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The Next Web

The Next Web is a leading online media organization covering technology news, business, and culture. Founded in 2006, TNW reports on startups, innovation, artificial intelligence, digital culture, and the future of work. The primary programmatic access to TNW content is through its RSS 2.0 feed, which is updated hourly with the latest articles across all topic areas. Category-specific feeds are also available for Deep Tech, Plugged (consumer tech), and Sustainability. TNW also organizes the annual TNW Conference and operates a technology events business.

The Next Web publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Technology News, Innovation, Media, Events, and Startups.

The The Next Web catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

The Next Web’s developer surface includes product news, GitHub presence, and 18 more developer resources.

35.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
Technology NewsInnovationMediaEventsStartupsArtificial Intelligence

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 35.2/100 · thin
Contract Quality 3.2 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 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 1

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

TNW RSS Feed

The Next Web provides an RSS 2.0 feed updated hourly with the latest technology news, analysis, and articles published on thenextweb.com. The feed covers topics including artifi...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

The Next Web Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

The Next Web Context

12 classes · 4 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

The Next Web API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

TNW RSS Article

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

The Next Web Article Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Security Posture 1

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

The Next Web Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 6

The organization behind the API

Other 6

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: the-next-web
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/the-next-web/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: The Next Web
description: The Next Web is a leading online media organization covering technology news, business, and culture. Founded
  in 2006, TNW reports on startups, innovation, artificial intelligence, digital culture, and the future of work. The primary
  programmatic access to TNW content is through its RSS 2.0 feed, which is updated hourly with the latest articles across
  all topic areas. Category-specific feeds are also available for Deep Tech, Plugged (consumer tech), and Sustainability.
  TNW also organizes the annual TNW Conference and operates a technology events business.
kind: contract
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/the-next-web.png
access: 3rd-Party
tags:
- Technology News
- Innovation
- Media
- Events
- Startups
- Artificial Intelligence
created: '2026-03-24'
modified: '2026-05-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: the-next-web:the-next-web-rss-feed
  name: TNW RSS Feed
  description: The Next Web provides an RSS 2.0 feed updated hourly with the latest technology news, analysis, and articles
    published on thenextweb.com. The feed covers topics including artificial intelligence, startups, innovation, digital culture,
    and the future of work. Category-specific feeds are available for Deep Tech, Plugged (consumer tech), and Sustainability.
    Each article entry includes title, link, description, publication date, author, and category tags.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://thenextweb.com
  humanURL: https://thenextweb.com/feed/
  tags:
  - Articles
  - News
  - RSS
  - Technology
  - Innovation
  properties:
  - url: https://thenextweb.com/feed/
    type: RSS
  - url: https://thenextweb.com/deep-tech/feed/
    name: Deep Tech RSS Feed
    type: RSS
  - url: https://thenextweb.com/plugged/feed/
    name: Plugged RSS Feed
    type: RSS
  - url: https://thenextweb.com/sustainability/feed/
    name: Sustainability RSS Feed
    type: RSS
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/the-next-web-domain-security.yml
- url: https://thenextweb.com/
  name: TNW Website
  type: Website
- url: https://thenextweb.com/feed/
  name: RSS Feed
  type: RSS
- url: https://thenextweb.com/latest
  name: Latest News
  type: News
- url: https://thenextweb.com/newsletters
  name: TNW Newsletters
  type: Newsletter
- url: https://thenextweb.com/events
  name: TNW Events
  type: Events
- url: https://thenextweb.com/conference
  name: TNW Conference
  type: Events
- url: https://thenextweb.com/about
  name: About TNW
  type: About
- url: https://thenextweb.com/advertise
  name: Advertise with TNW
  type: Advertising
- url: https://deals.thenextweb.com/
  name: TNW Deals
  type: Marketplace
- url: https://thenextweb.com/privacy-statement
  name: Privacy Statement
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://thenextweb.com/terms-of-service
  name: Terms of Service
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://thenextweb.com/contact
  name: Contact TNW
  type: Contact
- url: https://x.com/thenextweb
  name: TNW on X (Twitter)
  type: X
- url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-next-web
  name: TNW on LinkedIn
  type: LinkedIn
- url: https://www.facebook.com/thenextweb/
  name: TNW on Facebook
  type: Facebook
- url: https://github.com/thenextweb
  name: TNW on GitHub
  type: GitHub
- url: json-schema/the-next-web-article-schema.json
  type: JSONSchema
- url: json-ld/the-next-web-context.jsonld
  type: JSONLDContext
- url: vocabulary/the-next-web-vocabulary.yml
  type: Vocabulary
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com