Supported Entity Types
AlchemyAPI is capable of identifying people, companies, organizations, cities, geographic features, and other typed entities within your HTML, text, or web-based content.
AlchemyAPI is capable of identifying dozens of entity types, listed below:
| Anniversary | A day that commemorates and/or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event.
Examples: "... marks the 3rd anniversary of ..." "... is our 20th wedding anniversary ..." |
| City | A settlement (city or town) including both metropolitan and rural communities, ususally with a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.
Examples: "... in a Chicago suburban neighborhood ..." "... the company relocated to the San Diego area ..." |
| Company | A corporation, association, partnership, or union, that carries on an industrial enterprise.
Examples: "... search leader Google, Inc. is releasing ..." "... joined T-Mobile in early 2006 as chief marketing director ..." |
| Continent | One of the seven major land masses of the earth.
Examples: "... across North America ..." "... the southern coast of Africa was known for ..." |
| Country | A politically organized body of people, recognized as an autonomous entity by the international community.
Examples: "... the United States ambassador to ..." "... went to France on vacation ..." |
| EntertainmentAward | A trophy, medal, or award; something that denotes an accomplishment in the arts (film, music, etc.).
Examples: "... emotions on Oscar nomination day ..." "... with his Golden Globe win ..." |
| Facility | Any establishment, structure, or structures under one ownership at one general physical location.
Examples: "... the field at Dodger Stadium was expected ..." "... the city's Union Subway Station is undergoing ..." |
| FieldTerminology | Words or phrases used to name things in a particular discipline.
Examples: "... in the internet advertising sector ..." "... counted all the absentee military ballots received within ..." |
| FinancialMarketIndex | A representation of the value of securities that constitute a given market sector or industry.
Examples: "... day after the Dow rose 256 points ..." "... as the S&P 500 tumbled the most since ..." |
| GeographicFeature | Any landform or water feature, including hills, cliffs, valleys, mountains, rivers, bays, oceans, and other elements.
Examples: "... a vacation to the Great Lakes ..." "... climbed up a Rocky Mountain summit ..." |
| HealthCondition | Any bodily disorder or disease (physical or mental).
Examples: "... the man discovered he had cancer ..." "... it is the height of flu season ..." |
| Holiday | An official or unofficial observances of religious/national/cultural/other significance, often accompanied by celebrations or festivities.
Examples: "... retailers took on extra staff to meet the Christmas rush ..." "... shops were closed on New Years Day ..." |
| Movie | A dramatic performance that is recorded as a moving image, whether on film, videotape, or digital media.
Examples: "... the film 'Slumdog Millionaire' was nominated ..." "... film society decided to honor 'Wall-E' with its top prize ..." |
| MusicGroup | Any group of one or more individuals working together to create musical works.
Examples: "... saw a 'AC/DC' tribute band ..." "... groups imitated the grunge sound of 'Nirvana' ..." |
| NaturalDisaster | The consequence of a natural hazard (e.g. volcanic eruption, earthquake, landslide, hurricane, etc.).
Examples: "... the damage from Hurricane Ike was ..." "... displaced by the Katrina storm damage ..." |
| Organization | A collection of people working together in a planned deliberate social structure to achieve a common goal (business, sports, education, etc.).
Examples: "... the Planetary Society released a ..." "... joined the United Autoworkers Union as president ..." |
| Person | A specific individual (a human being).
Examples: "... elected Barack Obama as president ..." "... went to Mr. Smith's house ..." |
| PrintMedia | An organization or publication that presents news or other information to the public in print form.
Examples: "... called a WSJ reporter ..." "... column in the New York Times sunday issue ..." |
| RadioProgram | Any audio content that is broadcast by a radio station.
Examples: "... on NPR's 'All Things Considered' ..." "... listened to the 'Howard Stern Show' ..." |
| RadioStation | A station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts.
Examples: "... listen to 97.3-FM every morning ..." "... tune to National Public Radio ..." |
| Region | A geographic area having some characteristic or characteristics that distinguish it from other areas (a border, etc.).
Examples: "... drive across the Afghan border ..." "... in the Darfur region ..." |
| Sport | An activity (usually athletic) requiring specific skills, often executed in a competitive context.
Examples: "... the golf game was ..." "... a total football fan ..." |
| StateOrCounty | A geographical area containing a group of individuals joined by a politicial association, usually governed within the context of a larger state or country.
Examples: "... along North Carolina's main highway ..." "... the west end of Broward County ..." |
| Technology | The study of or a collection of techniques; a particular technological concept; the body of tools and other implements produced by a given society.
Examples: "... developments in X-ray device development ..." "... opened it's network to VoIP traffic ..." |
| TelevisionShow | Any video content that is broadcast by a television station.
Examples: "... today on 'Fox News Sunday' ..." "... the guest on 'Larry King Live' was ..." |
| TelevisionStation | A station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts.
Examples: "... anchor on WSLS nightly news ..." "... the CNBC show ..." |