Social & Content APIs
Social and content APIs cover news, community platforms and reviews. News is the largest group, from free sources like the GDELT DOC API and Hacker News to keyed headline search such as NewsAPI and GNews and financial news with sentiment scoring. Social platforms include the Stack Exchange API and the paid X API, and review data runs from Tripadvisor locations to OpenCritic game scores.
| API | Pricing | Auth | Format | Free tier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 Pull RequestsUsers, suggested projects and pull requests submitted to the annual 24 Pull Requests December event. Social & Content › Social Platforms | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
APITube News APISearches global news articles with sentiment, entity, and topic enrichment across 65+ filters. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
Currents APISearches and streams real-time global news headlines with language, category, and region filters. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
Dev.to (Forem API)Reads dev.to articles, users, comments and tags from the Forem-powered developer community. Social & Content › Social Platforms | API key | JSON | — | Live | |
FinlightFinancial news search with AI sentiment scoring and company extraction, plus a live WebSocket feed. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
FreeNewsApi.ioSearches recent global news articles by country, language, topic, publisher, and keyword. Social & Content › News | Free | API key | JSON | 1k–10k/day | Live |
GDELT DOC 2.0 APISearch worldwide online news in 65 languages from the past 3 months: article lists, volume and tone timelines. Social & Content › News | Free | None | JSON | 10k+/day | Degraded |
GNewsSearch and filter news articles worldwide by keyword, language, country and date. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
Hacker NewsTop, new, best, Ask and Show HN story lists plus every item, comment thread and public user profile. Social & Content › News | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
MarketAuxFinancial news search with ticker/entity tagging and per-article sentiment scores. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
MediastackLive and historical news headlines from thousands of sources worldwide, filterable by topic/country. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | <100/day | Live |
New York TimesTop Stories, Article Search, Books, and Most Popular feeds from The New York Times. Social & Content › News | Free | API key | JSON | <100/day | Live |
NewsAgent DataScores news articles by urgency and political lean, with event clustering and live push. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
NewsAPISearch and top-headline feeds pulling current and historical articles from 150k+ news sources. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | <100/day | Live |
NewsAPI.ai (Event Registry)Searches global news articles and events by keyword, concept, sentiment, source and location. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | — | Live |
NewsData.ioReal-time and historical news headlines, crypto and market news with AI tags and sentiment Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
NewsMeshStructured trending, latest and searchable news articles from thousands of sources, for apps and AI agents. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | <100/day | Live |
NoozraAggregated news headlines and full-text search from 200+ curated RSS sources. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | 1k–10k/day | Live |
OpenCritic APIVideo game critic scores, % recommended, tiers and individual critic reviews by game, outlet or author. Social & Content › Reviews | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
SontoCurated, AI-written tech and AI news from 90+ sources, with translated feeds in five languages. Social & Content › News | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
Spaceflight NewsAggregated spaceflight news, articles and blog posts from NASA, agencies and outlets. Social & Content › News | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
Stack Exchange APIQuestions, answers, users and tags from Stack Overflow and other Stack Exchange sites. Social & Content › Social Platforms | Free | API key | JSON | 10k+/day | Live |
TensorFeedFree JSON feeds of AI news, model pricing, provider status, research papers and GPU pricing. Social & Content › News | Freemium | None | JSON | 10k+/day | Live |
The GuardianSearch and retrieve full Guardian articles, tags, and sections back to 1999. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
The News APISearches live and historical news articles from 40,000+ sources across 50+ countries and 30+ languages. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | 100–1k/day | Live |
The Report of the Week APIProduct review scores, categories, and source video links from the YouTube channel it's built for. Social & Content › Reviews | Free | None | JSON | Unlimited | Live |
TripadvisorLocation, review, rating, and photo data for hotels, restaurants, and attractions worldwide. Social & Content › Reviews | Freemium | API key | JSON | — | Live |
Webz.io News APISearches millions of daily news articles worldwide with sentiment, entities and topic tags. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | — | Live |
World News APISearch and retrieve global news articles with sentiment scores, entities and source metadata. Social & Content › News | Freemium | API key | JSON | — | Live |
X (Twitter)Look up and search public X posts and profiles, with engagement counts and a filtered live stream. Social & Content › Social Platforms | Paid | API key | JSON | — | Live |
24 Pull RequestsFreeLive
Users, suggested projects and pull requests submitted to the annual 24 Pull Requests December event.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
APITube News APIFreemiumLive
Searches global news articles with sentiment, entity, and topic enrichment across 65+ filters.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
MCP server · llms.txt
Currents APIFreemiumLive
Searches and streams real-time global news headlines with language, category, and region filters.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
OpenAPI spec · llms.txt
Dev.to (Forem API)Live
Reads dev.to articles, users, comments and tags from the Forem-powered developer community.
API key · JSON
—
no machine-readable spec
FinlightFreemiumLive
Financial news search with AI sentiment scoring and company extraction, plus a live WebSocket feed.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
MCP server · llms.txt
FreeNewsApi.ioFreeLive
Searches recent global news articles by country, language, topic, publisher, and keyword.
API key · JSON
1k–10k/day
OpenAPI spec
GDELT DOC 2.0 APIFreeDegraded
Search worldwide online news in 65 languages from the past 3 months: article lists, volume and tone timelines.
None · JSON
10k+/day
no machine-readable spec
GNewsFreemiumLive
Search and filter news articles worldwide by keyword, language, country and date.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
llms.txt
Hacker NewsFreeLive
Top, new, best, Ask and Show HN story lists plus every item, comment thread and public user profile.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
MarketAuxFreemiumLive
Financial news search with ticker/entity tagging and per-article sentiment scores.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
no machine-readable spec
MediastackFreemiumLive
Live and historical news headlines from thousands of sources worldwide, filterable by topic/country.
API key · JSON
<100/day
llms.txt
New York TimesFreeLive
Top Stories, Article Search, Books, and Most Popular feeds from The New York Times.
API key · JSON
<100/day
no machine-readable spec
NewsAgent DataFreemiumLive
Scores news articles by urgency and political lean, with event clustering and live push.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
llms.txt
NewsAPIFreemiumLive
Search and top-headline feeds pulling current and historical articles from 150k+ news sources.
API key · JSON
<100/day
no machine-readable spec
NewsAPI.ai (Event Registry)FreemiumLive
Searches global news articles and events by keyword, concept, sentiment, source and location.
API key · JSON
—
no machine-readable spec
NewsData.ioFreemiumLive
Real-time and historical news headlines, crypto and market news with AI tags and sentiment
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
no machine-readable spec
NewsMeshFreemiumLive
Structured trending, latest and searchable news articles from thousands of sources, for apps and AI agents.
API key · JSON
<100/day
llms.txt
NoozraFreemiumLive
Aggregated news headlines and full-text search from 200+ curated RSS sources.
API key · JSON
1k–10k/day
OpenAPI spec · llms.txt
OpenCritic APIFreemiumLive
Video game critic scores, % recommended, tiers and individual critic reviews by game, outlet or author.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
no machine-readable spec
SontoFreeLive
Curated, AI-written tech and AI news from 90+ sources, with translated feeds in five languages.
None · JSON
Unlimited
llms.txt
Spaceflight NewsFreeLive
Aggregated spaceflight news, articles and blog posts from NASA, agencies and outlets.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
Stack Exchange APIFreeLive
Questions, answers, users and tags from Stack Overflow and other Stack Exchange sites.
API key · JSON
10k+/day
OpenAPI spec
TensorFeedFreemiumLive
Free JSON feeds of AI news, model pricing, provider status, research papers and GPU pricing.
None · JSON
10k+/day
MCP server · llms.txt
The GuardianFreemiumLive
Search and retrieve full Guardian articles, tags, and sections back to 1999.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
no machine-readable spec
The News APIFreemiumLive
Searches live and historical news articles from 40,000+ sources across 50+ countries and 30+ languages.
API key · JSON
100–1k/day
no machine-readable spec
The Report of the Week APIFreeLive
Product review scores, categories, and source video links from the YouTube channel it's built for.
None · JSON
Unlimited
no machine-readable spec
TripadvisorFreemiumLive
Location, review, rating, and photo data for hotels, restaurants, and attractions worldwide.
API key · JSON
—
no machine-readable spec
Webz.io News APIFreemiumLive
Searches millions of daily news articles worldwide with sentiment, entities and topic tags.
API key · JSON
—
no machine-readable spec
World News APIFreemiumLive
Search and retrieve global news articles with sentiment scores, entities and source metadata.
API key · JSON
—
no machine-readable spec
X (Twitter)PaidLive
Look up and search public X posts and profiles, with engagement counts and a filtered live stream.
API key · JSON
—
OpenAPI spec · llms.txt
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Choosing a Social & Content API
Is there a free Social & Content API?
Yes. Stack Exchange API, 24 Pull Requests, FreeNewsApi.io, GDELT DOC 2.0 API, Hacker News and 4 others are free to use, and NewsAPI, Tripadvisor, APITube News API, Currents API, Finlight and 14 others have a free tier alongside paid plans.
Which Social & Content APIs work without an API key?
24 Pull Requests, GDELT DOC 2.0 API, Hacker News, Sonto, Spaceflight News and 2 others need no key or sign-up, so you can try them with a plain request.
Can I call a Social & Content API from front-end JavaScript?
Hacker News, Sonto, Spaceflight News and TensorFeed allow cross-origin requests and need no key, so they work straight from the browser. For the others, call them from your server so your key stays private.
Can I use Social & Content APIs in a commercial project?
Tripadvisor, FreeNewsApi.io, GDELT DOC 2.0 API, NewsData.io, OpenCritic API and 2 others permit commercial use. NewsAPI, Stack Exchange API, Currents API, GNews, MarketAux and 6 others restrict it, for example to non-commercial or attributed use, so read the terms first.
Which Social & Content APIs work with AI agents?
APITube News API, Finlight and TensorFeed have an MCP server, so an AI agent can call them directly. Stack Exchange API, Currents API, FreeNewsApi.io, Noozra and X (Twitter) publish an OpenAPI spec for generating clients and tools.
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