Finder

Healthcare Search Engine API

Find the most accurate medical documents across 102 trusted sources and 10M+ PubMed papers with semantic search.

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How Finder Works

Multi-Source Search

Queries 102 verified healthcare domains simultaneously

trust-domains.json: KDCA, CDC, Mayo Clinic, PubMed...

Semantic Matching

Vector-based ontology search understands medical context

Query: "糖尿病メトホルミン" → Matches: "metformin diabetes"

Precision Ranking

Optional reranking for maximum relevancy

Top 6 most relevant documents returned

Trusted Data Sources

Vector-Based Ontology (102 domains)

KDCA (Korea Disease Control)
NCC (National Cancer Center)
CDC (US Centers for Disease Control)
Mayo Clinic
NIH (National Institutes of Health)
... 97 more verified sources

PubMed Research (10M+ papers)

Abstracts & full-text articles
Peer-reviewed medical journals
Clinical trial results

Medical Databases (30+ sources)

Korean Pharma DB
Drugs.com
NCCN Guidelines
FDA Drug Information
... 26 more databases

Code Example

curl https://api.persly.ai/v1/finder \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "What are the side effects of metformin?",
    "top_k": 10,
    "rerank": true,
    "sources": ["pubmed", "official", "drug_databases"]
  }'

Use Cases

Medical Chatbots

Power your healthcare chatbot with accurate, citation-backed answers

Clinical Decision Support

Help clinicians find relevant treatment guidelines instantly

Patient Education

Provide trustworthy health information from verified sources

Research Assistance

Search 10M+ PubMed papers with semantic understanding

Performance Benchmarks

Medical QA Dataset (NDCG@10)

Persly Finder0.72

Generic Search0.51

Metric	Persly Finder	Generic Search	Improvement
NDCG@10 (Medical QA)	0.72	0.51	+41%
Recall@10	89%	64%	+25pp
Avg. Response Time	180ms	350ms	2x faster

* Benchmarks based on internal testing with healthcare QA datasets. Methodology available upon request.

FAQ

What sources does Finder search?

102 verified healthcare domains (KDCA, CDC, Mayo Clinic, etc.), 10M+ PubMed papers, and 30+ medical databases.

Can I customize which sources to search?

Yes. Use the "sources" parameter to specify pubmed, official, or drug_databases.

What's the difference with vs without reranking?

Reranking improves precision by +15% NDCG@10 but adds ~50ms latency. Use it when accuracy > speed.

Is Finder multilingual?

Yes. Supports 100+ languages. Results include both local and international sources.

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