lightfeed

Lightfeed Node SDK

Official Node.js client library for interacting with the Lightfeed API. Extract, search, and filter web data with a simple and intuitive interface.

Features

• Simple and intuitive interface for accessing Lightfeed APIs
• Semantic search and advanced filtering capabilities
• Full type definitions for better developer experience
• Comprehensive error handling
• Support for pagination

Installation

npm install lightfeed

Quick Start

import { LightfeedClient } from 'lightfeed';

// Initialize client with your API key
const client = new LightfeedClient({
  apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY'
});

// Retrieve records
async function getRecentRecords() {
  try {
    const response = await client.getRecords('your-database-id', {
      start_time: '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z',
      limit: 100
    });
    
    console.log(`Retrieved ${response.results.length} records`);
    console.log(response.results);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error retrieving records:', error);
  }
}

// Search records
async function searchForCompanies() {
  try {
    const response = await client.searchRecords('your-database-id', {
      search: {
        text: 'innovative AI solutions',
        threshold: 0.3
      },
      filter: {
        condition: 'AND',
        rules: [
          {
            column: 'industry',
            operator: 'equals',
            value: 'Technology'
          }
        ]
      }
    });
    
    console.log(`Found ${response.results.length} matching records`);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error searching records:', error);
  }
}

API Documentation

Configuration

interface LightfeedConfig {
  apiKey: string;
  baseUrl?: string;  // defaults to 'https://api.lightfeed.ai'
  timeout?: number;  // defaults to 30000 (30 seconds)
}

Methods

getRecords

Retrieves records from a database with optional filtering by time range.

client.getRecords(databaseId: string, params?: GetRecordsParams): Promise<RecordsResponse>

Parameters:

• databaseId (string): The ID of your Lightfeed database
• params (optional): Query parameters
  • start_time (string, optional): Start of time range (ISO 8601)
  • end_time (string, optional): End of time range (ISO 8601)
  • limit (number, optional): Maximum records to return (default: 100, max: 500)
  • cursor (string, optional): Pagination cursor

Returns: Records response containing results and pagination information

For detailed specifications and examples, see Get Records API

searchRecords

Performs semantic search on your database records with optional filtering.

client.searchRecords(databaseId: string, params: SearchRecordsParams): Promise<RecordsResponse>

Parameters:

• databaseId (string): The ID of your Lightfeed database
• params: Search parameters
  • search.text (string): The text to search for
  • search.threshold (number, optional): Minimum relevance score (0-1)
  • filter (object, optional): Filtering conditions
  • time_range (object, optional): Time range constraints
  • pagination (object, optional): Pagination options

Returns: Records response containing results with relevance scores

For detailed specifications and examples, see Search Records API

filterRecords

Applies complex filtering conditions to database records.

client.filterRecords(databaseId: string, params: FilterRecordsParams): Promise<RecordsResponse>

Parameters:

• databaseId (string): The ID of your Lightfeed database
• params: Filter parameters
  • filter (object): Filtering conditions using rules and operators
  • time_range (object, optional): Time range constraints
  • pagination (object, optional): Pagination options

Returns: Records response containing filtered results

For detailed specifications and examples, see Filter Records API

Authentication

All API requests require authentication using your Lightfeed API key. You can generate an API key in the Lightfeed dashboard under "API Keys".

const client = new LightfeedClient({
  apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY'
});

Error Handling

The client library handles HTTP errors from the API and converts them into structured LightfeedError objects.

try {
  const records = await client.getRecords('your-database-id');
} catch (error) {
  console.error(`Error ${error.status}: ${error.message}`);
  
  // Handle specific error types
  switch (error.status) {
    case 401:
      console.log('Authentication failed. Please check your API key');
      break;
    case 404:
      console.log('Database not found');
      break;
    // ...
  }
}

Documentation

For comprehensive documentation and guides, visit the Lightfeed Documentation.

Support

If you need assistance with your implementation:

• Email us at [e-mail]
• Open an issue in the GitHub repository
• Join our Discord community