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TheNews API

Aggregated headlines and top stories as JSON

📚 Open DataUNMONITOREDchecked 43 min ago
AUTH APIKEYCORS ✓AGENT ?HTTPS ✓COMMERCIAL ?

TheNews API returns headline feeds, top stories, and search results from aggregated publishers. Free registration yields an api_token for REST calls.

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Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/top?locale=us&limit=1

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_api_token",
    "message": "An invalid API token was supplied."
  }
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/top?locale=us&limit=1"
const res = await fetch("https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/top?locale=us&limit=1");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/top?locale=us&limit=1")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
First rollup pending — GET /v1/news/top?locale=us&limit=1 has been probed
GET/v1/news/top?locale=us&limit=1PROBED

Aggregated headlines and top stories as JSON

GET/v1

V1 — documented GET route.

GET/v1/1

V1 details by ID (example: 1).

GET/v1?limit=10

V1 — documented GET route.

GET/v1/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

GET/v1/

V1 — documented GET route.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

TheNews API: common questions

Is TheNews API free to use?

Yes — TheNews API is a free open data API. Free tier: Free tier — token required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does TheNews API need an API key?

Yes — TheNews API needs a free API key, which you pass on each request. Rate limits: Unpublished.

Can I call TheNews API from the browser?

Yes — TheNews API 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 TheNews API up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, TheNews API is unmonitored. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.