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Getting Started

Introduction

Our API was developed to provide global news from thousands of sources with exceptional response times. On average we add over 1 million articles weekly, so you will never be short of content. Even better, it is completely free!

To get started simply sign up and use your API token in any of the available API endpoints documented below for instant access.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us.

Authentication

As mentioned above, when you sign up for free you will find your API token on your dashboard. Simply add this to any of our API endpoints as a GET parameter to gain access. Examples of how this is done can be found below.

API Endpoints

Top Stories

Endpoint

            
                GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/top HTTP/1.1

Use this endpoint to find live and historical top stories around the world or filter to get only top stories for specific countries. Filtering by language, category, source and publish date is also possible, as well as advanced searching on title and the main text of the article.

If you have issues with your requests, please ensure your GET parameters are URL-encoded.

All text data returned is UTF-8.

All dates are in UTC (GMT).

HTTP GET Parameters

name required description
api_token true Your API token which can be found on your account dashboard.
search false Use the search as a basic search tool by entering regular search terms or it has more advanced usage to build search queries:
+ signifies AND operation
| signifies OR operation
- negates a single token
" wraps a number of tokens to signify a phrase for searching
* at the end of a term signifies a prefix query
( and ) signify precedence

To use one of these characters literally, escape it with a preceding backslash (\).

Example 1: forex + (usd | gbp) -cad (searches for forex articles which include usd or gbp but excludes cad)
Example 2: "Apple Inc" (searches for articles with exact matches for "Apple Inc")

For more advanced query examples, see our API Examples section.
locale false Comma separated list of country codes to include in the result set. Default is countries. Click here for a list of supported countries.
Example: us,ca (US + Canada).
categories false Comma separated list of categories to include.
Supported categories: general | science | sports | business | health | entertainment | tech | politics | food | travel
Example: business,tech
exclude_categories false Comma separated list of categories to exclude.
domains false Comma separated list of domains to include. List of domains can be obtained through our Sources endpoint, found further down this page.
Example: arstechnica.com,androidcentral.com
exclude_domains false Comma separated list of domains to exclude
source_ids false Comma separated list of source_ids to include. List of source_ids can be obtained through our Sources endpoint, found further down this page.
Example: arstechnica.com-1,androidcentral.com-1
exclude_source_ids false Comma separated list of source_ids to exclude.
language false Comma separated list of languages to include. Default is all.
Click here for a list of supported languages.
Examples: en,es (English + Spanish)
published_before false Find all articles published before the specified date. Supported formats include: Y-m-d\TH:i:s | Y-m-d\TH:i | Y-m-d\TH | Y-m-d | Y-m | Y.
Examples: 2021-05-15T14:53:59 | 2021-05-15T14:53 | 2021-05-15T14 | 2021-05-15 | 2021-05 | 2021
published_after false Find all articles published after the specified date. Supported formats include: Y-m-d\TH:i:s | Y-m-d\TH:i | Y-m-d\TH | Y-m-d | Y-m | Y.
Examples: 2021-05-15T14:53:59 | 2021-05-15T14:53 | 2021-05-15T14 | 2021-05-15 | 2021-05 | 2021
published_on false Find all articles published on the specified date. Supported formats include: Y-m-d.
Examples: 2021-05-15
sort false Sort by published_on or relevance_score (only available when used in conjunction with search). Default is published_at unless search is used and sorting by published_at is not included, in which case relevance_score is used.
limit false Specify the number of articles you want to return in the request. The maximum limit is based on your plan. The default limit is the maximum specified for your plan.
page false Use this to paginate through the result set. Default is 1. Note that the max result set can't exceed 20,000. For example if your limit is 50, the max page you can have is 400 (50 * 400 = 20,000).
Example: page=2

Response Objects

name description
meta > found The number of articles found for the request.
meta > returned The number of articles returned on the page. This is useful to determine the end of the result set as if this is lower than limit, there are no more articles after this page.
meta > limit The limit based on the limit parameter.
meta > page The page number based on the page parameter.
data > uuid The unique identifier for an article in our system. Store this and use it to find specific articles using our single article endpoint.
data > title The article title.
data > description The article meta description.
data > keywords The article meta keywords.
data > snippet The first 60 characters of the article body.
data > url The URL to the article.
data > image_url The URL to the article image.
data > language The language of the source.
data > published_at The datetime the article was published.
data > source The domain of the source.
data > categories Array of strings which the source is categorized as.
data > relevance_score Relevance score based on the search parameter. If the search parameter is not used, this will be null.
data > locale Locale of the source.

If no results are found, the data object will be empty.

Example Request

            
                GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/top?api_token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&locale=us&limit=3

Example Response

            
                {
    "meta": {
        "found": 237536,
        "returned": 3,
        "limit": 3,
        "page": 1
    },
    "data": [
        {
            "uuid": "cd16970f-a95a-4467-b00a-2751d27a902c",
            "title": "2021 NHL playoffs: Picks for each first-round series",
            "description": "With the puck dropping on our first playoff clash Saturday, who do our experts take in each series? Plus, see our early picks for Cup champs and Conn Smythe.",
            "keywords": "NHL, daily, event",
            "snippet": "Welcome to the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs! The first round gets rolling on Saturday with Game 1 of the Washington Capitals-Boston Bruins series.\n\nThere's plenty ...",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31445622/2021-nhl-playoffs-picks-first-round-series",
            "image_url": "https://a3.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2021%2F0515%2Fr854337_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg",
            "language": "en",
            "published_at": "2021-05-15T14:14:29.000000Z",
            "source": "espn.com",
            "categories": [
                "sports",
                "general"
            ],
            "relevance_score": null,
            "locale": "us"
        },
        {
            "uuid": "f64ba407-b1b0-45b7-9123-bc6fbb9ea5fb",
            "title": "NHL experts make bold 2021 playoff predictions on X factors, best series, more",
            "description": "Which players will have an outsized impact? What series is most intriguing? Which No. 4 seed will get furthest?",
            "keywords": "NHL, daily, event, Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets",
            "snippet": "The 2021 NHL season was a campaign the likes of which we've never seen -- and hope to never see again. The game schedule was limited (both in overall volume and...",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31444896/nhl-experts-make-bold-2021-playoff-predictions-x-factors-best-series-more",
            "image_url": "https://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2021%2F0514%2Fr854174_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg",
            "language": "en",
            "published_at": "2021-05-15T14:14:29.000000Z",
            "source": "espn.com",
            "categories": [
                "sports",
                "general"
            ],
            "relevance_score": null,
            "locale": "us"
        },
        {
            "uuid": "ffec98d8-5d4a-4be1-a2b8-b8a3e231c502",
            "title": "AP president and CEO: \"Shocked and horrified\" by \"incredibly disturbing\" Israeli attack on building housing AP office",
            "description": "AP president and CEO: \"Shocked and horrified\" by \"incredibly disturbing\" Israeli attack on building housing AP office",
            "keywords": "General news, ",
            "snippet": "Interest Successfully Added\n\nWe'll notify you here with news about\n\nTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest?",
            "url": "https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ap-president-ceo-shocked-horrified-incredibly-disturbing-israeli-77709731",
            "image_url": "https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/null",
            "language": "en",
            "published_at": "2021-05-15T14:08:42.000000Z",
            "source": "abcnews.go.com",
            "categories": [
                "general",
                "politics"
            ],
            "relevance_score": null,
            "locale": "us"
        }
    ]
}

All News

Endpoint

            
                GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/all HTTP/1.1

Use this endpoint to find all live and historical articles we collect. Filtering by language, category, source and publish date is also possible, as well as advanced searching on title and the main text of the article.

If you have issues with your requests, please ensure your GET parameters are URL-encoded.

All text data returned is UTF-8.

All dates are in UTC (GMT).

HTTP GET Parameters

name required description
api_token true Your API token which can be found on your account dashboard.
search false Use the search as a basic search tool by entering regular search terms or it has more advanced usage to build search queries:
+ signifies AND operation
| signifies OR operation
- negates a single token
" wraps a number of tokens to signify a phrase for searching
* at the end of a term signifies a prefix query
( and ) signify precedence

To use one of these characters literally, escape it with a preceding backslash (\).

Example 1: forex + (usd | gbp) -cad (searches for forex articles which include usd or gbp but excludes cad)
Example 2: "Apple Inc" (searches for articles with exact matches for "Apple Inc")

For more advanced query examples, see our API Examples section.
categories false Comma separated list of categories to include.
Supported categories: general | science | sports | business | health | entertainment | tech | politics | food | travel
Example: business,tech
exclude_categories false Comma separated list of categories to exclude.
domains false Comma separated list of domains to include. List of domains can be obtained through our Sources endpoint, found further down this page.
Example: arstechnica.com,androidcentral.com
exclude_domains false Comma separated list of domains to exclude
source_ids false Comma separated list of source_ids to include. List of source_ids can be obtained through our Sources endpoint, found further down this page.
Example: arstechnica.com-1,androidcentral.com-1
exclude_source_ids false Comma separated list of source_ids to exclude.
language false Comma separated list of languages to include. Default is all.
Click here for a list of supported languages.
Examples: en,es (English + Spanish)
published_before false Find all articles published before the specified date. Supported formats include: Y-m-d\TH:i:s | Y-m-d\TH:i | Y-m-d\TH | Y-m-d | Y-m | Y.
Examples: 2021-05-15T14:53:59 | 2021-05-15T14:53 | 2021-05-15T14 | 2021-05-15 | 2021-05 | 2021
published_after false Find all articles published after the specified date. Supported formats include: Y-m-d\TH:i:s | Y-m-d\TH:i | Y-m-d\TH | Y-m-d | Y-m | Y.
Examples: 2021-05-15T14:53:59 | 2021-05-15T14:53 | 2021-05-15T14 | 2021-05-15 | 2021-05 | 2021
published_on false Find all articles published on the specified date. Supported formats include: Y-m-d.
Examples: 2021-05-15
sort false Sort by published_on or relevance_score (only available when used in conjunction with search). Default is published_at unless search is used and sorting by published_at is not included, in which case relevance_score is used.
limit false Specify the number of articles you want to return in the request. The maximum limit is based on your plan. The default limit is the maximum specified for your plan.
page false Use this to paginate through the result set. Default is 1. Note that the max result set can't exceed 20,000. For example if your limit is 50, the max page you can have is 400 (50 * 400 = 20,000).
Example: page=2

Response Objects

name description
meta > found The number of articles found for the request.
meta > returned The number of articles returned on the page. This is useful to determine the end of the result set as if this is lower than limit, there are no more articles after this page.
meta > limit The limit based on the limit parameter.
meta > page The page number based on the page parameter.
data > uuid The unique identifier for an article in our system. Store this and use it to find specific articles using our single article endpoint.
data > title The article title.
data > description The article meta description.
data > keywords The article meta keywords.
data > snippet The first 60 characters of the article body.
data > url The URL to the article.
data > image_url The URL to the article image.
data > language The language of the source.
data > published_at The datetime the article was published.
data > source The domain of the source.
data > categories Array of strings which the source is categorized as.
data > relevance_score Relevance score based on the search parameter. If the search parameter is not used, this will be null.

If no results are found, the data object will be empty.

Example Request

            
                GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/all?api_token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&language=en&limit=3

Example Response

            
                {
    "meta": {
        "found": 8077535,
        "returned": 3,
        "limit": 3,
        "page": 1
    },
    "data": [
        {
            "uuid": "4f0b628e-36ff-423b-8484-9dae0666dc39",
            "title": "The Latest: UN rights chief urges lowering Gaza tensions",
            "description": "BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers ...",
            "keywords": "world, news, faith, life & style, arts & life, winnipeg news, winnioeg news, winnipeg free press, wpeg free press",
            "snippet": "BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the continuing violence between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers (all times local):\n\nPeople hold a Palestinian flag as they...",
            "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/the-latest-un-rights-chief-urges-lowering-gaza-tensions-574427452.html",
            "image_url": "https://media.winnipegfreepress.com/images/20210515090536-609fce436192ddc445fce604jpeg.jpg",
            "language": "en",
            "published_at": "2021-05-15T14:50:09.000000Z",
            "source": "winnipegfreepress.com",
            "categories": [
                "general"
            ],
            "relevance_score": null
        },
        {
            "uuid": "b0fc64b4-a9bf-42a5-83aa-9214e0d398d8",
            "title": "An interesting question. : xbox360",
            "description": "On the back of the Xbox 360 console, it says service date. I'm confused on weather that's Service from Microsoft or Manufacturer date?",
            "keywords": "",
            "snippet": "Everything and anything related to the Xbox 360. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and more! Note: We are not affiliated with Microsoft in an...",
            "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/xbox360/comments/nd08ku/an_interesting_question/",
            "image_url": "https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/img/favicon/apple-icon-57x57.png",
            "language": "en",
            "published_at": "2021-05-15T14:48:33.000000Z",
            "source": "reddit.com",
            "categories": [
                "tech"
            ],
            "relevance_score": null
        },
        {
            "uuid": "3d41ecc0-0ce8-4b1b-bbf6-be009ece9da8",
            "title": "Found this at an old box (controller just for size) : xbox360",
            "description": "80.3k members in the xbox360 community. Everything and anything related to the Xbox 360. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and …",
            "keywords": "",
            "snippet": "Everything and anything related to the Xbox 360. News, reviews, previews, rumors, screenshots, videos and more! Note: We are not affiliated with Microsoft in an...",
            "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/xbox360/comments/nd0ck6/found_this_at_an_old_box_controller_just_for_size/",
            "image_url": "https://preview.redd.it/vvlx9xu2qaz61.jpg?auto=webp&s=1e16fb19e3b154982cd8d820144551a60c770fee",
            "language": "en",
            "published_at": "2021-05-15T14:48:33.000000Z",
            "source": "reddit.com",
            "categories": [
                "tech"
            ],
            "relevance_score": null
        }
    ]
}

Similar News

Endpoint

            
                GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/similar/uuid HTTP/1.1

Use this endpoint to find similar stories to a specific article based on its UUID.

If you have issues with your requests, please ensure your GET parameters are URL-encoded.

All text data returned is UTF-8.

All dates are in UTC (GMT).

HTTP GET Parameters

name required description
api_token true Your API token which can be found on your account dashboard.
categories false Comma separated list of categories to include.
Supported categories: general | science | sports | business | health | entertainment | tech | politics | food | travel
Example: business,tech
exclude_categories false Comma separated list of categories to exclude.
domains false Comma separated list of domains to include. List of domains can be obtained through our Sources endpoint, found further down this page.
Example: arstechnica.com,androidcentral.com
exclude_domains false Comma separated list of domains to exclude
source_ids false Comma separated list of source_ids to include. List of source_ids can be obtained through our Sources endpoint, found further down this page.
Example: arstechnica.com-1,androidcentral.com-1
exclude_source_ids false Comma separated list of source_ids to exclude.
language false Comma separated list of languages to include. Default is all.
Click here for a list of supported languages.
Examples: en,es (English + Spanish)
published_before false Find all articles published before the specified date. Supported formats include: Y-m-d\TH:i:s | Y-m-d\TH:i | Y-m-d\TH | Y-m-d | Y-m | Y.
Examples: 2021-05-15T14:53:59 | 2021-05-15T14:53 | 2021-05-15T14 | 2021-05-15 | 2021-05 | 2021
published_after false Find all articles published after the specified date. Supported formats include: Y-m-d\TH:i:s | Y-m-d\TH:i | Y-m-d\TH | Y-m-d | Y-m | Y.
Examples: 2021-05-15T14:53:59 | 2021-05-15T14:53 | 2021-05-15T14 | 2021-05-15 | 2021-05 | 2021
published_on false Find all articles published on the specified date. Supported formats include: Y-m-d.
Examples: 2021-05-15
limit false Specify the number of articles you want to return in the request. The maximum limit is based on your plan. The default limit is the maximum specified for your plan.
page false Use this to paginate through the result set. Default is 1. Note that the max result set can't exceed 20,000. For example if your limit is 50, the max page you can have is 400 (50 * 400 = 20,000).
Example: page=2

Response Objects

name description
meta > found The number of articles found for the request.
meta > returned The number of articles returned on the page. This is useful to determine the end of the result set as if this is lower than limit, there are no more articles after this page.
meta > limit The limit based on the limit parameter.
meta > page The page number based on the page parameter.
data > uuid The unique identifier for an article in our system. Store this and use it to find specific articles using our single article endpoint.
data > title The article title.
data > description The article meta description.
data > keywords The article meta keywords.
data > snippet The first 60 characters of the article body.
data > url The URL to the article.
data > image_url The URL to the article image.
data > language The language of the source.
data > published_at The datetime the article was published.
data > source The domain of the source.
data > categories Array of strings which the source is categorized as.
data > relevance_score Relevance score based on the article provided.

If no results are found, the data object will be empty.

Example Request

            
                GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/similar/cc11e3ab-ced0-4a42-9146-e426505e2e67?api_token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&language=en&published_on=2020-12-01

Example Response

            
                
            {
               "meta": {
                  "found": 3571,
                  "returned": 3,
                  "limit": 3,
                  "page": 1
               },
               "data": [
                  {
                     "uuid": "df4ad427-a672-4c67-b6c6-6f81aa00e164",
                     "title": "Tesla stock jumps after announcement it will join S&P 500 in one go",
                     "description": "Tesla's stock price surged early Tuesday after the company b...",
                     "keywords": "Business, s&p 500, stocks, tesla",
                     "snippet": "Tesla’s stock price surged early Tuesday after the company...",
                     "url": "https://nypost.com/2020/12/01/tesla-stock-jumps-on-news-it-will-join-sp-500-in-one-shot/",
                     "image_url": "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/tesla-52.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200",
                     "language": "en",
                     "published_at": "2020-12-01T14:35:46.000000Z",
                     "source": "nypost.com",
                     "categories": [
                        "business"
                     ],
                     "relevance_score": 153.61266
                  },
                  {
                     "uuid": "c9a23881-12dd-4005-8982-7b6552a2eb50",
                     "title": "Tesla To Join S&P 500 With Full Market Cap On December 21",
                     "description": "Tesla will be added to the S&P 500 index all at once at its ...",
                     "keywords": "Tesla, S&P500, EV, Automotive, Stocks, Investing",
                     "snippet": "Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) will be added to the S&P 500 index all ...",
                     "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Tesla-To-Join-SP-500-With-Full-Market-Cap-On-December-21.html",
                     "image_url": "https://d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net/news/718x300/2020-12-01_xwjdajwctl.jpg",
                     "language": "en",
                     "published_at": "2020-12-01T16:30:00.000000Z",
                     "source": "oilprice.com",
                     "categories": [
                        "general",
                        "business"
                     ],
                     "relevance_score": 146.92773
                  },
                  {
                     "uuid": "18afdb1c-7742-4016-bf8c-a2f114e11199",
                     "title": "Tesla to Enter S&P 500 at Full Weight in December",
                     "description": "The electric-vehicle maker will be added to the broad stock-...",
                     "keywords": "Motor Vehicles, Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Trusts Funds Financial Vehicles, Diversified Holding Companies, Automotive",
                     "snippet": "S&P Dow Jones Indices said it will add Tesla Inc.’s full w...",
                     "url": "https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-to-enter-s-p-500-at-full-weight-in-december-11606780897?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f",
                     "image_url": "https://images.wsj.net/im-265933/social",
                     "language": "en",
                     "published_at": "2020-12-01T00:01:00.000000Z",
                     "source": "online.wsj.com",
                     "categories": [
                        "business"
                     ],
                     "relevance_score": 128.22346
                  }
               ]
            }

News by UUID

Endpoint

            
                GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/uuid/uuid HTTP/1.1

Use this endpoint to find specific articles by the UUID which is returned on our search endpoints. This is useful if you wish to store the UUID to return the article later.

If you have issues with your requests, please ensure your GET parameters are URL-encoded.

All text data returned is UTF-8.

All dates are in UTC (GMT).

HTTP GET Parameters

name required description
api_token true Your API token which can be found on your account dashboard.

Response Objects

name description
uuid The unique identifier for an article in our system. Store this and use it to find specific articles using our single article endpoint.
title The article title.
description The article meta description.
keywords The article meta keywords.
snippet The first 60 characters of the article body.
url The URL to the article.
image_url The URL to the article image.
language The language of the source.
published_at The datetime the article was published.
source The domain of the source.
categories Array of strings which the source is categorized as.

If no results are found, a resource_not_found error will be returned.

Example Request

            
                GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/uuid/147013d8-6c2c-4d50-8bad-eb3c8b7f5740?api_token=YOUR_API_TOKEN

Example Response

            
                
            {
                "uuid": "147013d8-6c2c-4d50-8bad-eb3c8b7f5740",
                "title": "These Are The Four American Companies Worth Over $1 Trillion Each – 24",
                "description": "America’s major market indexes set records in the early pa...",
                "keywords": "",
                "snippet": "These Are The Four American Companies Worth Over $1 Trillion...",
                "url": "https://247wallst.com/investing/2020/10/17/these-are-the-four-american-companies-worth-over-1-trillion-each/",
                "image_url": "https://247wallst.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/imageForEntry2-Qrj.jpg",
                "language": "en",
                "published_at": "2020-10-17T11:16:20.000000Z",
                "source": "247wallst.com",
                "categories": [
                    "business"
                ]
            }

Sources

Endpoint

            
                GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/sources HTTP/1.1

Use this endpoint to sources to use in your news API requests. Note that the limit is 50 for all requests.

If you have issues with your requests, please ensure your GET parameters are URL-encoded.

All text data returned is UTF-8.

HTTP GET Parameters

name required description
categories false Comma separated list of categories to include
Example: business,tech
exclude_categories false Comma separated list of categories to exclude
language false Comma separated list of languages to include. Default is all.
Click here for a list of supported languages.
Examples: en,es (English + Spanish)
page false Use this to paginate through the result set. Default is 1.
Example: page=2

Response Objects

name description
meta > found The number of sources found for the request.
meta > returned The number of sources returned on the page.
meta > limit The limit is 50. This currently can not be changed.
meta > page The page number based on the page parameter.
data > source_id The unique ID of the source feed. Use this for the source_ids or exclude_source_ids parameters in the news endpoints. There may be many source_ids for each domain, therefore we would generally suggest using the domains filter instead the source_ids filter.
data > domain The domain of the source. You can use this for the domains or exclude_domains parameters in the news endpoints.
data > language The source language.
data > locale The source locale. Note that only select sources have locales.
data > categories Array of strings which the source is categorized as.

If no results are found, the data object will be empty.

Example Request

            
                GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/sources?api_token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&language=en

Example Response

            
                
            {
                "meta": {
                    "found": 15453,
                    "returned": 50,
                    "limit": 50,
                    "page": 1
                },
                "data": [
                    {
                        "source_id": "arstechnica.com-1",
                        "domain": "arstechnica.com",
                        "language": "en",
                        "locale": null,
                        "categories": [
                            "tech"
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "source_id": "androidcentral.com-1",
                        "domain": "androidcentral.com",
                        "language": "en",
                        "locale": null,
                        "categories": [
                            "tech"
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "source_id": "adweek.com-1",
                        "domain": "adweek.com",
                        "language": "en",
                        "locale": null,
                        "categories": [
                            "business"
                        ]
                    },
                    ...

Errors

Errors

If your request was unsuccessful, you will receive a JSON formatted error. Below you will find the potential errors you may encounter when using the API.

Errors

error code HTTP status description
malformed_parameters 400 Validation of parameters failed. The failed parameters are usually shown in the error message.
invalid_api_token 401 Invalid API token.
usage_limit_reached 402 Usage limit of your plan has been reached. Usage limit and remaining requests can be found on the X-UsageLimit-Limit header.
endpoint_access_restricted 403 Access to the endpoint is not available on your current subscription plan.
resource_not_found 404 Resource could not be found.
invalid_api_endpoint 404 API route does not exist.
rate_limit_reached 429 Too many requests in the past 60 seconds. Rate limit and remaining requests can be found on the X-RateLimit-Limit header.
server_error 500 A server error occured.
maintenance_mode 503 The service is currently under maintenance.

Example Error Response

            
                {
    "error": {
        "code": "malformed_parameters",
        "message": "The published_before parameter(s) are incorrectly formatted."
    }
}

Examples

API Examples

Our endpoints are very useful for filtering to find only specific resources you need. Follow each example request below to see how you can build dynamic queries.

Example Request 1

This is a basic request which will return all articles which match the search term "usd" within the title or body of the article:

    
        GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/all?api_token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&search=usd

Example Request 2

This will return all articles which match the search term "usd" OR "gbp":

    
        GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/all?api_token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&search=usd%20%7C%20gbp

Example Request 3

This will return all articles which match the search term "usd" AND "gbp":

    
        GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/all?api_token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&search=usd%20%2B%20gbp

Example Request 4

This will return all articles which match the search term "usd" AND "gbp" but removes any articles which mentions "cad":

    
        GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/all?api_token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&search=usd%20%2B%20gbp%20-cad

Example Request 5

This will return all articles which match the search term "forex" AND "usd" OR "gbp" but removes any articles which mentions "cad":

    
        GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/all?api_token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&search=forex%20%2B%20%28usd%20%7C%20gbp%29%20-cad

Example Request 6

This is the same as Example Request 5 but will also ensure the articles returned are in English and categorized by business or tech but not travel, and are published within the last week:

    
        GET https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/all?api_token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&search=forex%20%2B%20%28usd%20%7C%20gbp%29%20-cad&language=en&categories=business%2Ctech&exclude_categories=travel&published_after=2021-05-08

Code Examples

See our prepared examples below to quickly get started implementing our API into your next project.

PHP

    
        $queryString = http_build_query([
            'api_token' => 'YOUR_API_TOKEN',
            'categories' => 'business,tech',
            'search' => 'apple',
            'limit' => 50,
        ]);

        $ch = curl_init(sprintf('%s?%s', 'https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/all', $queryString));
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

        $json = curl_exec($ch);

        curl_close($ch);

        $apiResult = json_decode($json, true);

        print_r($apiResult);

Python

    
        # Python 3
        import http.client, urllib.parse

        conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection('api.thenewsapi.com')

        params = urllib.parse.urlencode({
            'api_token': 'YOUR_API_TOKEN',
            'categories': 'business,tech',
            'limit': 50,
            })

        conn.request('GET', '/v1/news/all?{}'.format(params))

        res = conn.getresponse()
        data = res.read()

        print(data.decode('utf-8'))

Go

    
        package main

        import (
            "fmt"
            "io/ioutil"
            "net/http"
            "net/url"
        )

        func main() {
            baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://thenewsapi.com")

            baseURL.Path += "v1/news/all"

            params := url.Values{}
            params.Add("api_token", "YOUR_API_TOKEN")
            params.Add("categories", "business,tech")
            params.Add("search", "apple")
            params.Add("limit", "50")

            baseURL.RawQuery = params.Encode()

            req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", baseURL.String(), nil)

            res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

            defer res.Body.Close()

            body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)

            fmt.Println(string(body))
        }

JavaScript

    
        var requestOptions = {
            method: 'GET'
        };

        var params = {
            api_token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN',
            categories: 'business,tech',
            search: 'apple',
            limit: '50'
        };

        var esc = encodeURIComponent;
        var query = Object.keys(params)
            .map(function(k) {return esc(k) + '=' + esc(params[k]);})
            .join('&');

        fetch("https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/all?" + query, requestOptions)
          .then(response => response.text())
          .then(result => console.log(result))
          .catch(error => console.log('error', error));

C#

    
        var client = new RestClient("https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/all");
        client.Timeout = -1;

        var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);

        request.AddQueryParameter("api_token", "YOUR_API_TOKEN");
        request.AddQueryParameter("categories", "business,tech");
        request.AddQueryParameter("search", "apple");
        request.AddQueryParameter("limit", "50");

        IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
        Console.WriteLine(response.Content);

Java

    
        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()
          .build();

        HttpUrl.Builder httpBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/all").newBuilder();
        httpBuilder.addQueryParameter("api_token", "YOUR_API_TOKEN");
        httpBuilder.addQueryParameter("categories", "business,tech");
        httpBuilder.addQueryParameter("search", "apple");
        httpBuilder.addQueryParameter("limit", "50");

        Request request = new Request.Builder().url(httpBuilder.build()).build();

        Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

More

Stock Market News APIs

We also provide a dedicated finance and stock market news and analysis API, perfect for financial apps. Check it out here: marketaux.com.