webhose.io client for Java

A simple way to access the webhose.io API from your Java code

// Create a WebhoseIOClient instance
WebhoseIOClient webhoseClient = WebhoseIOClient.getInstance(API_KEY);
// Create set of queries
Map<String, String> queries = new HashMap<String, String>();
queries.put("q", "github");
// Fetch query result
JsonElement result = webhoseClient.query("filterWebContent", queries);
System.out.println(result.getAsJsonObject().get("totalResults"));     // Print posts count

API Key

To make use of the webhose.io API, you need to obtain a token that would be used on every request. To obtain an API key, create an account at https://webhose.io/auth/signup, and then go into https://webhose.io/dashboard to see your token.

Use the API

To get started, you need to import the library, and set your access token. (Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API key).

import com.webhoseio.sdk.WebhoseIOClient;
WebhoseIOClient webhoseClient = WebhoseIOClient.getInstance(API_KEY);

Now you can make a request and inspect the results:

// Create set of queries
Map<String, String> queries = new HashMap<String, String>();
queries.put("q", "foobar");
	    
JsonElement result = webhoseClient.query("filterWebContent", queries);
	
System.out.println(result.getAsJsonObject().get("totalResults"));     // Print posts count
		
JsonArray postArray = result.getAsJsonObject().getAsJsonArray("posts");

for(JsonElement o  : postArray) {
	System.out.println(o.getAsJsonObject().get("title"));  // Print title
        System.out.println(o.getAsJsonObject().get("author")); // Print author
        System.out.println(o.getAsJsonObject().get("language"));   // Print language
}

API Endpoints

The first parameter the Query function accepts is the API endpoint string. Available endpoints:

filterWebContent - access to the news/blogs/forums/reviews API
productFilter - access to data about eCommerce products/services
darkFilter - access to the dark web (coming soon)

Full documentation

WebhoseIOClient Class

getInstance(token) Initialize WebhoseIOClient and return an instance.

WebhoseIOClient webhoseClient = WebhoseIOClient.getInstance(TOKEN);

token - your API key

Query

query(endpoint, queries) Convenient method to query a specific keyword. Returns JSONObject instance.

// Create set of queries
Map<String, String> queries = new HashMap<String, String>();
queries.put("q", "github"); // Query using keyword "github"
queries.put("size", "3"); 	// (OPTIONAL) Limit response to maximum of 3 items
// Fetch query result
JsonElement result = webhoseClient.query("filterWebContent", queries);

System.out.println(result.getAsJsonObject().get("totalResults"));     // Print posts count

JsonArray postArray = result.getAsJsonObject().getAsJsonArray("posts");

for(JsonElement o  : postArray) {
	System.out.println(o.getAsJsonObject().get("title"));  // Print title
        System.out.println(o.getAsJsonObject().get("author")); // Print author
        System.out.println(o.getAsJsonObject().get("language"));   // Print language
}

queries - a set of key value hashmap for each parameter to be passed to the API endpoint.
endpoint
- filterWebContent - access to the news/blogs/forums/reviews API
- productFilter - access to data about eCommerce products/services
- darkFilter - access to the dark web (coming soon)

getNext() Convenient method to fetch next query page. Returns JSONObject instance.