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Content Generation – Generate Subtopics API


This endpoint will provide you with 10 subtopics generated based on the topic and other parameters you specify.

Instead of ‘login’ and ‘password’ use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-dashboard

<?php
// You can download this file from here https://cdn.dataforseo.com/v3/examples/php/php_RestClient.zip
require('RestClient.php');
$api_url = 'https://api.dataforseo.com/';
// Instead of 'login' and 'password' use your credentials from https://app.dataforseo.com/api-dashboard
$client = new RestClient($api_url, null, 'login', 'password');
$post_array = array();
// simple way to set a task
$post_array[] = array(
   "topic" => "Steve Jobs",
   "creativity_index" => 0.9
);
try {
   // POST /v3/content_generation/generate_sub_topics/live
   $result = $client->post('/v3/content_generation/generate_sub_topics/live', $post_array);
   print_r($result);
   // do something with post result
} catch (RestClientException $e) {
   echo "n";
   print "HTTP code: {$e->getHttpCode()}n";
   print "Error code: {$e->getCode()}n";
   print "Message: {$e->getMessage()}n";
   print  $e->getTraceAsString();
   echo "n";
}
$client = null;
?>

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

{
  "version": "0.1.20221214",
  "status_code": 20000,
  "status_message": "Ok.",
  "time": "3.1876 sec.",
  "cost": 0.0001,
  "tasks_count": 1,
  "tasks_error": 0,
  "tasks": [
    {
      "id": "03141150-4426-0543-0000-66e6bdbfc2f8",
      "status_code": 20000,
      "status_message": "Ok.",
      "time": "3.1148 sec.",
      "cost": 0.0001,
      "result_count": 1,
      "path": [
        "v3",
        "content_generation",
        "generate_sub_topics",
        "live"
      ],
      "data": {
        "api": "content_generation",
        "function": "generate_sub_topics",
        "topic": "Steve Jobs",
        "creativity_index": 0.9
      },
      "result": [
        {
          "input_tokens": 19,
          "output_tokens": 117,
          "new_tokens": 117,
          "sub_topics": [
            "Steve Jobs and the Power of a Good Story",
            "The Passion for Apple's Success",
            "Building a Great Company in an Era of Business Disruption",
            "How to Build a Great Team at Apple",
            "What Makes Steve Jobs Different from Other Leaders?",
            "What is the Importance of a Shared Vision?",
            "How to Find Your Mission, Values, and Purpose",
            "What Is It Like Working with Steve Jobs?",
            "How Does Steve Jobs Inspire You?",
            "Why Should I Care About Steve Jobs?"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

All POST data should be sent in the JSON format (UTF-8 encoding). The task setting is done using the POST method. When setting a task, you should send all task parameters in the task array of the generic POST array. You can send up to 2000 API calls per minute.

Below you will find a detailed description of the fields you can use for setting a task.

Description of the fields for setting a task:

Field name Type Description
topic string main topic of the content to generate
required field
main topic for content generation;
can contain from 1 to 50 tokens
creativity_index float creativity of content generation
optional field
the randomness of the selection of equally probable subsequent tokens;
can take values from 0 to 1
default value: 0.8
learn more about this parameter on our help center
tag string user-defined task identifier
optional field
the character limit is 255
you can use this parameter to identify the task and match it with the result
you will find the specified tag value in the data object of the response

As a response of the API server, you will receive JSON-encoded data containing a tasks array with the information specific to the set tasks.

Description of the fields in the results array:

Field name Type Description
version string the current version of the API
status_code integer general status code
you can find the full list of the response codes here
Note: we strongly recommend designing a necessary system for handling related exceptional or error conditions
status_message string general informational message
you can find the full list of general informational messages here
time string execution time, seconds
cost float total tasks cost, USD
tasks_count integer the number of tasks in the tasks array
tasks_error integer the number of tasks in the tasks array returned with an error
tasks array array of tasks
        id string task identifier
unique task identifier in our system in the UUID format
        status_code integer status code of the task
generated by DataForSEO; can be within the following range: 10000-60000
you can find the full list of the response codes here
        status_message string informational message of the task
you can find the full list of general informational messages here
        time string execution time, seconds
        cost float cost of the task, USD
        result_count integer number of elements in the result array
        path array URL path
        data object contains the same parameters that you specified in the POST request
        result array array of results
            input_tokens integer number of input tokens
            output_tokens integer number of output tokens
            new_tokens integer number of new tokens
            sub_topics array resulting subtopics

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