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News API Headlines API

The Headlines API from News API — 1 operation(s) for headlines.

News API Headlines API is one of 3 APIs that News API publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Headlines. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://newsapi.org/v2.

1 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://newsapi.org/v2
Authentication
API Key, API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

News API Headlines API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as apiKey (ApiKeyAuth). An API key is passed in the header as X-Api-Key (ApiKeyHeader). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Headlines 1
GET
/top-headlines
Get top breaking news headlines
getTopHeadlines 6 params → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Article (8 properties), ArticlesResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Article
object
8 properties
ArticlesResponse
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

news-api-headlines-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs News API publishes across the network.

News API Articles API
News API Sources API