# Currents API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/currentsapi/  
**Website:** https://currentsapi.services/en  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Latest news REST API aggregating real-time global news from 120,000+ sources worldwide with search, language filtering, category filtering, topic-based queries, and regional coverage across 70+ countries in 20+ languages.

## Kin Score — 36.6 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 36.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 52.4 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 50.0 |
| Access Clarity | 50.0 |

## Agent readiness — 41.8 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (1)

- **Currents API endpoint API** — Currents API Endpoint

## Agentic access (1)

- **Currentsapi Agentic Access** — 5 operations

## Security (2)

- **Currentsapi Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Currentsapi Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Plans (1)

- **Currentsapi Plans Pricing**

## Tags

News, Media, Search, REST, Real-Time

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/currentsapi/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.