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POST
/
catchAll
/
validate
Validate query
curl --request POST \
  --url https://catchall.newscatcherapi.com/catchAll/validate \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "query": "Series B funding rounds for SaaS startups"
}
'
import requests

url = "https://catchall.newscatcherapi.com/catchAll/validate"

payload = { "query": "Series B funding rounds for SaaS startups" }
headers = {
"x-api-key": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'x-api-key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({query: 'Series B funding rounds for SaaS startups'})
};

fetch('https://catchall.newscatcherapi.com/catchAll/validate', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://catchall.newscatcherapi.com/catchAll/validate",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'query' => 'Series B funding rounds for SaaS startups'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"x-api-key: <api-key>"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://catchall.newscatcherapi.com/catchAll/validate"

payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"query\": \"Series B funding rounds for SaaS startups\"\n}")

req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://catchall.newscatcherapi.com/catchAll/validate")
.header("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"query\": \"Series B funding rounds for SaaS startups\"\n}")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://catchall.newscatcherapi.com/catchAll/validate")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"query\": \"Series B funding rounds for SaaS startups\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "status": "good",
  "title": "Specific event type clear",
  "description": "Clear event type and focus; no timeframe needed for a default recent search.",
  "issues": [],
  "suggestions": [],
  "confidence": 0.98
}
{
"detail": "Invalid API key"
}
{
"detail": [
{
"loc": [
"<string>"
],
"msg": "<string>",
"type": "<string>"
}
]
}

Authorizations

x-api-key
string
header
required

API key for authentication.

Body

application/json
query
string
required

Plain text query to validate.

Example:

"Series B funding rounds for SaaS startups"

Response

Query validation result.

Query quality assessment returned by the validate endpoint.

status
enum<string>
required

Overall quality level of the query.

Available options:
good,
needs_work,
critical
title
string
required

Short headline summarising the assessment.

Example:

"Specific event type clear"

confidence
number
required

Confidence score for this assessment.

Required range: 0 <= x <= 1
Example:

0.98

description
string

Plain-language explanation of the assessment result.

Example:

"Clear event type and focus; no timeframe needed for a default recent search."

issues
enum<string>[]

Issues identified in the query. Empty when status is good.

Category of a query issue identified during validation.

  • missing_event_type: Query does not specify a type of event to find.
  • too_vague: Query lacks sufficient focus to return targeted results.
  • too_specific: Query is overly constrained and may return no results.
  • wrong_timeframe: Requested timeframe exceeds the 30-day maximum window or references a historical period outside the supported range.
  • static_content: Query targets static or reference content such as specifications, how-to guides, or historical data rather than events.
  • article_request: Query requests articles or news content rather than describing an event to search for.
  • multiple_event_types: Query mixes unrelated event types; results may be unfocused.
  • too_short: Query is too short to resolve meaningful search intent.
  • too_long: Query is excessively long and may confuse the pipeline.
Available options:
missing_event_type,
too_vague,
too_specific,
wrong_timeframe,
static_content,
article_request,
multiple_event_types,
too_short,
too_long
Example:
[]
suggestions
object[]

Actionable recommendations for each identified issue. Empty when status is good. Each suggestion corresponds to one entry in issues.

Example:
[]