Dotdash Meredith / People Inc

name: Dotdash Meredith / People Inc
description: |
  Profile for People Inc (formerly Dotdash Meredith) in the API Evangelist network.
  America's largest digital and print publisher, operating 40+ brands including
  PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Allrecipes, Investopedia, Verywell, Food & Wine,
  Southern Living, Real Simple, Travel + Leisure, Byrdie, InStyle, The Spruce,
  EatingWell, Serious Eats, Simply Recipes, Brides, Health, Shape, Parents,
  Entertainment Weekly, Lifewire, TreeHugger, TripSavvy, The Balance, and more.
  An IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) operating company since the December 2021 merger of
  Dotdash and Meredith Corporation ($2.7B transaction); rebranded to "People Inc."
  on July 31, 2025 to elevate the company's flagship brand. There is no public
  read/write developer API surface — the addressable machine-readable surface is
  per-brand RSS feeds, XML sitemaps, robots.txt policy declarations, and the
  D/Cipher intent-based contextual advertising platform sold as a B2B media buy
  (no self-serve developer console). All major brand domains explicitly disallow
  ClaudeBot, anthropic-ai, GPTBot (partial), CCBot, PerplexityBot, and other AI
  crawlers in robots.txt, reflecting the company's stance on unlicensed model
  training against its content corpus.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/meredith/main/apis.yml
humanURL: https://www.people.inc/
baseURL: https://www.people.inc/
image: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/46611466?v=4
tags:
  - Media
  - Publishing
  - Magazines
  - Content
  - Advertising
  - Contextual Advertising
  - Lifestyle
  - News
  - RSS
  - Sitemaps
  - Robots
  - AI Policy
  - IAC
created: '2025-05-05'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.18'
type: Index
aid: meredith
access: 3rd-Party
position: Consumer

apis:

  - name: PEOPLE RSS Feeds
    description: |
      RSS 2.0 feeds for People.com, the flagship celebrity-and-human-interest
      brand of People Inc. People.com is the largest property in the portfolio
      (~187M monthly visits per 2025 estimates). Section feeds expose recent
      article URLs, titles, descriptions, publish dates, and authors.
    humanURL: https://people.com/
    baseURL: https://people.com/
    image: https://www.iac.com/sites/default/files/brand-logos/people-logo.png
    tags:
      - PEOPLE
      - Celebrity
      - Entertainment
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://people.com/feed
      - type: Portal
        url: https://people.com/
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/meredith
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/meredith/main/json-schema/rss-feed-schema.json

  - name: Better Homes & Gardens RSS Feeds
    description: |
      RSS 2.0 feeds for BHG.com, People Inc's flagship home + gardening brand
      and the second-largest US monthly magazine by circulation.
    humanURL: https://www.bhg.com/
    baseURL: https://www.bhg.com/
    tags:
      - Better Homes And Gardens
      - Home
      - Garden
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.bhg.com/feed
      - type: Portal
        url: https://www.bhg.com/

  - name: Allrecipes RSS Feeds
    description: |
      RSS feeds for Allrecipes.com, the largest food brand in the portfolio
      and one of the most-trafficked recipe sites globally.
    humanURL: https://www.allrecipes.com/
    baseURL: https://www.allrecipes.com/
    tags:
      - Allrecipes
      - Food
      - Recipes
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.allrecipes.com/feed/
      - type: Portal
        url: https://www.allrecipes.com/

  - name: Investopedia RSS Feeds
    description: |
      RSS feeds for Investopedia.com, the dominant retail-investor finance
      reference site in the portfolio. Carries dictionary-style term entries
      and breaking finance/markets articles.
    humanURL: https://www.investopedia.com/
    baseURL: https://www.investopedia.com/
    tags:
      - Investopedia
      - Finance
      - Investing
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.investopedia.com/feeds/rss/articles
      - type: Portal
        url: https://www.investopedia.com/

  - name: Verywell Family RSS Feeds
    description: |
      RSS feeds across the Verywell sub-brands (Verywell Health, Verywell Mind,
      Verywell Fit). Largest consumer-health network in the US per Comscore.
    humanURL: https://www.verywellhealth.com/
    baseURL: https://www.verywellhealth.com/
    tags:
      - Verywell
      - Health
      - Mental Health
      - Fitness
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.verywellhealth.com/feed
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.verywellmind.com/feed
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.verywellfit.com/feed

  - name: Food & Wine RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Food & Wine, the culinary lifestyle brand.
    humanURL: https://www.foodandwine.com/
    baseURL: https://www.foodandwine.com/
    tags:
      - Food And Wine
      - Food
      - Wine
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.foodandwine.com/feed
      - type: Portal
        url: https://www.foodandwine.com/

  - name: Real Simple RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Real Simple, a Home + Lifestyle brand.
    humanURL: https://www.realsimple.com/
    baseURL: https://www.realsimple.com/
    tags:
      - Real Simple
      - Home
      - Lifestyle
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.realsimple.com/feed

  - name: Southern Living RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Southern Living, a regional lifestyle brand.
    humanURL: https://www.southernliving.com/
    baseURL: https://www.southernliving.com/
    tags:
      - Southern Living
      - Lifestyle
      - South
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.southernliving.com/feed

  - name: Travel + Leisure RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Travel + Leisure, the brand that also seeds the publicly-traded Wyndham Destinations spin-off.
    humanURL: https://www.travelandleisure.com/
    baseURL: https://www.travelandleisure.com/
    tags:
      - Travel And Leisure
      - Travel
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.travelandleisure.com/feed

  - name: Byrdie RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Byrdie, the People Inc beauty brand.
    humanURL: https://www.byrdie.com/
    baseURL: https://www.byrdie.com/
    tags:
      - Byrdie
      - Beauty
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.byrdie.com/feed

  - name: InStyle RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for InStyle, fashion and beauty brand.
    humanURL: https://www.instyle.com/
    baseURL: https://www.instyle.com/
    tags:
      - InStyle
      - Fashion
      - Beauty
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.instyle.com/feed

  - name: Brides RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Brides, the wedding planning brand.
    humanURL: https://www.brides.com/
    baseURL: https://www.brides.com/
    tags:
      - Brides
      - Weddings
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.brides.com/feed

  - name: EatingWell RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for EatingWell, the healthy-eating food brand.
    humanURL: https://www.eatingwell.com/
    baseURL: https://www.eatingwell.com/
    tags:
      - EatingWell
      - Food
      - Nutrition
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.eatingwell.com/feed

  - name: Serious Eats RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Serious Eats, the technique-driven food brand.
    humanURL: https://www.seriouseats.com/
    baseURL: https://www.seriouseats.com/
    tags:
      - Serious Eats
      - Food
      - Cooking
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.seriouseats.com/feed

  - name: Simply Recipes RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Simply Recipes.
    humanURL: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/
    baseURL: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/
    tags:
      - Simply Recipes
      - Food
      - Recipes
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/feed

  - name: The Spruce RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for The Spruce, The Spruce Eats, and The Spruce Pets.
    humanURL: https://www.thespruce.com/
    baseURL: https://www.thespruce.com/
    tags:
      - The Spruce
      - Home
      - Pets
      - Food
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.thespruce.com/feed
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.thespruceeats.com/feed
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.thesprucepets.com/feed

  - name: Health RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Health, the wellness magazine brand.
    humanURL: https://www.health.com/
    baseURL: https://www.health.com/
    tags:
      - Health
      - Wellness
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.health.com/feed

  - name: Shape RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Shape, the fitness and women's wellness brand.
    humanURL: https://www.shape.com/
    baseURL: https://www.shape.com/
    tags:
      - Shape
      - Fitness
      - Wellness
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.shape.com/feed

  - name: Parents RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Parents, the family + parenting brand.
    humanURL: https://www.parents.com/
    baseURL: https://www.parents.com/
    tags:
      - Parents
      - Parenting
      - Family
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.parents.com/feed

  - name: Entertainment Weekly RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Entertainment Weekly.
    humanURL: https://ew.com/
    baseURL: https://ew.com/
    tags:
      - Entertainment Weekly
      - Entertainment
      - Pop Culture
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://ew.com/feed

  - name: Lifewire RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Lifewire, the consumer-tech how-to brand.
    humanURL: https://www.lifewire.com/
    baseURL: https://www.lifewire.com/
    tags:
      - Lifewire
      - Tech
      - Consumer Electronics
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.lifewire.com/feed

  - name: Treehugger RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Treehugger, the sustainability and environment brand.
    humanURL: https://www.treehugger.com/
    baseURL: https://www.treehugger.com/
    tags:
      - Treehugger
      - Sustainability
      - Environment
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.treehugger.com/feed

  - name: TripSavvy RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for TripSavvy, the travel guides brand.
    humanURL: https://www.tripsavvy.com/
    baseURL: https://www.tripsavvy.com/
    tags:
      - TripSavvy
      - Travel
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.tripsavvy.com/feed

  - name: The Balance RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for The Balance Money, personal finance brand.
    humanURL: https://www.thebalancemoney.com/
    baseURL: https://www.thebalancemoney.com/
    tags:
      - The Balance
      - Personal Finance
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.thebalancemoney.com/feed

  - name: Daily Paws RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Daily Paws, the pets brand.
    humanURL: https://www.dailypaws.com/
    baseURL: https://www.dailypaws.com/
    tags:
      - Daily Paws
      - Pets
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.dailypaws.com/feed

  - name: Martha Stewart RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for MarthaStewart.com, the home/lifestyle brand.
    humanURL: https://www.marthastewart.com/
    baseURL: https://www.marthastewart.com/
    tags:
      - Martha Stewart
      - Home
      - Lifestyle
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.marthastewart.com/feed

  - name: Liquor.com RSS Feeds
    description: RSS feeds for Liquor.com, the spirits and cocktail brand.
    humanURL: https://www.liquor.com/
    baseURL: https://www.liquor.com/
    tags:
      - Liquor
      - Spirits
      - Cocktails
      - RSS
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.liquor.com/feed

  - name: XML Sitemaps Across Properties
    description: |
      Every People Inc brand exposes a discoverable sitemap index at /sitemap.xml
      with per-section sitemap files. These are the canonical machine-readable
      index of all published URLs on each brand. Useful for content auditing,
      compliance, and inventory work — but governed by the robots.txt AI policy.
    humanURL: https://www.allrecipes.com/sitemap.xml
    baseURL: https://www.allrecipes.com/sitemap.xml
    tags:
      - Sitemaps
      - XML
      - Discovery
    properties:
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.people.com/sitemap.xml
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.allrecipes.com/sitemap.xml
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.investopedia.com/sitemap.xml
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.bhg.com/sitemap.xml
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.foodandwine.com/sitemap.xml
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.realsimple.com/sitemap.xml
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.southernliving.com/sitemap.xml

  - name: D/Cipher Contextual Advertising Platform
    description: |
      D/Cipher is People Inc's proprietary intent-based contextual advertising
      platform — a cookieless targeting solution that derives audience-intent
      signals from how readers engage across People Inc's owned-and-operated
      brand portfolio. Sold as a B2B media buy via the People Inc advertising
      team (no self-serve developer console, no public API). Surfaced via
      the corporate advertising page; integrations with brands run via direct
      IO + branded content rather than a public REST surface.
    humanURL: https://www.people.inc/dcipher
    baseURL: https://www.people.inc/dcipher
    tags:
      - D/Cipher
      - Advertising
      - Contextual
      - AdTech
      - Cookieless
    properties:
      - type: Portal
        url: https://www.people.inc/dcipher
      - type: Contact
        url: mailto:[email protected]
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://www.people.inc/advertising

  - name: Specialty Marketing Solutions (SMS) Suite
    description: |
      A bundle of B2B services run by People Inc with no public developer
      surface but with discrete branded sub-products: Content Solutions
      (content marketing consultancy), Awards & Accolades (licensing of
      editorial-award seals), Targeted Media Health (point-of-care
      advertising), Media Now Interactive (media planning + buying), and
      Content Licensing (content syndication). All transacted via direct sales.
    humanURL: https://www.people.inc/advertising
    baseURL: https://www.people.inc/advertising
    tags:
      - Specialty Marketing Solutions
      - Content Marketing
      - Licensing
      - Point Of Care
    properties:
      - type: Portal
        url: https://www.people.inc/advertising

common:

  - type: Portal
    url: https://www.people.inc/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://www.iac.com/brands/peopleinc
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.people.inc/news-awards
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.people.inc/news-awards
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/MeredithCorp
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/MeredithCorp/sqs-consumer
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/People-INC
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/peopleinc-us/
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.people.inc/terms-of-service
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.people.inc/privacy-policy
  - type: Compliance
    url: https://www.people.inc/iac-code-of-business-conduct-and-ethics
  - type: Contact
    url: mailto:[email protected]
  - type: Contact
    url: mailto:[email protected]
  - type: Contact
    url: mailto:[email protected]
  - type: Contact
    url: mailto:[email protected]
  - type: Contact
    url: mailto:[email protected]
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/meredith/main/plans/meredith-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/meredith/main/rate-limits/meredith-rate-limits.yml
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/meredith/main/json-ld/meredith-context.jsonld

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]
    url: https://kinlane.com