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The News API Sources API

Available news sources and their metadata.

The News API Sources API is one of 6 APIs that The News API publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Sources. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1.

1 operations 1 paths 3 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

The News API Sources API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as api_token (apiToken). 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.

Sources 1

Available news sources and their metadata.

GET
/news/sources
Get News Sources
getNewsSources 5 params → 200401

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Source (5 properties), SourcesResponse (2 properties), Error (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SourcesResponse
object
2 properties
Error
object
1 property
Source
object
A news source.
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

the-news-api-sources-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs The News API publishes across the network.

The News API All News API
The News API Articles API
The News API Headlines API
The News API Similar News API
The News API Top Stories API