TheNews API

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A RESTful JSON API for searching and retrieving worldwide news headlines, top stories, real-time feeds, and historical news data from over 40,000 sources.

The TheNews API API uses api key authentication; has freemium pricing; offers a free tier (Free plan: 100 requests daily, 3 articles per request, no payment details required); rate limits: Free: 100 requests/day; Basic: 2,500/day; Standard: 10,000/day; Pro: 25,000/day. Verified 2026-07-12 with per-field source links.

Media & Content Verified 2026-07-12 high confidence

Base URL

https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1/

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Auth

api_key

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Free tier

Free plan: 100 requests daily, 3 articles per request, no payment details required

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Pricing model

freemium

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Pricing

Free $0/mo (100 req/day); Basic $19/mo (2,500 req/day); Standard $49/mo (10,000 req/day); Pro $79/mo (25,000 req/day); 20% discount if billed annually; custom plans available

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Rate limits

Free: 100 requests/day; Basic: 2,500/day; Standard: 10,000/day; Pro: 25,000/day

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OpenAPI spec

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MCP server

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