content_type=documentDocument
Standalone documents published as files: PDFs, reports, filings and papers, where the file rather than the page is the thing you wanted.
Where regulatory filings, white papers and official reports live. Frequently the authoritative source on a question, and frequently missed by search tools that only index HTML.
The distinction from `article` is the container, not the subject: a filing, a standard or a report published as a file rather than as a page. It is the type that matters most in regulated research, where the primary document is the thing that has to be cited.
What this covers
- regulatory filings
- white papers
- annual reports
- government publications
Example
curl -H "x-api-key: $UNLOB_API_KEY" \
"https://api.unlob.com/search?q=your+query&content_type[]=document&limit=10"Common questions
What is the document content type?
Standalone documents published as files: PDFs, reports, filings and papers, where the file rather than the page is the thing you wanted.
How do I search only document?
Set content_type[]=document on any search request. Content type is assigned at index time from page structure and markup rather than guessed from the URL, so the filter is reliable.
When is the document filter worth using?
The distinction from `article` is the container, not the subject: a filing, a standard or a report published as a file rather than as a page. It is the type that matters most in regulated research, where the primary document is the thing that has to be cited.
Filter by what a page is
Content type is assigned at index time from structure, not guessed from the URL — so the filter does what it says.