GNews
GNews — free tier with API key
GNews exposes a free-tier JSON API. Register for an API key if required; we verified a public or demo endpoint.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗
On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.
GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/search?q=Apple&lang=en&apikey=API_KEY
{
"errors": [
"You did not provide an API key."
]
}curl "https://gnews.io/api/v4/search?q=Apple&lang=en&apikey=API_KEY"const res = await fetch("https://gnews.io/api/v4/search?q=Apple&lang=en&apikey=API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://gnews.io/api/v4/search?q=Apple&lang=en&apikey=API_KEY")
print(res.json())/api/v4/search?q=Apple&lang=en&apikey=API_KEYPROBEDGNews — free tier with API key
/apiApi — documented GET route.
/api/1Api details by ID (example: 1).
/api?limit=10Api — documented GET route.
/api/search?q=testSearch by query parameters.
/api/v4/search?limit=5Search by query parameters.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.
GNews: common questions
Is GNews free to use?
Yes — GNews is a free open data API. Free tier: Free tier — API key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does GNews need an API key?
Yes — GNews needs a free API key, which you pass on each request. Rate limits: Unpublished.
Can I call GNews from the browser?
Yes — GNews returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.
Is GNews up right now?
GNews is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.