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Lightfeed SDK for Python

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Lightfeed Python SDK

Official Python 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

pip install lightfeed

Quick Start

from lightfeed-sdk import LightfeedClient, Condition, Operator

# Initialize client with your API key
client = LightfeedClient({
    "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
})

# Retrieve records
def get_recent_records():
    try:
        response = client.get_records("your-database-id", {
            "start_time": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "limit": 100
        })
        
        print(f"Retrieved {len(response['results'])} records")
        print(response["results"])
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error retrieving records: {e}")

# Search records
def search_for_companies():
    try:
        response = client.search_records("your-database-id", {
            "search": {
                "text": "innovative AI solutions",
                "threshold": 0.3
            },
            "filter": {
                "condition": Condition.AND,
                "rules": [
                    {
                        "column": "industry",
                        "operator": Operator.EQUALS,
                        "value": "Technology"
                    }
                ]
            }
        })
        
        print(f"Found {len(response['results'])} matching records")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error searching records: {e}")

API Documentation

Configuration

{
  "apiKey": str,        # required
  "baseUrl": str,       # optional, defaults to 'https://api.lightfeed.ai'
  "timeout": float      # optional, defaults to 30.0 seconds
}

Methods

get_records

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

client.get_records(database_id: str, params: Optional[GetRecordsParams]) -> 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

search_records

Performs semantic search on your database records with optional filtering.

client.search_records(database_id: str, params: SearchRecordsParams) -> 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

filter_records

Applies complex filtering conditions to database records.

client.filter_records(database_id: str, params: FilterRecordsParams) -> 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".

client = LightfeedClient({
  "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
})

Error Handling

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

from lightfeed-sdk import LightfeedError

try:
    records = client.get_records("your-database-id")
except LightfeedError as e:
    print(f"Error {e.status}: {e.message}")
    
    # Handle specific error types
    if e.status == 401:
        print("Authentication failed. Please check your API key")
    elif e.status == 404:
        print("Database not found")
    # ...

Documentation

For comprehensive documentation and guides, visit the Lightfeed Documentation.

Support

If you need assistance with your implementation:

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