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NewsBlur feeds API

Feed subscription, search and metadata.

NewsBlur feeds API is one of 7 APIs that NewsBlur publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include feeds. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and authentication docs.

This API exposes 7 operations across 7 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2026.07.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.newsblur.com.

7 operations 7 paths 0 schemas 7 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2026.07
Base URL
https://www.newsblur.com
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Bearer
Contact
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

NewsBlur feeds API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the cookie as newsblur_sessionid (cookieAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (oauth2Bearer). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • cookieAuth — Session cookie set by POST /api/login.
  • oauth2Bearer — OAuth 2.0 access token passed as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Client credentials are issued by NewsBlur (contact samuel@newsblur.com).

Paths & Operations 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 7 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

feeds 7

Feed subscription, search and metadata.

GET
/rss_feeds/search_feed
Find a feed by its address
searchFeed 1 param → 200
GET
/rss_feeds/feed_autocomplete
Search feeds by term
feedAutocomplete 1 param → 200
GET
/reader/feeds
List the user's subscriptions with unread counts
getFeeds → 200401
GET
/reader/favicons
Retrieve feed favicons
getFavicons → 200
GET
/reader/refresh_feeds
Get current unread counts
refreshFeeds → 200
GET
/reader/page/{id}
Original page from a feed
getFeedPage 1 param → 200404
GET
/rss_feeds/statistics/{id}
Feed statistics and history
getFeedStatistics 1 param → 200404

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

newsblur-feeds-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs NewsBlur publishes across the network.

NewsBlur authentication API
NewsBlur classifiers API
NewsBlur feed-management API
NewsBlur import-export API
NewsBlur social API
NewsBlur stories API