> "q": "Victoria Beckham",
> "fields": [
> "name"
> ]
>}
>'