I am trying to understand some of the news codes in the response. Where can I get more information?

neri.wong01

I am trying to understand some of the news codes in the response. Where can I get more information?

zoya faberov

Hello @neri.wong01,

In addition to the answers provided by @wasin.w, please also refer to Machine Readable News - News codes on My Refinitiv.

umer.nalla

Hi @neri.wong01

Can you provide a bit more context here? Which API and a sample response you are referring to?

wasin.w

Hello @neri.wong01

If you are using RDP APIs, there is the News API User and Design Guide document on the API document download page. Did you check it yet?

neri.wong01

@umer.nalla

Client is using RDP API.

/data/news/v1/headlines

Below is a sample response. What does the code highlighted in yellow means? And do you have a list of those codes?

{

"data": [

{

"storyId": "urn:newsml:reuters.com:20210625:nPDT59D3E9:1",

"newsItem": {

"_version": 1,

"contentMeta": {

"audience": [

{

"_qcode": "NP:PLYU"

}

],

"creator": [

{

"_qcode": "NS:PUDT",

"_role": "sRole:source"

}

],

"infoSource": [

{

"_qcode": "NS:PUDT",

"_role": "sRole:source"

},

{

"_qcode": "NS:PUDT",

"_role": "sRole:origProv"

}

],

"language": [

{

"_tag": "en"

}

],

"subject": [

{

"_qcode": "M:2CS"

},

{

"_qcode": "U:C"

},

{

"_qcode": "M:1ZX"

},

{

"_qcode": "M:1QD"

},

{

"_qcode": "M:2CX"

},

{

"_qcode": "A:4"

},

{

"_qcode": "U:77"

},

{

"_qcode": "M:1ZT"

}

],

"urgency": {

"$": 3

}

},

"itemMeta": {

"firstCreated": {

"$": "2021-06-25T11:30:28.738Z"

},

"versionCreated": {

"$": "2021-06-25T11:30:28.738Z"

},

"title": [

{

"$": "EDC and VCM prices quote stable in the USA"

}

]

}

}

},

{

neri.wong01

Highlighted is "_qcode": "U:C"

umer.nalla

Hi @neri.wong01

the customer can download the News Codes from My.Refinitv - Machine Readable News - News codes

The above contains a spreadsheet with coded e.g.:

U:C NRG

Energy MarketsProduction and consumption of physical energy products, including coal, gas, oil, power, renewable energy and emissions; market reports on and pricing of these commodities and their derivative instruments.CommodityA:4

neri.wong01

@umer.nalla and @zoya faberov ,

Thank you for the help.