HHS Media Services API

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Common Features / Behaviors * "sort" param: supports multi column sorting through the use of commas as delimiters, and a hyphen to denote descending order. Examples: name sort results by name ascending -name sort results by name des

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Get Resources by search query

Global search

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources.json?q=test

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources.json?q=test"

import requests
params = {
    "q": "test"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources.json",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources.json');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'test');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources.json")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "test")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources.json")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "test"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources.json?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "test"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get Campaigns

Media Listings for a specific campaign

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/campaigns.json?max=1&sort=desc&offset=0

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/campaigns.json?max=1&sort=desc&offset=0"

import requests
params = {
    "max": "1",
    "sort": "desc",
    "offset": "0"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/campaigns.json",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/campaigns.json');
url.searchParams.set('max', '1');
url.searchParams.set('sort', 'desc');
url.searchParams.set('offset', '0');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/campaigns.json")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("max", "1")
	q.Set("sort", "desc")
	q.Set("offset", "0")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/campaigns.json")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "max" => "1",
  "sort" => "desc",
  "offset" => "0"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/campaigns.json?" . http_build_query([
    "max" => "1",
    "sort" => "desc",
    "offset" => "0"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get Languages

Language Listings

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/languages.json?max=1&sort=desc&offset=0

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/languages.json?max=1&sort=desc&offset=0"

import requests
params = {
    "max": "1",
    "sort": "desc",
    "offset": "0"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/languages.json",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/languages.json');
url.searchParams.set('max', '1');
url.searchParams.set('sort', 'desc');
url.searchParams.set('offset', '0');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/languages.json")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("max", "1")
	q.Set("sort", "desc")
	q.Set("offset", "0")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/languages.json")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "max" => "1",
  "sort" => "desc",
  "offset" => "0"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/hhs.gov/2/resources/languages.json?" . http_build_query([
    "max" => "1",
    "sort" => "desc",
    "offset" => "0"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with HHS Media Services API?

HHS Media Services API is a Data API. Developers commonly use data APIs for:

enriching your app with third-party datasets
building data pipelines and ETL workflows
querying and searching large datasets
powering research, analysis, and reporting tools
syncing reference data into your own systems

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. HHS Media Services API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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