# Request Parameters

> [!WARNING]
> The Web Content API is **deprecated**. Use the [News, Blogs & Forums APIs](news-blogs-forums-overview) instead - same content, one endpoint per content type, and where new features land.

All parameters are passed in the query string (or POST body).

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `token` | Yes | Your API token. |
| `q` | Yes | Boolean query. See [Query Syntax](web-content-query-syntax). |
| `ts` | No | Unix timestamp in milliseconds. Returns posts crawled at/after `ts`. Default: last 3 days. See [Time Range & News History](web-content-time-range). |
| `size` | No | Posts per response, `1`-`100`. Default `100`. |
| `sort` | No | Sort field (default `crawled`). See values below. |
| `order` | No | `asc` or `desc`. |
| `from` | No | Result offset, used with `sort=relevancy` or `sort=published`. |
| `format` | No | `json` (default), `xml`, `rss`, or `excel`. |
| `highlight` | No | `true` adds highlighted snippets to each post. |
| `warning` | No | `true` returns query-validation warnings. |
| `accuracy_confidence` | No | `normal` (default) or `high`. |
| `similar_title` | No | Find posts with a title similar to the given text. |
| `allowNewsHistory` | No | `true` to search older than 31 days (premium, uses credits). |
| `includeSyndicated` | No | `false` (default) excludes syndicated duplicates; `true` includes them. |
| `webz_reporter` | No | `true` to include Webz Reporter content. |

## Sort values

`crawled` (default), `relevancy`, `published`, `thread.published`, `ord_in_thread`, `rating`, `thread.replies_count`, `thread.participants_count`, `thread.performance_score`, `thread.domain_rank`, `social.facebook.likes`, `social.facebook.shares`, `social.facebook.comments`, `social.vk.shares`.

> [!NOTE]
> An invalid `sort` or `order` value returns `400`. A `size` above `100` is capped at `100`.