What this API does
The Webz.io News API offers developers access to an extensive collection of real-time news articles, blogs, and social media content aggregated from over 200,000 global sources. It enables fine-grained filtering by keywords, categories, languages, and date ranges, allowing precise content retrieval tailored to specific needs.
How it works
Developers can use HTTP GET requests to access news data. The API returns data in JSON format, which simplifies integration with popular programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, and Java. The API supports advanced features like sentiment analysis and entity extraction available on paid plans, allowing for deeper insights.
Authentication
API usage requires no authentication for the free plan, enabling easy access with up to 500 requests per month. For additional features, a paid plan is available with further capabilities.
Example usage
/v1/articles?keywords=technology&language=en- Fetches articles related to technology in English./v1/social?categories=sports- Retrieves social media content from the Sports category./v1/filters?date=last_week- Applies filters for articles published in the last week.
Limits
The free tier allows 500 requests per month. Paid plans offer higher limits and access to advanced features.
Ideal use cases
- Building media monitoring tools that track trending news topics.
- Creating news aggregation platforms that compile content from various sources.
- Developing alerting systems that notify users of breaking news.
- Utilizing sentiment analysis for market research and trend analysis.