Reuters

Global news organization providing breaking news, business, financial, and multimedia content through wire services, digital platforms, and content APIs serving media organizations worldwide. Reuters Connect Web Services provides a professional REST API for searching and retrieving editorial content including text, images, video, and graphics.

Reuters publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Authentication API, Channels API, Items API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Business, Finance, Journalism, Media, and News.

The Reuters catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Reuters’ developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, support, and 12 more developer resources.

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53.7/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
4 APIs
BusinessFinanceJournalismMediaNewsWire Service

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 53.7/100 · developing
Contract Quality 20.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 4.5 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Reuters Authentication API

Authenticate with Reuters Connect to obtain an authorization token. Tokens are required for all content API calls and should be cached and renewed periodically.

Reuters Channels API

Retrieve available content channels within your subscription. Channels are organized by category including text (TXT), images (PIX), video (VID), and graphics (GFX).

Reuters Items API

Retrieve content items from specific channels. Items represent individual pieces of editorial content such as news stories, images, video clips, or graphics.

Reuters Search API

Search for content items across channels using keyword queries. Search supports filtering by headline, channel, date range, and other metadata fields.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Reuters Connect API

OPEN COLLECTION

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Reuters GraphQL Schema

Conceptual GraphQL schema for the Reuters Connect API. Reuters Connect Web Services provides a professional REST API for searching and retrieving editorial content — text, image...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Reuters Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Reuters Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Reuters Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Reuters Context

28 classes · 20 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Reuters API Rules

8 rules · 2 errors 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Reuters API Rules

6 rules · 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 4

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Reuters Connect Channel

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Reuters Connect Content Item

17 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Reuters Connect Rendition

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Reuters Connect Search Result

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Reuters Connect Api Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Reuters Authenticate Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Reuters List Channels Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Reuters Search Items Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Reuters Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Reuters Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Reuters Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Reuters Agentic Access

5 operations · 1 acting

5 operations · 1 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 OpenAPI
OpenAPI

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 4

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Blog
Blog
 BlogRSS
BlogRSS
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: reuters
name: Reuters
description: Global news organization providing breaking news, business, financial, and multimedia content through wire services,
  digital platforms, and content APIs serving media organizations worldwide. Reuters Connect Web Services provides a professional
  REST API for searching and retrieving editorial content including text, images, video, and graphics.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/reuters.png
tags:
- Business
- Finance
- Journalism
- Media
- News
- Wire Service
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: reuters:reuters-authentication-api
  name: Reuters Authentication API
  description: Authenticate with Reuters Connect to obtain an authorization token. Tokens are required for all content API
    calls and should be cached and renewed periodically.
  humanURL: https://www.reutersconnect.com
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/reuters-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.reutersconnect.com/docs
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.reutersconnect.com/authentication
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/json-schema/reuters-channel-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/json-schema/reuters-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/json-ld/reuters-context.jsonld
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/reuters-graphql.md
- aid: reuters:reuters-channels-api
  name: Reuters Channels API
  description: Retrieve available content channels within your subscription. Channels are organized by category including
    text (TXT), images (PIX), video (VID), and graphics (GFX).
  humanURL: https://www.reutersconnect.com
  tags:
  - Channels
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/reuters-channels-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.reutersconnect.com/docs
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.reutersconnect.com/authentication
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/json-schema/reuters-channel-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/json-schema/reuters-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/json-ld/reuters-context.jsonld
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/reuters-graphql.md
- aid: reuters:reuters-items-api
  name: Reuters Items API
  description: Retrieve content items from specific channels. Items represent individual pieces of editorial content such
    as news stories, images, video clips, or graphics.
  humanURL: https://www.reutersconnect.com
  tags:
  - Items
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/reuters-items-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.reutersconnect.com/docs
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.reutersconnect.com/authentication
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/json-schema/reuters-channel-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/json-schema/reuters-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/json-ld/reuters-context.jsonld
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/reuters-graphql.md
- aid: reuters:reuters-search-api
  name: Reuters Search API
  description: Search for content items across channels using keyword queries. Search supports filtering by headline, channel,
    date range, and other metadata fields.
  humanURL: https://www.reutersconnect.com
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/reuters-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.reutersconnect.com/docs
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.reutersconnect.com/authentication
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/json-schema/reuters-channel-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/json-schema/reuters-item-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/json-ld/reuters-context.jsonld
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/reuters-graphql.md
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/reuters-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/reuters-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/reuters-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/reuters-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reuters2
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.reutersconnect.com/docs
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developers.reutersconnect.com/authentication
- type: Blog
  url: https://medium.com/tr-labs-ml-engineering-blog
- url: https://medium.com/feed/tr-labs-ml-engineering-blog
  type: BlogRSS
  description: Discovered RSS/Atom feed for https://medium.com/tr-labs-ml-engineering-blog
- type: Support
  url: https://www.reuters.com/info-pages/contact-us/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.reuters.com/info-pages/terms-of-use/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/privacy-statement.html
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ReutersMedia
- type: Website
  url: https://www.reuters.com
- type: OpenAPI
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/openapi/reuters-connect-api-openapi.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reuters/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/reuters-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com