Are.na API Capability

Search Are.na

Search public Are.na channels, blocks, and users by keyword with bounded pagination.

Capability ID arena.search

Cost 1 credit per request

Maximum runtime 15 seconds

# Search Are.na

Search public Are.na channels, blocks, and users by keyword with bounded pagination.

- Platform: [Are.na](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/arena)
- Capability ID: `arena.search`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 15 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "limit": 3,
    "page": 1,
    "query": "architecture",
    "type": "channels"
  },
  "capability": "arena.search"
}'
```

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum results in the requested page |
| `page` | `integer` | No | Page number |
| `query` | `string` | Yes | Keyword query to search across public Are.na content |
| `type` | `string` | No | Result family to return |

### Example input

```json
{
  "limit": 3,
  "page": 1,
  "query": "architecture",
  "type": "channels"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This redacted fixture is an example, not a fixed response schema.

```json
{
  "blocks": [],
  "channels": [
    {
      "added_to_at": "2026-07-01T18:17:55.104Z",
      "counts": {
        "contents": 114,
        "followers": 507
      },
      "created_at": "2017-05-02T21:44:11.759Z",
      "href": "/christina-badal/club-architecture",
      "id": 74104,
      "owner": {
        "avatar": "https://static.avatars.are.na/4840/small_664a9f3ba4a7fe0b84b2be5f161b8567.gif?1454175708",
        "class": "User",
        "href": "/christina-badal",
        "id": 4840,
        "name": "Christina Badal",
        "slug": "christina-badal"
      },
      "slug": "club-architecture",
      "status": "public",
      "title": "Club Architecture",
      "updated_at": "2026-08-16T06:41:09.435Z"
    }
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "per": 3,
  "profiles": [],
  "query": "architecture",
  "total": 3,
  "total_pages": 2518,
  "type": "channels"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `blocks` | `array` | 0 items |
| `channels` | `array` | 1 items |
| `channels` | `array` | 1 items |
| `page` | `integer` | 1 |
| `per` | `integer` | 3 |
| `profiles` | `array` | 0 items |
| `query` | `string` | architecture |
| `total` | `integer` | 3 |
| `total_pages` | `integer` | 2518 |
| `type` | `string` | channels |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

limit integer optional

Maximum results in the requested page

Example 3

page integer optional

Page number

Example 1

query string required

Keyword query to search across public Are.na content

Example architecture

type string optional

Result family to return

Example channels

Available values allchannelsblocksusers

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The full redacted fixture is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These observed fields are not a fixed response schema.

Path	Observed type	Example
`blocks`	`array`	0 items
`channels`	`array`	1 items
`channels`	`array`	1 items
`page`	`integer`	1
`per`	`integer`	3
`profiles`	`array`	0 items
`query`	`string`	architecture
`total`	`integer`	3
`total_pages`	`integer`	2518
`type`	`string`	channels

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "input": { "limit": 3, "page": 1, "query": "architecture", "type": "channels" }, "capability": "arena.search" }'

import json import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "limit": 3, "page": 1, "query": "architecture", "type": "channels" }, "capability": "arena.search" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "blocks": [], "channels": [ { "added_to_at": "2026-07-01T18:17:55.104Z", "counts": { "contents": 114, "followers": 507 }, "created_at": "2017-05-02T21:44:11.759Z", "href": "/christina-badal/club-architecture", "id": 74104, "owner": { "avatar": "https://static.avatars.are.na/4840/small_664a9f3ba4a7fe0b84b2be5f161b8567.gif?1454175708", "class": "User", "href": "/christina-badal", "id": 4840, "name": "Christina Badal", "slug": "christina-badal" }, "slug": "club-architecture", "status": "public", "title": "Club Architecture", "updated_at": "2026-08-16T06:41:09.435Z" } ], "page": 1, "per": 3, "profiles": [], "query": "architecture", "total": 3, "total_pages": 2518, "type": "channels" }