Free APIs
Free News & social APIs
| API | Free tier | Auth | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| NewsAPI.org Search headlines and articles from many sources Catch: Dev plan: development only, articles delayed 24 hours | Developer plan: 100 requests/day | API key | docs |
| GNews API Search and top headlines from 60,000+ sources Catch: Free plan: daily request cap, delayed articles, non-commercial | Free plan available (key required) | API key | docs |
| NewsData.io News search across countries and languages Catch: Free plan: delayed articles, non-commercial | Free plan: 200 credits/day | API key | docs |
| mediastack Real-time news and blog articles Catch: Free plan: HTTP only, delayed news | Free plan: 100 requests/month | API key | docs |
| New York Times Developer APIs Article Search, Top Stories, Books, Archive and more Catch: Non-commercial; attribution required | Free: 500 requests/day, 5/minute | API key | docs |
| The Guardian Open Platform Guardian articles and tags back to 1999 Catch: Commercial use needs separate approval | Free developer key for non-commercial use | API key | docs |
| Hacker News API Stories, comments and users from Hacker News Catch: Firebase-based; no search endpoint | Free, no key | No key | docs |
| Bluesky public API Read public Bluesky posts, profiles and feeds Catch: Writes need an account session; rate limits apply | Free; public reads need no auth | No key | docs |
FAQ
What is the best free news & social API?+
NewsAPI.org, GNews API, NewsData.io are good places to start. Compare the free tiers and catches in the table; they differ mostly in limits and whether commercial use is allowed.
Is there a news & social API without an API key?+
Yes: Hacker News API, Bluesky public API work without a key.
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