The Old Reader API alternatives

RSS reader. A free news API by theoldreader. If it doesn't fit your project, here are the 10 best free News APIs to use instead in 2026, out of 25 in the directory.

For reference, The Old Reader API: HTTPS.

1. 1

   Florida Man API

   Online · 1018 ms

   Static JSON dataset of 10,000+ Florida Man headlines by date.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
2. 2

   Noozra API

   Online · 852 ms

   Free news headlines from 200+ curated RSS sources.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
3. 3

   Spaceflight News API

   Online · 493 ms

   The Spaceflight News API lets you add space related news to your apps.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
4. 4

   Currents API

   Online · 1072 ms

   Real-time and historical global news with multilingual support.

   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS
5. 5

   GNews API

   Online · 656 ms

   Search for news from various sources.

   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS
6. 6

   Inshorts News API

   Online · 981 ms

   Unofficial API of Inshorts written in Flask.

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
7. 7

   Scoopkit API

   Online · 1064 ms

   AI-industry news deduplicated into structured events with a versioned category taxonomy.

   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS
8. 8

   The Guardian API

   Online · 317 ms

   Access all the content the Guardian creates, categorised by tags and section.

   • Fast: 317 ms response
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS ?
9. 9

   Associated Press API

   Online · 404 ms

   Search for news and metadata from Associated Press.

   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS ?
10. 10

    DataCube AI API

    Online · 629 ms

    Daily curated AI industry news, funding rounds and trends in 8 languages.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS

The Old Reader API vs alternatives

The Old Reader API compared with its alternatives

API	API key	HTTPS	CORS	Uptime	Response	Rating
The Old Reader	Required	Yes	Unknown	Up	929 ms	Not rated
Florida Man	No	Yes	Yes	Up	1018 ms	Not rated
Noozra	No	Yes	Yes	Up	852 ms	Not rated
Spaceflight News	No	Yes	Yes	Up	493 ms	Not rated
Currents	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	1072 ms	Not rated
GNews	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	656 ms	Not rated
Inshorts News	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	981 ms	Not rated
Scoopkit	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	1064 ms	Not rated
The Guardian	Required	Yes	Unknown	Up	317 ms	Not rated

See also: best News APIs · all News APIs