What is Haystack?
Haystack is a content management and discovery platform that helps organizations make their media libraries searchable, discoverable, and engaging. With powerful semantic search, automatic transcription, and intelligent content organization, Haystack turns your video and audio content into a searchable knowledge base.Key Features
Semantic Search
Natural language search across your entire content library with AI-powered relevance ranking
Content Management
Organize content with items, series, collections, and topics
Media Processing
Automatic transcription, chapter detection, and multi-format video delivery
Get Started
Ready to integrate Haystack into your application? Follow our quickstart guide to make your first API call.Quickstart Guide
Get up and running in 5 minutes with our step-by-step tutorial
Core Workflows
1
Authenticate
Obtain API credentials and authenticate your requests with Bearer tokens
2
Upload Content
Create items, upload media assets, and organize them into series and collections
3
Enable Search
Process content for search indexing and implement search in your application
4
Track Analytics
Monitor user engagement and search quality to optimize content discovery
API Architecture
The Haystack API is organized around REST principles with:- Base URL:
https://api.thehaystack.ai/v2/bevly - Authentication: Bearer token authentication
- Format: JSON request and response bodies
- Versioning: API version included in URL path