# CNN API: List headlines by section > 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. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by CNN. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/cnn.com/list-headlines - Method: `cnn.com/list_headlines`, version 1 - Website: cnn.com - Returns: headline, summary, published at, authors, section, image link, article link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `section` | string | no | `"top stories"` | News section to list, for example world. One of "top stories", "US", "world", "politics", "business", "health", "entertainment", "science". Default "top stories". | | `max_results` | integer | no | `50` | Maximum number of stories to return, for example 20. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "section": "top stories", "max_results": 50 } ``` Its output: ```json { "stories": [ { "authors": [ "Steven Jiang", "Issy Ronald", "Mike Valerio" ], "section": "top stories", "summary": "Two giant pandas on loan from the Chinese government as part of Beijing’s long tradition of “panda diplomacy” have arrived at Zoo Atlanta.", "headline": "Panda diplomacy", "image_link": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/fu-shuang-7-750x500.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill", "article_link": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/26/asia/two-giant-pandas-leave-on-a-flight-bound-for-zoo-atlanta-in-a-rare-loan-from-china-latam-intl", "published_at": "2026-09-26T23:29:42.579000+00:00" }, { "authors": [ "Ashley Strickland", "Jackie Wattles", "Tal Yellin" ], "section": "top stories", "summary": "SpaceX’s Starship rocket, the most powerful rocket ever made, made it to orbit for the first time despite engine trouble.", "headline": "SpaceX", "image_link": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2026-09-28t125953z-2009112740-rc2csnabzaqm-rtrmadp-3-space-spacex-starship.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill", "article_link": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/science/live-news/spacex-starship-flight-14-launch", "published_at": "2026-09-28T10:03:59.237000+00:00" }, { "authors": [ "Christopher Lamb" ], "section": "top stories", "summary": "France may have a highly secularized culture, but it has given Pope Leo XIV a superstar welcome.", "headline": "Pope Leo", "image_link": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2297265842.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill", "article_link": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/europe/pope-leo-france-visit-intl", "published_at": "2026-09-28T13:58:45.499000+00:00" } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"cnn.com/list_headlines","input":{"section":"top stories","max_results":50}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What are the top 10 stories on CNN's politics page right now, with summaries and who wrote them? - Give me the latest world news headlines in the order they appear, up to 25 stories, including publish times and article links. - Pull the current health section headlines from CNN — just the first 5, with images if available. - I need a rundown of today's business news headlines with authors and when each was published, max 30. - Show me the current lineup of science stories, about 15 of them, with a short summary for each. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "section": { "enum": [ "top stories", "US", "world", "politics", "business", "health", "entertainment", "science" ], "type": "string", "default": "top stories", "description": "News section to list, for example world." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of stories to return, for example 20." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "stories" ], "properties": { "stories": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "headline", "summary", "published_at", "authors", "section", "image_link", "article_link" ], "properties": { "authors": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "section": { "type": "string" }, "summary": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "headline": { "type": "string" }, "image_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "article_link": { "type": "string" }, "published_at": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Publication date and time in ISO 8601 with offset, if shown." } } } } } } ``` ## See more - [CNN API: Search news](https://fous.com/methods/cnn.com/search-news.md): Searches CNN articles by keyword, with optional publication date range, sort order and pagination. - [CNN API: Read an article](https://fous.com/methods/cnn.com/read-article.md): Reads a CNN article by link or headline and returns its headline, summary, authors, dates, section, tags, main image and public paragraphs. Subscriber stories return only a brief public preview; live blogs include their entries. - [BBC News API: List headlines](https://fous.com/methods/bbc.com/list-headlines.md): Lists the article headlines shown on a BBC News section page, in page order, with summary, publish time, authors, image and link. - [NPR API: List headlines](https://fous.com/methods/npr.org/list-headlines.md): Lists the headlines on an NPR section page in page order, with summaries, publication times, authors, images and article links. - [CNBC API: List headlines](https://fous.com/methods/cnbc.com/list-headlines.md): Lists CNBC article headlines in the order they appear on a public news section page, with summary, time, authors and image. - [Fox News API: List headlines](https://fous.com/methods/foxnews.com/list-headlines.md): Lists Fox News article headlines in the order shown on a news section page. Video-only items, ads and promotions are left out. - [Yahoo API: List Yahoo News headlines](https://fous.com/methods/yahoo.com/list-headlines.md): 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. - [Reuters API: List headlines](https://fous.com/methods/reuters.com/list-headlines.md): Lists the latest Reuters stories from a news section (top stories, business, markets, world, technology, legal or sustainability) in page order. - [All CNN methods](https://fous.com/methods/cnn.com.md)