Citation Analysis

curl -X POST https://api.querying.ai/v1/citation-analysis \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QUERYING_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "answer": "…the AI answer, as raw markdown…",
    "prompt": "best password manager for a small team",
    "engine": "CHATGPT",
    "brand": "1Password",
    "competitors": ["Bitwarden"],
    "citations": [
      { "url": "https://example.com/best-password-managers", "body": "…the page markdown…" },
      { "url": "https://another.example.com/pricing" }
    ]
  }'

curl -X POST https://api.querying.ai/v1/citation-analysis \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QUERYING_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "taskId": "7c1f…", "brand": "1Password", "competitors": ["Bitwarden"] }'

curl -X POST https://api.querying.ai/v1/async/task \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QUERYING_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "taskType": "CHATGPT",
    "payload": { "prompt": "best password manager for a small team", "country": "US", "include": { "citationAnalysis": true } },
    "webhook": { "url": "https://example.com/hook" }
  }'

{
  "version": 4,
  "answer": "For most homes, the Coway Airmega 250 is the best all-round pick. Levoit Core 300 is a strong budget choice, and Blueair Blue Pure 211+ suits large rooms.",
  "queries": [
    { "id": "q0", "text": "best air purifiers 2026 reviews", "sourceIds": ["s0", "s1", "s2"] }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "s0",
      "url": "https://www.example-reviews.com/best-air-purifiers",
      "domain": "example-reviews.com",
      "channel": "editorial",
      "cited": true,
      "position": 1,
      "queryIds": ["q0"],
      "publishedAt": "October 7, 2026",
      "citedText": ["Levoit Core 300 is the best budget purifier we tested."],
      "brandIds": ["b1", "b2"],
      "own": false,
      "paragraphs": [
        { "id": "s0p0", "text": "Levoit Core 300 is the best budget purifier we tested." },
        { "id": "s0p1", "text": "For large rooms, the Blueair Blue Pure 211+ cleared the air fastest." }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "s1",
      "url": "https://www.coway.com/airmega-250",
      "domain": "coway.com",
      "channel": "own",
      "cited": false,
      "position": 4,
      "queryIds": ["q0"],
      "publishedAt": null,
      "citedText": [],
      "brandIds": ["b0"],
      "own": true,
      "paragraphs": []
    },
    {
      "id": "s2",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/AirPurifiers/comments/abc123/budget_pick",
      "domain": "reddit.com",
      "channel": "community",
      "cited": true,
      "position": 6,
      "queryIds": ["q0"],
      "publishedAt": null,
      "citedText": [],
      "brandIds": ["b1"],
      "own": false,
      "paragraphs": [
        { "id": "s2p0", "text": "Two years with the Levoit Core 300 and it is still quiet on sleep mode." }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "brands": [
    { "id": "b0", "name": "Coway", "role": "target", "rank": 1, "answerRanges": [{ "start": 20, "end": 25 }], "citedSourceIds": [], "retrievedSourceIds": ["s1"], "ownSourceIds": ["s1"] },
    { "id": "b1", "name": "Levoit", "role": "competitor", "rank": 2, "answerRanges": [{ "start": 66, "end": 72 }], "citedSourceIds": ["s0", "s2"], "retrievedSourceIds": [], "ownSourceIds": [] },
    { "id": "b2", "name": "Blueair", "role": "answer", "rank": 3, "answerRanges": [{ "start": 113, "end": 120 }], "citedSourceIds": ["s0"], "retrievedSourceIds": [], "ownSourceIds": [] }
  ],
  "links": [
    { "id": "l0", "paragraphId": "s0p0", "answerRanges": [{ "start": 66, "end": 154 }], "explanation": "Names the Levoit Core 300 as the budget pick." },
    { "id": "l1", "paragraphId": "s0p1", "answerRanges": [{ "start": 66, "end": 154 }], "explanation": "Recommends the Blueair Blue Pure 211+ for large rooms." },
    { "id": "l2", "paragraphId": "s2p0", "answerRanges": [{ "start": 66, "end": 154 }], "explanation": "Reports long-term use of the Levoit Core 300." }
  ],
  "visibility": { "brandId": "b0", "stage": "mentioned", "rank": 1, "answerBrands": 3 },
  "actions": [
    {
      "id": "a0",
      "type": "improve_page",
      "control": "owned",
      "priority": 1,
      "summary": "Coway's Airmega 250 page was retrieved for this search but not cited.",
      "steps": [
        "Add a table of room coverage, noise level and yearly filter cost, the criteria the cited review compares.",
        "Show when the specifications were last updated."
      ],
      "sourceIds": ["s1"],
      "brandIds": ["b0"],
      "queryIds": ["q0"],
      "linkIds": []
    },
    {
      "id": "a1",
      "type": "publish_page",
      "control": "owned",
      "priority": 2,
      "summary": "No Coway page was cited for this search; the cited review is a dated buying guide.",
      "steps": [
        "Publish a 2026 air purifier buying guide on coway.com, organized by room size and budget.",
        "Explain how models were compared, show measured results, and name the author and date."
      ],
      "sourceIds": ["s0"],
      "brandIds": ["b0"],
      "queryIds": ["q0"],
      "linkIds": ["l0", "l1"]
    },
    {
      "id": "a2",
      "type": "post_on_platform",
      "control": "platform",
      "priority": 3,
      "summary": "A cited Reddit thread recommends Levoit and never mentions Coway.",
      "steps": [
        "Reply as an identified Coway representative with the Airmega 250 details the thread asks about."
      ],
      "sourceIds": ["s2"],
      "brandIds": ["b1"],
      "queryIds": ["q0"],
      "linkIds": ["l2"]
    },
    {
      "id": "a3",
      "type": "pitch_publisher",
      "control": "outreach",
      "priority": 4,
      "summary": "The top cited review names Levoit and Blueair but not Coway; only its publisher can add the Airmega 250.",
      "steps": [
        "Offer the editors an Airmega 250 for testing.",
        "Send test data for the criteria the review uses: room coverage, noise and filter cost."
      ],
      "sourceIds": ["s0"],
      "brandIds": ["b1", "b2"],
      "queryIds": ["q0"],
      "linkIds": ["l0", "l1"]
    }
  ],
  "insights": [
    { "summary": "Both cited pages recommend Levoit for a budget; the review also backs Blueair for large rooms.", "sourceIds": ["s0", "s2"], "linkIds": ["l0", "l1", "l2"] },
    { "summary": "The answer names Coway first, yet no cited page names it; only its own page, which was not cited, does.", "sourceIds": ["s1"], "linkIds": [] }
  ]
}