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Reference

content_type=reference

Encyclopedic and reference material — definitions, tables, standards.

Material written to be looked up rather than read through. High density of fact per token, which makes it efficient context.

What this covers

  • encyclopedia entries
  • standards documents
  • specification pages

Example

content_type=referencebash
curl -H "x-api-key: $UNLOB_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.unlob.com/search?q=your+query&content_type[]=reference&limit=10"

Common questions

What is the reference content type?

Encyclopedic and reference material — definitions, tables, standards.

How do I search only reference?

Set content_type[]=reference 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.

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.