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POST
https://parsagon.io
/
api
/
events
/
v1
/
quick-search
Quick Search
curl --request POST \
  --url https://parsagon.io/api/events/v1/quick-search/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "categories": [
    {}
  ],
  "context": "<string>",
  "filter_prompt": "<string>",
  "date_range": {
    "start_date": "<string>",
    "end_date": "<string>",
    "duration_seconds": 123
  }
}
'
{
  "search_results": [
    {
      "url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280101474",
      "title": "An Act to Lower Health Insurance Costs, Reduce Barriers to Health Care and Ensure Fair Prices for Health Care",
      "text": "Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:...",
      "summary": "This act aims to lower health insurance costs, reduce barriers to health care, and ensure fair prices for health care services in Maine.",
      "date": "2026-02-03",
      "type": "LAW",
      "extra_data": {
        "last_action": "Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.",
        "last_action_date": "2/3/2026"
      }
    }
  ],
  "error": null
}
The Quick Search endpoint runs an ad-hoc search and returns results directly. Use this for one-off queries where you don’t need to retrieve or reference the results later.

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Request body

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categories
array
required
Array of category IDs to include in the search results.
​
context
string
Additional context for the AI to tailor the search and reporting (for example, your organization or focus area). Maximum 1000 characters.
​
filter_prompt
string
required
A list of policy topics to search for, one per line. Longer, descriptive phrases work best. Maximum 5000 characters.
​
date_range
object
required
Time period to search within. Must cover no more than 72 hours (3 days) — use either start_date/end_date or duration_seconds ≤ 259200.

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Response

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search_results
array
Array of search result objects.
​
error
string | null
Error message if an error occurred; otherwise null.
{
  "search_results": [
    {
      "url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280101474",
      "title": "An Act to Lower Health Insurance Costs, Reduce Barriers to Health Care and Ensure Fair Prices for Health Care",
      "text": "Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:...",
      "summary": "This act aims to lower health insurance costs, reduce barriers to health care, and ensure fair prices for health care services in Maine.",
      "date": "2026-02-03",
      "type": "LAW",
      "extra_data": {
        "last_action": "Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.",
        "last_action_date": "2/3/2026"
      }
    }
  ],
  "error": null
}

​
Example (cURL)

curl -X POST "https://parsagon.io/api/events/v1/quick-search/" \
  -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "categories": [1, 2],
    "context": "User is a Government Relations Manager for an aerospace company in the UK.",
    "filter_prompt": "Government funding and subsidies for aerospace R&D innovation\nWorkforce development and skills programs for aerospace manufacturing, engineering, and skilled labour\nRegulations governing aviation safety, environmental impact, and emissions standards",
    "date_range": {
      "start_date": "2025-11-14T08:00",
      "end_date": "2025-11-17T08:00"
    }
  }'