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History of blog posts

This query returns a list of recent blog posts released by the Library of Congress.

About this query

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Developer info

Description
This query returns a list of recent blog posts released by the Library of Congress.
API endpoint slug
loc.history_of_blog_posts
Runtime method
performQuery("loc.history_of_blog_posts")

Query fields

No fields for this query

Ingredients

TitleThe post's title.

Slug
EntryTitle
Filter code
Loc.historyOfBlogPosts.Title
Type
String
Example
Pic of the Week: Celebrating Classical Cambodian Dance

Post URLThe URL to the blog post.

Slug
EntryUrl
Filter code
Loc.historyOfBlogPosts.PostUrl
Type
String
Example
http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2017/05/pic-of-the-week-celebrating-classical-cambodian-dance/

Blog authorThe author of the blog post.

Slug
EntryAuthor
Filter code
Loc.historyOfBlogPosts.BlogAuthor
Type
String
Example
Wendi Maloney

Post content HTMLThe blog post content, may contain HTML.

Slug
EntryContent
Filter code
Loc.historyOfBlogPosts.PostContentHtml
Type
String
Example
<p>The Cambodian-American Heritage Dancers...

Post image URLURL for the first image in the entry. If the entry doesn't have an image will point to a placeholder image.

Slug
EntryImageUrl
Filter code
Loc.historyOfBlogPosts.PostImageUrl
Type
String
Example
http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Published dateDate the post was published.

Slug
EntryPublished
Filter code
Loc.historyOfBlogPosts.PublishedDate
Type
String
Example
August 23, 2010 at 11:01PM