> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.athenahq.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Topics

> Returns the active topics for a website, with the count of active prompts in each. Use it to resolve a topic name to its `id` before creating prompts or filtering.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /api/v1/topics
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: AthenaHQ API
  description: >-
    AthenaHQ API provides programmatic access to manage your websites and
    prompts for AI-powered content optimization.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    email: support@athenahq.ai
servers:
  - url: https://api.athenahq.ai
    description: Production server
security:
  - apiKey: []
tags:
  - name: Basics
    description: Core API operations for managing websites and prompts
  - name: Metrics
    description: Metrics and analytics endpoints for tracking AI visibility
  - name: Billing
    description: Billing and credits endpoints for managing usage
  - name: Team Management
    description: Endpoints for managing team members and invitations
  - name: Groups
    description: Endpoints for managing groups of websites
  - name: Content
    description: >-
      Endpoints for accessing Content Hub data — tabs, tracked URLs, and per-URL
      prompt breakdowns.
  - name: Pitch Workspace
    description: >-
      Endpoints for accessing pitch workspace reports — org-scoped pitch runs
      with competitors, prompts, attributes, and aggregate metrics.
paths:
  /api/v1/topics:
    get:
      tags:
        - Basics
      summary: Get Topics
      description: >-
        Returns the active topics for a website, with the count of active
        prompts in each. Use it to resolve a topic name to its `id` before
        creating prompts or filtering.
      operationId: getTopics
      parameters:
        - name: website_id
          in: query
          description: The ID of the website to retrieve topics for
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with list of topics
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - topics
                properties:
                  topics:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      required:
                        - id
                        - name
                        - description
                        - prompt_count
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                          format: uuid
                        name:
                          type: string
                        description:
                          type:
                            - string
                            - 'null'
                        prompt_count:
                          type: integer
                          description: Number of active prompts in the topic.
        '400':
          description: Bad request - Invalid parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error: website_id is required
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - You don't have access to this website
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
        - apiKey: []
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Error response object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message describing what went wrong
          example: Unauthorized
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: >-
        API key for authentication. You can create one
        [here](https://app.athenahq.ai/organization?tab=api).

````