curl --request POST \
--url https://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'zc-request-id: <zc-request-id>' \
--header 'zc-signature: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"query": "latest developments in electric vehicles",
"similarity_top_k": 9,
"search_algorithm": "semantic"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search"
payload = {
"query": "latest developments in electric vehicles",
"similarity_top_k": 9,
"search_algorithm": "semantic"
}
headers = {
"zc-request-id": "<zc-request-id>",
"zc-signature": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'zc-request-id': '<zc-request-id>',
'zc-signature': '<api-key>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
query: 'latest developments in electric vehicles',
similarity_top_k: 9,
search_algorithm: 'semantic'
})
};
fetch('https://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search', 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://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search",
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' => 'latest developments in electric vehicles',
'similarity_top_k' => 9,
'search_algorithm' => 'semantic'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"zc-request-id: <zc-request-id>",
"zc-signature: <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://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"query\": \"latest developments in electric vehicles\",\n \"similarity_top_k\": 9,\n \"search_algorithm\": \"semantic\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("zc-request-id", "<zc-request-id>")
req.Header.Add("zc-signature", "<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://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search")
.header("zc-request-id", "<zc-request-id>")
.header("zc-signature", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"query\": \"latest developments in electric vehicles\",\n \"similarity_top_k\": 9,\n \"search_algorithm\": \"semantic\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["zc-request-id"] = '<zc-request-id>'
request["zc-signature"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"query\": \"latest developments in electric vehicles\",\n \"similarity_top_k\": 9,\n \"search_algorithm\": \"semantic\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"status": "<string>",
"response": {
"query": "<string>",
"results": [
{
"author": "<string>",
"image_url": "<string>",
"preview_content": "<string>",
"pubdate": "<string>",
"pubdate_unix": 123,
"score": 123,
"site": "<string>",
"site_domain": "<string>",
"source_url": "<string>",
"summary": "<string>",
"title": "<string>",
"url": "<string>"
}
],
"message": "<string>"
}
}AI Recommendations (ZeroClick)
Semantic article search against a Dappier data model, authenticated by
verifying the zc-signature HMAC over the raw request bytes. The same
orchestration as POST /app/v2/search runs behind it.
Only marketplace-enabled data models are reachable — ZeroClick traffic
carries no Dappier tenant, so a private data model resolves to 404.
On success, usage is settled with ZeroClick and reported via the zc-usage
response header. The request is not charged on the Dappier platform.
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'zc-request-id: <zc-request-id>' \
--header 'zc-signature: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"query": "latest developments in electric vehicles",
"similarity_top_k": 9,
"search_algorithm": "semantic"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search"
payload = {
"query": "latest developments in electric vehicles",
"similarity_top_k": 9,
"search_algorithm": "semantic"
}
headers = {
"zc-request-id": "<zc-request-id>",
"zc-signature": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'zc-request-id': '<zc-request-id>',
'zc-signature': '<api-key>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
query: 'latest developments in electric vehicles',
similarity_top_k: 9,
search_algorithm: 'semantic'
})
};
fetch('https://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search', 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://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search",
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' => 'latest developments in electric vehicles',
'similarity_top_k' => 9,
'search_algorithm' => 'semantic'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"zc-request-id: <zc-request-id>",
"zc-signature: <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://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"query\": \"latest developments in electric vehicles\",\n \"similarity_top_k\": 9,\n \"search_algorithm\": \"semantic\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("zc-request-id", "<zc-request-id>")
req.Header.Add("zc-signature", "<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://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search")
.header("zc-request-id", "<zc-request-id>")
.header("zc-signature", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"query\": \"latest developments in electric vehicles\",\n \"similarity_top_k\": 9,\n \"search_algorithm\": \"semantic\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.dappier.com/zeroclick/v2/search")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["zc-request-id"] = '<zc-request-id>'
request["zc-signature"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"query\": \"latest developments in electric vehicles\",\n \"similarity_top_k\": 9,\n \"search_algorithm\": \"semantic\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"status": "<string>",
"response": {
"query": "<string>",
"results": [
{
"author": "<string>",
"image_url": "<string>",
"preview_content": "<string>",
"pubdate": "<string>",
"pubdate_unix": 123,
"score": 123,
"site": "<string>",
"site_domain": "<string>",
"source_url": "<string>",
"summary": "<string>",
"title": "<string>",
"url": "<string>"
}
],
"message": "<string>"
}
}Authorizations
HMAC signature minted by ZeroClick over the raw request bytes, of the form
t=<unix-seconds>,kid=<key-id>,v1=<hex-hmac>. The canonical string signed is
t \n METHOD \n path+query \n sha256hex(body) \n zc-request-id \n zc-agent-id,
and v1 = hex(HMAC_SHA256(secret, canonical)). Verified against the seller's
signing secret keyed by kid, with a ±300s timestamp skew bound.
A missing or invalid signature is rejected with 401
invalid_zeroclick_signature; this is never failed open.
Headers
Query Parameters
Data model to search. Must be one of the live data models below.
dm_01jhtt138wf1b9j8jwswye99y5— 9 and 10 News: local news, weather, sports and community stories for Northern Michigan (Cadillac, Traverse City).dm_01jmxn1a9tem8bq1nzbzjck8c4— Benzinga: real-time financial news, earnings reports and market trends from Benzinga.com.dm_01jketafckeh0vxacqv1s295j0— CafeMom Parenting: parenting advice, family tips, self-care and life hacks from Mom.com, CafeMom, LittleThings and MamasLatinas.dm_01jh3jg18fe92v4az2h2163t8k— MethodShop: tech guides, how-tos and digital lifestyle articles on gadgets, media and productivity from MethodShop.com.dm_01jagy9nqaeer9hxx8z1sk1jx6— WISH-TV AI: Indiana news, weather, sports scores, traffic and local events from WISH-TV.dm_01j1sza0h7ekhaecys2p3y0vmj— iHeartCats AI: cat health, behavior, lifestyle, grooming and ownership articles from iheartcats.com.dm_01j1sz8t3qe6v9g8ad102kvmqn— iHeartDogs AI: dog health, behavior, lifestyle, grooming and ownership articles from iheartdogs.com.
The live catalog is also available without a login at https://api.dappier.com/app/mcp/tools; use each entry's data_model_external_id. The real-time-search entry is served by POST /zeroclick/aimodel/{aimodel_external_id}, not by this endpoint.
dm_01jhtt138wf1b9j8jwswye99y5, dm_01jmxn1a9tem8bq1nzbzjck8c4, dm_01jketafckeh0vxacqv1s295j0, dm_01jh3jg18fe92v4az2h2163t8k, dm_01jagy9nqaeer9hxx8z1sk1jx6, dm_01j1sza0h7ekhaecys2p3y0vmj, dm_01j1sz8t3qe6v9g8ad102kvmqn "dm_01jmxn1a9tem8bq1nzbzjck8c4"
Body
The search algorithm for retrieving articles.
most_recent: Retrieves the most recent articles by publication date. semantic (default): Retrieves contextually relevant articles based on the query or the page content from the provided URL. most_recent_semantic: Performs semantic search and retrieves the most recent articles by publication date. trending: Performs a trending search and retrieves the most relevant articles to trending keywords in the past 24 hours.
most_recent, semantic, most_recent_semantic, trending 
