TheNews
Aggregated headlines, top story and live news JSON API
- Authentication
- API Key
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Yes
- Category
- News
- Data source
- public-apis + marcelscruz
- Documentation / URL
- https://www.thenewsapi.com/
Overview
TheNews provides aggregated headlines and live news — key-based (an invalid token returns 401, verified).
Quick Start
Top news (replace YOUR_KEY):
curl "https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/news/top?api_token=YOUR_KEY&locale=us&limit=1"{ "error": { "code": "invalid_api_token", "message": "An invalid API token was supplied." } }Authentication
- Register at thenewsapi.com → API token.
- Send it as the
api_tokenquery parameter (invalid → 401, verified).
Rate Limits & Notes
- Free tier with limits (check the docs); paid plans scale.
- Headlines, top stories, live news.
FAQ
Is TheNews free? Free tier with limits; more is paid.
Why 401? Invalid tokens return 401 (verified) — register for a key.
What’s the auth style?
api_token query parameter.
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