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One story per event, ranked by how many outlets carry it.

World News is a global news API that reads about 275 outlet feeds in 29 editions and 6 languages and merges them into stories: one entry per story however many outlets carry it, ranked by that coverage. Filter by 13 topics, by the country a story is about, by the edition it ran in, or by language.

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{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "date": "2026-10-06",
    "category": "technology",
    "edition": null,
    "languages": [
      "en"
    ],
    "country": null,
    "sort": "top",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-06T21:25:23.605Z",
    "articleCount": 3,
    "articles": [
      {
        "category": "technology",
        "website": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "Amazon kills Alexa’s ability to control Echo speakers' AUX input",
        "pubDate": "2026-10-06T17:03:16.000Z",
        "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/71I6oj6ZFBL._SL1000_-1000x648.jpg",
        "description": "Amazon hasn't made an Echo with a 3.5mm port in six years.",
        "link": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/amazon-bricks-alexas-ability-to-control-echo-speakers-aux-input/",
        "id": "1c4e377fb78ebbb0",
        "categories": [
          "technology"
        ],
        "countries": [],
        "edition": "US",
        "language": "en",
        "coverage": 2,
        "sources": [
          {
            "website": "The Verge",
            "title": "Alexa can’t control the aux input on Amazon Echo speakers anymore",
            "link": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/1006103/amazon-alexa-aux-voice-commands",
            "pubDate": "2026-10-06T19:03:56.000Z"
          }
        ],
        "sentiment": "neutral",
        "sentimentScore": -1
      },
      {
        "category": "technology",
        "website": "TechRadar",
        "title": "ASOS hacked? Customers receive threatening notification from hackers, here’s what we know",
        "pubDate": "2026-10-06T09:51:14.000Z",
        "image": "https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vcsoVeYWsa449Faq6GXYyf-1920-80.jpg",
        "description": "The ASOS app sent out a threatening notification to thousands of users.",
        "link": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/asos-hacked-customers-receive-threatening-notification-from-hackers-heres-what-we-know",
        "id": "2f99fc0e8c1c33ac",
        "categories": [
          "technology"
        ],
        "countries": [],
        "edition": "GB",
        "language": "en",
        "coverage": 2,
        "sources": [
          {
            "website": "BBC News",
            "title": "Asos confirms hackers sent 'unauthorised' notification to app users",
            "link": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj62ylzpr6d3o",
            "pubDate": "2026-10-06T17:50:19.000Z"
          }
        ],
        "sentiment": "very negative",
        "sentimentScore": -5
      },
      {
        "category": "technology",
        "website": "CBC News",
        "title": "Belgian physicist awarded Nobel Prize for pioneering work tracking neutrino particles at South Pole",
        "pubDate": "2026-10-06T10:33:19.000Z",
        "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/817f3f8b-5650-4364-afd6-852d370b00ba,1791288766832/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C25%2C2200%2C1237%29%3B",
        "description": "Belgian American particle physicist Francis Halzen was announced as the winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday in Stockholm.",
        "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nobel-award-physics-9.7369209?cmp=rss",
        "id": "912e072816d90c8e",
        "categories": [
          "technology"
        ],
        "countries": [
          "BE",
          "US",
          "SE"
        ],
        "edition": "CA",
        "language": "en",
        "coverage": 2,
        "sources": [
          {
            "website": "Ars Technica",
            "title": "Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize",
            "link": "https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/neutrino-physicist-wins-2026-nobel-physics-prize/",
            "pubDate": "2026-10-06T16:53:17.000Z"
          }
        ],
        "sentiment": "very positive",
        "sentimentScore": 7
      }
    ]
  }
}

About the World News API

Feeds are read when a request needs them and kept for an hour, so headlines are at most an hour old. Each story lists the other outlets carrying it, with their headlines and links.

What people use it for

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To track market developments, financial dashboards stream business headlines and source links next to active ticker quotes.

Ways to call it

One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.

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Questions.

Common questions about the World News API.

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Which outlets and topics does it cover?
About 275 feeds from outlets in 29 editions, in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian: the BBC, The Guardian, The New York Times, NPR, CBC, Al Jazeera, DW and France 24, and El País, Infobae, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, tagesschau, Folha, g1, ANSA and la Repubblica among others, plus specialist outlets for technology, science, health, entertainment, crypto, gaming, cars and travel. Thirteen topics: business, entertainment, world, health, science, sports, technology, politics, environment, crypto, gaming, automotive and travel.
What is the difference between country and edition?
country returns stories about a country from any outlet: country=JP finds a BBC or Al Jazeera story about Japan. edition returns what outlets based in a country are running, about anything: edition=GB is the British press. Countries are read from each headline and summary, and a front-page story that names no country is taken to be about its outlet's own.
Why does one story list several outlets?
When outlets carry the same story it is returned once, led by the first outlet to publish it, with coverage counting the outlets and sources listing the others with their headlines and links. Ranking by coverage is what puts the biggest stories first. Grouping compares the wording of headlines and summaries, so two outlets that describe one event very differently can still appear as two stories.
How do languages work?
language picks the language stories are read in; it defaults to English, and with edition to that edition's own press, so edition=CH returns Swiss outlets in French, German and Italian. Headlines are returned as published, never translated, and stories are merged with other outlets in the same language. Topics and countries are tagged in every language; sentiment is scored for English stories only.
How fresh are the headlines?
Feeds are read when a request needs them and kept for an hour, so a story is at most about an hour old here; lastUpdated says when the feeds were read. If an outlet is slow or down, its last stored stories are served rather than holding up the response.
What does a paid plan add?
The free plan returns up to 10 stories per request. Paid plans return up to 50, the other outlets carrying each story (sources), the tone of each English story (sentiment), keyword search (q) and since to fetch only what is new.
Is it cheap enough to poll for headlines every hour?
Yes. Each request costs 6 credits, which works out to about $0.90 per 1,000 calls on the Starter plan. Starter includes 33,333 calls each month, which easily covers polling multiple categories hourly. The Free plan includes 33 calls per month for testing.
Can I display these news articles in a commercial product?
Yes, as long as you subscribe to any paid plan. Commercial use is allowed on Starter and above. You can display the headlines, descriptions, and links inside your application, but you may not resell or redistribute the raw feed data as a standalone service.
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