Best News APIs in 2026

The top 15 of 26 free News APIs, ranked by how easy they are to start with (API key, HTTPS, CORS), how reliable they are in our daily health checks, and what developers rate them. Florida Man API takes the top spot.

Last tested Oct 24, 2026 · Rankings update daily

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
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
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
Inshorts News API
Online · 981 ms
Unofficial API of Inshorts written in Flask.
- No API key needed
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS ?
5
Currents API
Online · 1072 ms
Real-time and historical global news with multilingual support.
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
apiKeyHTTPSCORS
6
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
7
GNews API
Online · 656 ms
Search for news from various sources.
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
apiKeyHTTPSCORS
8
Scoopkit API
Online · 1064 ms
AI-industry news deduplicated into structured events with a versioned category taxonomy.
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
apiKeyHTTPSCORS
9
The Guardian API
Online · 317 ms
Access all the content the Guardian creates, categorised by tags and section.
- Fast: 317 ms response
- HTTPS
apiKeyHTTPSCORS ?
10
MarketAux API
Online · 1487 ms
Live stock market news with tagged tickers + sentiment and stats JSON API.
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
apiKeyHTTPSCORS
11
TheNews API
Online · 1378 ms
Aggregated headlines, top story and live news JSON API.
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
apiKeyHTTPSCORS
12
Associated Press API
Online · 404 ms
Search for news and metadata from Associated Press.
- HTTPS
apiKeyHTTPSCORS ?
13
Mediastack API
Online · 848 ms
Free, Simple REST API for Live News & Blog Articles.
- HTTPS
apiKeyHTTPSCORS ?
14
News API
Online · 608 ms
Headlines currently published on a range of news sources and blogs.
- HTTPS
apiKeyHTTPSCORS ?
15
The Old Reader API
Online · 929 ms
RSS reader. A free news API by theoldreader.
- HTTPS
apiKeyHTTPSCORS ?

News APIs compared

Top News APIs compared
API	API key	HTTPS	CORS	Uptime	Response	Rating
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
Inshorts News	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	981 ms	Not rated
Currents	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	1072 ms	Not rated
DataCube AI	No	Yes	No	Up	629 ms	Not rated
GNews	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	656 ms	Not rated
Scoopkit	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	1064 ms	Not rated
The Guardian	Required	Yes	Unknown	Up	317 ms	Not rated
MarketAux	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	1487 ms	Not rated

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Best News API FAQ

What is the best free News API in 2026?

Based on access, reliability and developer ratings, the top free News APIs right now are Florida Man API, Noozra API and Spaceflight News API. Florida Man API ranks first. Rankings update daily from health checks of all 26 News APIs in the directory.

What is the best News API without an API key?

Florida Man API, Noozra API and Spaceflight News API need no API key, so you can call them without signing up. 7 of the 26 ranked News APIs are keyless.

Which News API works from the browser?

Florida Man API, Noozra API and Spaceflight News API support CORS over HTTPS, so front-end JavaScript can call them directly without a proxy.

How are these APIs ranked?

Each API gets a score from: no API key (+), HTTPS (+), CORS support (+), 30-day uptime and response time from our daily health checks, and ratings from developers on this site. APIs that failed three checks in a row are left out until they recover.