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Connect your AI agents to NewsAPI via Vinkius to pull real-time headlines and 5 years of historical news from 150,000+ global sources.

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Access real-time global news and historical archives for media monitoring.

NewsAPI MCP for AI Agents

Works with every AI agent you already use

…and any MCP-compatible client

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How fast is the NewsAPI MCP Server?

791ms Fast
Fast Acceptable Slow

Average time for the server to become ready for requests over the last 14 days, measured until the initialize / tools/list handshake completes. Metrics are updated daily between 00:00 and 04:00 UTC. Create a free account, use this MCP on Vinkius Cloud, and connect it to your AI agent in seconds.

Min 638ms
Average 791ms
Max 1622ms
Trend (improving) ↓ 26%
Daily latency
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What AI agents can do with NewsAPI 10-Tool News & Media Search

Use these tools to fetch headlines, search historical archives, and filter news by country, language, or specific publishers.

Get headlines by category

Pull top headlines based on a specific topic like business or technology. This helps you see what's trending in a niche.

Get headlines by country

Get the latest news from specific countries using standard country codes. It's great for seeing local impacts of global events.

Get articles from domains

Limit your search to specific websites or news publishers. This ensures your agent only looks at the sources you trust.

Get articles by language

Filter results to find news in languages like English, Spanish, or French. Use this for international research.

Get popular articles

See what stories are currently trending across the news cycle. It's a quick way to gauge public interest.

Get recent articles

Fetch the most recent stories published within the last few hours. This provides an immediate pulse on current events.

Get headlines by source

Get headlines only from specific outlets like BBC or CNN. Use this to see what a specific major outlet is reporting.

List sources

View the full list of news publishers indexed by the API. It helps you know exactly what data is available.

Search articles

Perform a full-text search across the entire archive of published articles. This is best for deep historical research.

Search headlines

Search for specific news headlines using keywords and filters. This helps you find specific stories quickly.

One MCP enables access. Vinkius turns MCPs into production-ready infrastructure.

You're looking at one of 5,700+ managed MCPs. The real value isn't the catalog. It's the control plane that secures, governs, audits, and manages every interaction between your agents and the tools they use.

01

No Shadow AI

Every agent action is visible, approved, and auditable. Nothing runs outside your governance.

02

Absolute agent control

Fine-grained permissions for every agent, MCP, and tool. Instantly revoke access and audit every execution.

03

Cost control per token

Spend broken down to the token, tool, and agent. Budgets and hard limits. No surprise invoices.

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Managed & monitored infra

We operate the runtime, authentication, scaling, retries, and monitoring. Your team manages AI, not infrastructure.

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Data protection, DLP by design

Sensitive data is filtered before reaching the model. Access is governed so agents receive only the information they're allowed to use.

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Token optimization, real savings

Lower AI costs by delivering the right context instead of unnecessary tools. Better accuracy, faster responses, and fewer wasted tokens.

NewsAPI for Real-Time Media Monitoring and Fact-Checking

This is for people who need to stay on top of fast-moving information without the noise. It's for researchers and analysts who need accurate, source-backed data on demand.

Journalist

Fact-checking sources and tracking breaking stories across different regions on a Tuesday afternoon.

Brand Manager

Monitoring mentions of a company or product across global news outlets to track sentiment.

Financial Analyst

Keeping a pulse on market-moving news and sentiment in specific sectors to inform reports.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can NewsAPI find news from specific countries? +

Yes, it can pull headlines from specific countries using standard codes, making it easy to see how a story is breaking in different regions.

How many news sources does NewsAPI cover? +

It indexes over 150,000 news sources worldwide, including major outlets like BBC, CNN, and Reuters.

Can I search for old news articles? +

Yes, the MCP allows you to query historical articles from the last five years for research or trend analysis.

Does NewsAPI support multiple languages? +

Yes, you can filter results to get news in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and more.

Can I limit my search to specific websites? +

You can use the tool to search only within specific domains or news publishers to filter out irrelevant noise.

Is it good for tracking my brand? +

It's great for brand monitoring because you can search for specific company names or products across global news sources.

How far back can I search for articles? +

The /everything endpoint allows you to search articles from the last 5 years. Use the 'from' and 'to' parameters (YYYY-MM-DD format) to specify your date range.

What countries and languages are supported? +

NewsAPI supports headlines for specific countries (e.g., us, gb, br, fr, de, jp) and articles in many languages including English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, and more.

Can I filter news by specific sources like BBC or CNN? +

Yes! Use the 'sources' parameter with comma-separated source IDs (e.g., 'bbc-news,cnn'). Use get_sources to find the exact IDs for publishers you want to follow.

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