Refinitiv News API

Access to real-time and historical news headlines and stories from Reuters and other sources.

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OpenAPI Specification

refinitiv-news-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Refinitiv Data Platform (RDP) APIs Authentication News API
  description: Cloud-enabled RESTful API providing access to streaming and non-streaming financial data, news, research, and analytics. It serves as the primary programmatic interface to the breadth of Refinitiv content on the LSEG Data Platform, including historical pricing, ESG data, news, quantitative analytics, symbology, and search services.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: LSEG Developer Support
    url: https://developers.lseg.com/en/support
  termsOfService: https://developers.lseg.com/en/terms-and-conditions
servers:
- url: https://api.refinitiv.com
  description: Production Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: News
  description: Access to real-time and historical news headlines and stories from Reuters and other sources.
paths:
  /data/news/v1/headlines:
    get:
      operationId: getNewsHeadlines
      summary: Get News Headlines
      description: Retrieves news headlines matching the specified query criteria. Supports filtering by topic, instrument, date range, and other parameters. Returns headline text, timestamp, and story identifiers.
      tags:
      - News
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The news search query string supporting keyword search and advanced query syntax.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: count
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of headlines to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: cursor
        in: query
        description: Pagination cursor for retrieving the next page of results.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: News headlines returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsHeadlinesResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid query parameters
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /data/news/v1/stories/{storyId}:
    get:
      operationId: getNewsStory
      summary: Get News Story
      description: Retrieves the full text and metadata for a specific news story identified by its story ID.
      tags:
      - News
      parameters:
      - name: storyId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier of the news story.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: News story returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsStory'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Story not found
components:
  schemas:
    NewsHeadline:
      type: object
      properties:
        storyId:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the news story.
        title:
          type: string
          description: The headline text.
        newsItem:
          type: string
          description: A reference identifier for the news item.
        sourceCode:
          type: string
          description: The code identifying the news source.
        versionCreated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The timestamp when the headline was created.
    NewsHeadlinesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsHeadline'
        meta:
          type: object
          properties:
            count:
              type: integer
              description: The total number of matching headlines.
            next:
              type: string
              description: Pagination cursor for the next page of results.
    NewsStory:
      type: object
      properties:
        storyId:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the news story.
        title:
          type: string
          description: The headline of the story.
        body:
          type: string
          description: The full text body of the news story.
        sourceCode:
          type: string
          description: The code identifying the news source.
        versionCreated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The timestamp when the story was published.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: OAuth 2.0 Bearer token obtained from the /auth/oauth2/v1/token endpoint. Access tokens are valid for five minutes.
externalDocs:
  description: Refinitiv Data Platform API Documentation
  url: https://developers.lseg.com/en/api-catalog/refinitiv-data-platform/refinitiv-data-platform-apis/documentation