newsapi is a Python client to access worldwide news programmatically using the News API standard web services. The client provides access to API version 1 and API version 2 data, where a few lines of code can return a tidy data set ready for scientific or data-driven exploration.
Each user must sign up for an API Key at the News API website to use newsapi; users will also find documentation for the API along with explanations of parameters and examples of use.
import newsapi
# create the object with or without authentication
api = newsapi.Api(version=2,api_key=<enter apikey>)
# api.SetCredentials(<enter apikey>) # alternative credentials entry
# use version 2 news search by phrase or word of interst
stories = api.searchnews(sources='usa-today',keywords='chiefs')
sportsources = api.getsources(category='sport') # get sports providers
headlines = api.getheadlines() # get headlinesYou will only return the data allowed by your plan. For details on how to upgrade or change your plan, visit https://newsapi.org/pricing.
newsapi can also retrieve version 1.0 API data.
import newsapi
# create the object with or without authentication
api = newsapi.Api(version=1,api_key=<enter apikey>)
# use version 1 news search by phrase or word of interest
# version 1 will ignore the keywords search
stories = api.searchnews(sources='usa-today',keywords='chiefs')
polsources = api.getsources(category='politics')