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LexisNexis API: Build and Test Searches

Information about accessing and using the LexisNexis Web Services API (WSAPI)

Build and Test Searches

Users can use the Web Services API User Interface (UI) to build and test their GET requests without impacting Stanford’s annual search/documents quotas.

 

  • To build and test a request for News content, select News and Directories and then the relevant content sub-category.

Web Services API User Interface - Select News and Directories and then the relevant sub-category

 

  • To build and test a request for Legal content, select US Legal and then the relevant content sub-category.

Web Services API User Interface - Select US Legal and then the relevant sub-category

 

  • Regardless of content category and sub-category, the search interface is generally consistent. The News and Directories - News search interface is a representative example:

News and Directories - News search interface on Web Services API User Interface

 

  • Your search will return a GET request (which you can copy into your API client) as well as a results preview.

Web Services API User Interface Sample Search

Enter search terms.

 Specify order in which results are returned.

 Search creates GET request, which user can copy into API client.

Preview results.