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AP News API: List headlines

Lists AP News headlines in the order shown on a public section page, up to 50 stories. Author credits and the article section are added for the first 20 articles only.

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.

Section optionalsection

News section to list, for example world.

world

One of top stories, U.S. news, world, politics, business, sports, entertainment, science, health. Default top stories.

Max Results optionalmax_results

Maximum number of stories to return, for example 20.

50

Whole number from 1 to 50. Default 20.

Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "stories": [    {      "authors": [        "The Associated Press"      ],      "section": "World News",      "summary": "Israel says it killed two gunmen and thwarted a “terror attack” against Israeli civilians. The Prime Minister’s Office said Friday it had instructed the army to close the West Bank, where the attack occurred.",      "headline": "Israel says it thwarted ‘terror attack,’ and other Middle East developments",      "image_url": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/a8866ce/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8640x5760+0+0/resize/727x485!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F37%2F58%2F62b2bdfebc8f04ef06c143ce60e5%2F9d9d84235e144b488e0766f521e22f9b",      "article_url": "https://apnews.com/article/mideast-news-october-23-2026-6424dff433a4f99f00cac2328de0f7a4",      "published_at": "2026-10-23T08:51:48+00:00"    },    {      "authors": [        "Shlomo Mor",        "Sam Mednick"      ],      "section": "World News",      "summary": null,      "headline": "Netanyahu’s office orders closure of West Bank after soldiers kill 2 men behind an alleged attack",      "image_url": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/d095ac8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F92%2F65%2F40a1ff976bc5f6f2279d62001889%2Fd14f5d6b2f484ceca11eedd48792ba52",      "article_url": "https://apnews.com/article/israel-shooting-west-bank-election-f6646718072b4ff6929cff43297edd05",      "published_at": "2026-10-23T08:41:19+00:00"    },    {      "authors": [        "Melanie Lidman"      ],      "section": "World News",      "summary": null,      "headline": "In Netanyahu stronghold, signs of fraying loyalty emerge before election",      "image_url": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/54071b1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F0d%2F0c%2F9e216ea0ff586e1488b4b61259bf%2F27eab28c2c77469d927d3336207360a4",      "article_url": "https://apnews.com/article/israel-elections-netanyahu-north-hezbollah-war-88eb7c38cefd13f576778c918a1b8f74",      "published_at": "2026-10-23T06:58:40+00:00"    }  ]}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
apnews.com/list_headlines
Returns
headline, summary, published time, authors, section, image URL, article URL

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method apnews.com/list_headlines with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

  • Show me the latest 15 headlines from the world section with summaries and publish times
  • Can you list up to 30 top stories right now, including who wrote each one?
  • I need the newest politics stories from AP News, maybe 10 of them, with article links
  • Pull the 25 most recent business headlines and include the section and image URLs
  • Give me a list of 40 science stories in the order they appear on the section page
  • Reads the full text and details of one public AP News article from its link or headline.

    apnews.com/read_article
  • Lists the article headlines shown on a BBC News section page, in page order, with summary, publish time, authors, image and link.

    bbc.com/list_headlines
  • Lists the latest Reuters stories from a news section (top stories, business, markets, world, technology, legal or sustainability) in page order.

    reuters.com/list_headlines
  • Lists the headlines on an NPR section page in page order, with summaries, publication times, authors, images and article links.

    npr.org/list_headlines
  • Lists the latest Yahoo News headlines for a section in page order, with summary, byline, original publisher, image and publication time when the article provides them.

    yahoo.com/list_headlines
  • Lists Fox News article headlines in the order shown on a news section page. Video-only items, ads and promotions are left out.

    foxnews.com/list_headlines
  • Lists the headlines shown in a Wall Street Journal news section (top stories, business, markets, tech, economy, world, politics or personal finance) with summaries, bylines, dates, images and story links.

    wsj.com/list_headlines
  • Lists CNN headlines in the order shown on a chosen news section page (top stories, US, world, politics, business, health, entertainment or science), with each story's summary, publication time, authors and image when available. Promotions and video-only items are left out.

    cnn.com/list_headlines