# Explore recent content

Fetch bounded pages of recently published public Are.na blocks and channels.

- Platform: [Are.na](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/arena)
- Capability ID: `arena.explore.get`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 15 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "limit": 3,
    "page": 100
  },
  "capability": "arena.explore.get"
}'
```

## Input


| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum results returned per content family From 1 to 100. Default: `24`. |
| `page` | `integer` | No | Page number At least 1. Default: `1`. |

### Example input

```json
{
  "limit": 3,
  "page": 100
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This example shows one response. Values and optional fields vary with the data available.

```json
{
  "block_total_pages": 6,
  "blocks": [
    {
      "class": "Image",
      "created_at": "2026-05-17T08:07:40Z",
      "href": "/block/46251643",
      "id": 46251643,
      "image": {
        "display": "https://images.are.na/[redacted:token]=",
        "large": "https://images.are.na/[redacted:token]=",
        "original": "https://d2w9rnfcy7mm78.cloudfront.net/46251643/[redacted:token].jpeg?1779005261",
        "square": "https://images.are.na/[redacted:token]=",
        "thumb": "https://images.are.na/[redacted:token]"
      },
      "image_display": "https://images.are.na/[redacted:token]=",
      "image_height": 260,
      "image_original": "https://d2w9rnfcy7mm78.cloudfront.net/46251643/[redacted:token].jpeg?1779005261",
      "image_thumb": "https://images.are.na/[redacted:token]",
      "image_url": "https://images.are.na/[redacted:token]=",
      "image_width": 500,
      "state": "available",
      "title": "Barry Jenkins - Moonlight",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-26T07:29:38Z"
    }
  ],
  "channel_total_pages": 3334,
  "channels": [
    {
      "added_to_at": "2026-08-19T23:08:56.847Z",
      "counts": {
        "contents": 16
      },
      "created_at": "2026-08-19T22:54:01.570Z",
      "href": "/eammon-logan/interior-inspire",
      "id": 5595041,
      "owner": {
        "class": "User",
        "href": "/eammon-logan",
        "id": 608861,
        "name": "Eammon Logan",
        "slug": "eammon-logan"
      },
      "slug": "interior-inspire",
      "status": "closed",
      "title": "INTERIOR INSPIRE",
      "updated_at": "2026-08-19T23:08:56.873Z"
    }
  ],
  "page": 100,
  "per_type": 3,
  "total": 6
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `block_total_pages` | `integer` | 6 |
| `blocks` | `array` | 1 items |
| `blocks` | `array` | 1 items |
| `channel_total_pages` | `integer` | 3334 |
| `channels` | `array` | 1 items |
| `channels` | `array` | 1 items |
| `page` | `integer` | 100 |
| `per_type` | `integer` | 3 |
| `total` | `integer` | 6 |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)