API Accessibility for AI

Some AI systems access content through APIs rather than web crawling. Making your content API-accessible can improve AI integration and citation.

Content API

Provide a simple API for your content:

// GET /api/content/:slug
{
  "title": "Article Title",
  "description": "Article description",
  "content": "Full article content in markdown...",
  "author": "Author Name",
  "published": "2026-01-05",
  "updated": "2026-01-05",
  "url": "https://yoursite.com/articles/slug"
}

sitemap.xml as API

Your sitemap can serve as a content discovery API:

<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>https://yoursite.com/article-1</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-01-05</lastmod>
  </url>
</urlset>

RSS/Atom Feeds

Feeds provide structured content access:

<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
  <title>Your Site</title>
  <link href="https://yoursite.com"/>
  <entry>
    <title>Article Title</title>
    <link href="https://yoursite.com/article"/>
    <content type="html">Content...</content>
    <author><name>Author Name</name></author>
    <published>2026-01-05T00:00:00Z</published>
  </entry>
</feed>

Best Practices

Consistent URLs — Use predictable URL patterns
Include metadata — Title, description, author, dates
Provide full content — Not just excerpts
Keep feeds updated — Fresh content in feeds
Document access — Reference in llms.txt

Next Steps

Performance

MCP Server