GNews API
News Free key (no card)
AuthenticationFree key (no card)
Rate limit100 requests/day; up to 10 articles per request; 12-hour delay; non-commercial use only
Documentation: gnews.io ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026
About
GNews collects headlines from 60,000+ sources across 22 languages and lets you search them by keyword, topic, or country. Each call returns up to 10 articles with titles, descriptions, images, and links. The free plan is for personal projects and testing. Paid plans remove the delay and the non-commercial restriction.
Details
Free to start. You may need a free key, but no credit card.
Auth: Free key (no card)
Rate limit: 100 requests/day; up to 10 articles per request; 12-hour delay; non-commercial use only
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: personal developer
Setup
- Create a free account at gnews.io.
- Copy your API key from the dashboard.
- Call /api/v4/search with ?q=your+topic&lang=en&apikey=YOUR_KEY.
- Upgrade to a paid plan later if you need real-time news or commercial use.
Example
https://gnews.io/api/v4/search?q=electric+cars&lang=en&max=5&apikey=YOUR_API_KEYUse cases
- Add a world-news widget to a personal site
- Track mentions of a company, team, or hobby topic
- Build a foreign-language news reader