Webhose.io is a News API which delivers up-to-the-minute news coverage from articles, blog posts and online discussions.
The Squirro Data Loader plugin enables you to run multiple complex queries against the Webhose API and pull data into Squirro easily.
Webhose Documentation
Check out https://docs.webhose.io for details on the query syntax.
You can test run queries here: https://webhose.io/web-content-api
Sign up for a free test account here: https://webhose.io/auth/signup
Squirro is partnering with Webhose. Please don't hesitate to ask for further details.
Quick Start
Go to Webhose.io https://webhose.io/ and create your account.
Copy the Webhose token.
In the Squirro UI, you can configure the Webhose connector under the Data tab, in the Premium Data section.
You can either just enter a list of Topics you want to get news about, or enter a more complex query in the “Advanced Options” section
Main Features
Run multiple queries into a single Squirro Source.
Content filters (E.g. Find news articles that contain the phrase "Data Security" or "Cloud", and not "Apple").
Site specific filters (E.g. Find posts mentioning the phrase "United States" in either Yahoo, CNN or Baidu.com).
Gotchas
Responses return items from the last 3 days by default. You can specify this value for up to 30 days.
Be sure to use
site_type:filter for eithernews,discussionsorblogsto avoid unwanted responses.
childrenThis page can now be found at Webz.io Connector on the Squirro Docs site.