Topics

Search topics

PRO

Search topics by name or synonym. Returns matching topics ordered alphabetically. Can also filter by sub-discipline slug.

GET /api/v2/topics?search=:query

API Key

search *

sub_discipline

Authentication

Requires Bearer token in the Authorization header.

Query Parameters

search string required

Search query — matches against topic name and synonyms

sub_discipline string optional

Filter by sub-discipline slug

Response

id uuid

Unique identifier

name string

Topic name

slug string

URL-safe identifier

description string

Brief description

synonyms string[]

Alternative names

parent_topic object|null

Parent topic

sub_disciplines array

Sub-disciplines with their disciplines

curl -X GET "https://macademiatree.com/api/v2/topics?search=machine+learning" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://macademiatree.com/api/v2/topics?search=machine+learning",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
data = response.json()

const response = await fetch("https://macademiatree.com/api/v2/topics?search=machine+learning", {
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
const data = await response.json();

$ch = curl_init("https://macademiatree.com/api/v2/topics?search=machine+learning");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
$data = json_decode($response, true);

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://macademiatree.com/api/v2/topics?search=machine+learning", nil)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")

client := &http.Client{}
resp, _ := client.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()

HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://macademiatree.com/api/v2/topics?search=machine+learning"))
    .header("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY")
    .build();

HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
    .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://macademiatree.com/api/v2/topics?search=machine+learning")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
  http.request(request)
end
data = JSON.parse(response.body)

[
  {
    "id": "d4e5f6a7-b8c9-0123-def0-1234567890ab",
    "name": "Neural Networks",
    "slug": "neural-networks",
    "description": "Computing systems inspired by biological networks",
    "synonyms": [
      "Artificial Neural Networks",
      "ANN"
    ],
    "parent_topic": null,
    "sub_disciplines": [
      {
        "id": "...",
        "name": "Deep Learning",
        "slug": "deep-learning",
        "disciplines": [
          {
            "id": "...",
            "name": "Computer Science",
            "slug": "computer-science"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]

{
  "error": "Invalid or missing API key"
}