# StackExchange Search

## Overview

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Status** | private |
| **Method** | `GET` |
| **Endpoint** | `/v2/stackexchange/search` |
| **Base URL** | `https://api.piloterr.com` |
| **Credit Cost** | 1 credit per call |
| **Documentation** | https://www.piloterr.com/library/stackexchange-search |

## Description

Extract relevant Q&A data from StackExchange with our API, perfect for content enrichment, market research, and enhancing user engagement.

## Authentication

- **Key Name:** `x-api-key`
- **Location:** HTTP Header
- **Get an API key:** https://app.piloterr.com/register

## Example Request

```bash
curl --location --request GET 'https://api.piloterr.com/v2/stackexchange/search' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

## Example Response

### Example

```json
{
  "query": "j'aime la vie",
  "results": [
    {
      "url": "https://french.stackexchange.com/questions/25565/why-is-bonne-nuit-more-common-than-bienvenue",
      "title": "Why is 'Bonne nuit' more common than 'Bienvenue'?",
      "excerpt": "In French, 'Bonne nuit' is more common for good night, but why is that so?"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://french.stackexchange.com/questions/23078/what-is-the-best-way-to-express-happiness-in-french",
      "title": "What is the best way to express happiness in French?",
      "excerpt": "I would like to know the different ways to express happiness in French. Would 'j'aime la vie' be appropriate?"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://french.stackexchange.com/questions/24090/which-is-correct-je-taime-beaucoup-or-simply-je-taime",
      "title": "Which is correct: 'Je t'aime beaucoup' or simply 'Je t'aime'?",
      "excerpt": "I'm learning French and I want to know when to use each expression. Should I say 'Je t'aime beaucoup' or keep it simple with 'Je t'aime'?"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Documentation

## Overview
Extract relevant Q&A data from StackExchange with our API, perfect for content enrichment, market research, and enhancing user engagement.

## Quickstart
```
GET https://api.piloterr.com/v2/stackexchange/search?query=example
```

## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | yes | Search query or target identifier |

## Main use cases
- Integrate StackExchange Search data into enrichment, analytics, and monitoring pipelines
- Automate large-scale extraction from Stackexchange without maintaining scrapers
- Power internal dashboards and workflow automations with live Stackexchange data