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Endpoints for News API ​

Send requests to https://api.apitube.io with your API key in the X-API-Key header or api_key parameter. Find an endpoint by task below.

Each guide lists the endpoint's parameters, request examples and response format.

Which endpoint do I need? ​

What you needUse thisNotes
Search or monitor the newsSearch articlesThe full filter set. Every other article endpoint is a narrowed version of it.
A front page or breaking-news feedTop headlinesSame filters, restricted to highly ranked sources.
Everything about one category, topic, industry or entityBrowse endpointsPut the category, topic, industry or entity ID in the URL path.
One article, or up to 100, by IDGet an article by IDLookup by ID; no search.
Every outlet that covered the same eventGet a storyCluster of articles related to one article.
Only a number, not the articlesCount articlesSame filters, returns just the total.
A ranking of who or what is being talked aboutTrendsAggregates instead of returning articles.
News near a point on the mapLocal newsAdds geo search, distance sorting and local insights.
Verify a claim against the archiveFact checkPaid plans only, separate rate limit.
Find the ID for a nameSuggest endpointsSuggest names as a user types: entities, categories, topics and industries.
The earliest available articles in a basic formatRaw articles (Lite)No detected language, entities or sentiment. Covers roughly the last 24 hours.

Browse articles by attribute ​

Get articles in one category, topic or industry, or about one entity.

EndpointDescription
/v1/news/category/{taxonomy}/{category_id}Articles in a category — guide.
/v1/news/topic/{topic_id}Articles for a topic — guide.
/v1/news/industry/{industry_id}Articles for an industry — guide.
/v1/news/entity/{entity_id}Articles mentioning an entity — guide.
/v1/news/localLocal news by geo-coordinates or place name — guide.

Reference directories ​

Search profiles of people, companies and journalists. Each profile includes a coverage summary and recent articles.

EndpointDescription
/v1/people · /v1/people/{id}People (public figures) — guide.
/v1/companies · /v1/companies/{id}Companies & brands — guide.
/v1/journalists · /v1/journalists/{id}Journalists (bylines) — guide.

Reference lists ​

Get the list of allowed filter values from the API.

EndpointDescription
/v1/news/event-typesValid values for the event.type and event.category filters — guide.

Autocomplete (Suggest) ​

Suggest matches as a user types, then use the selected id in a filter.

EndpointDescription
/v1/suggest/entitiesAutocomplete entities — guide.
/v1/suggest/categoriesAutocomplete categories — guide.
/v1/suggest/topicsAutocomplete topics — guide.
/v1/suggest/industriesAutocomplete industries — guide.