---
title: "Get the stories of one topic"
method: GET
path: "/n/{topic}/index.json"
tags: ["stories"]
---

# Get the stories of one topic

`GET /n/{topic}/index.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hangingcontext.com`
- URL: `https://hangingcontext.com/n/{topic}/index.json`
- Auth: none required

Get the recent stories of one topic, newest first.

## Path parameters

- `topic` string, required

## Headers

- `HC-API-Version` '1'

## Response `200`

Stories in the topic.

- StoryList: A list of stories.
  - `schema` string
  - `type` string
  - `id` string, nullable
  - `title` string, nullable
  - `generated_at` string, date-time
  - `story_count` integer
  - `stories` StorySummary[], required
    - `slug` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
    - `json` string, uri
    - `markdown` string, uri
    - `headline` string, required
    - `dek` string
    - `beat` string, nullable
    - `published_at` string, date-time, required
    - `trust` string
    - `source_count` integer
    - `cited_manifest_ids` string[]

## Other responses

- `404`: No such file. The body is JSON, Markdown or HTML, chosen by the Accept header.

---

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