The News API All News API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: The News All News API
  description: The News API provides access to worldwide news articles and top stories from over 40,000 sources in 50 countries. Search and filter news by keyword, category, language, country, and date. All endpoints require an API token obtained by registering at thenewsapi.com.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    url: https://www.thenewsapi.com/
  termsOfService: https://www.thenewsapi.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.thenewsapi.com/v1
security:
- apiToken: []
tags:
- name: All News
  description: Full historical and live article database search.
paths:
  /news/all:
    get:
      operationId: getAllNews
      summary: Get All News
      description: Access the complete historical and live article database. Same filtering and search capabilities as the Top Stories endpoint but covers the full news archive.
      tags:
      - All News
      parameters:
      - name: api_token
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Your API authentication token.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: search
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Search query with boolean operators: + (AND), | (OR), - (negation), " (phrase), * (prefix), () (precedence).'
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: search_fields
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Fields to search (title, description, keywords, main_text).
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: locale
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Comma-separated country codes.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: categories
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Comma-separated categories to include.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: exclude_categories
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Comma-separated categories to exclude.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: domains
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Comma-separated domains to include.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: exclude_domains
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Comma-separated domains to exclude.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: source_ids
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Comma-separated source IDs to include.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: exclude_source_ids
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Comma-separated source IDs to exclude.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: language
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Comma-separated language codes.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: published_before
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter to articles published before this datetime.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: published_after
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter to articles published after this datetime.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: published_on
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter to articles published on this exact date.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: sort
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Sort by published_at or relevance_score.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - published_at
          - relevance_score
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Number of results per page.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Page number for pagination.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          default: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of news articles from the full archive.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NewsListResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
components:
  schemas:
    NewsListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Article'
          description: Array of news articles.
    Meta:
      type: object
      description: Pagination metadata.
      properties:
        found:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of articles matching the query.
        returned:
          type: integer
          description: Number of articles returned on this page.
        limit:
          type: integer
          description: Maximum results per page.
        page:
          type: integer
          description: Current page number.
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Error code.
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error description.
    Article:
      type: object
      description: A news article.
      properties:
        uuid:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the article.
        title:
          type: string
          description: Article headline.
        description:
          type: string
          description: Short description of the article.
        keywords:
          type: string
          description: Comma-separated keywords associated with the article.
        snippet:
          type: string
          description: Short excerpt from the article body.
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to the full article.
        image_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to the article's featured image.
        language:
          type: string
          description: Language code of the article (e.g., en, es, fr).
        published_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Publication datetime in UTC.
        source:
          type: string
          description: Domain of the publishing source.
        categories:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Categories the article belongs to.
        locale:
          type: string
          description: Country/locale code (e.g., us, gb, ca).
        relevance_score:
          type: number
          nullable: true
          description: Relevance score for search results or similarity matching.
  responses:
    RateLimited:
      description: Too many requests - rate limit reached (60-second window).
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized - invalid API token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - malformed parameters.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    apiToken:
      type: apiKey
      name: api_token
      in: query