An Overview of News API

Learn what News API is and where can we use it.

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In today’s world, the news is a way to look at what’s happening around the world. The primary function of news is to empower people with information. As developers, we can empower others by developing applications and websites to provide our audience with the information they need. News API can help us achieve this goal.

What is News API?

News API is a basic HTTP REST API that allows us to get articles from all over the internet. One can search for a trending topic like bitcoin or anything else of interest. News API provides articles from various sources of 20 different countries in 14 different languages.

Sorting options

The articles can be sorted by using any of these options:

  • The date published.
  • The relevancy to the search keyword.
  • The popularity of the source.