# Reuters API: Search news

> Searches Reuters articles by keyword through Google News, with optional publication date range, order and page. Summaries and bylines are filled in when Reuters serves the article page.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Reuters.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/reuters.com/search-news
- Method: `reuters.com/search_news`, version 1
- Website: reuters.com
- Returns: headline, summary, published time, authors, section, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `page` | integer | no |  | Page number, for example 1. Default 1. |
| `sort` | string | no |  | Results order, for example newest. One of "newest", "most_relevant". Default "newest". |
| `query` | string | yes | `"Tesla"` | Search words, for example Tesla. |
| `to_date` | string | no |  | Latest publication date (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-29. |
| `from_date` | string | no |  | Earliest publication date (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-01. |
| `max_results` | integer | no | `50` | Articles per page, for example 20. Default 20. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "query": "Tesla",
  "max_results": 50
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "articles": [
    {
      "link": "https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/anthropic-leaders-control-ai-lab-via-founder-llc-promote-public-good-over-market-2026-09-29/",
      "authors": [
        "Echo Wang",
        "Ross Kerber",
        "Jeffrey Dastin"
      ],
      "section": "Transactional",
      "summary": "Anthropic has long positioned itself as the virtuous AI company. An early look at its IPO filing shows how it is creating a new \"Founder LLC\" vehicle ​aimed at serving the common good, while insulating its leaders from market forces.",
      "headline": "Anthropic leaders to control AI lab via 'Founder LLC' to promote public good over market forces",
      "published_at": "2026-09-29T00:09:21.053000+00:00"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-drop-oil-spikes-after-trump-rejects-iran-peace-proposal-2026-09-28/",
      "authors": [],
      "section": "Business",
      "summary": null,
      "headline": "Stocks fall as higher oil prices, Treasury yields weigh",
      "published_at": "2026-09-28T23:16:32+00:00"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-finalizes-new-lower-fuel-economy-standards-2026-09-28/",
      "authors": [],
      "section": "Autos Transportation",
      "summary": null,
      "headline": "US finalizes new lower fuel economy standards in boost for gas-powered vehicles",
      "published_at": "2026-09-28T17:02:16+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":"reuters.com/search_news","input":{"query":"Tesla","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

- Find Reuters coverage of the OPEC+ production cuts published between March 1 and March 15, 2025, newest first
- Pull the latest news articles about Nvidia export restrictions to China, with headlines, bylines and links
- I need the most relevant stories on the Federal Reserve interest rate decision, give me 10 results
- Show me page 2 of recent wire reporting on the Red Sea shipping attacks
- Search reuters.com for articles about Volkswagen plant closures in Germany from October 2024, up to 30 results

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 1,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Page number, for example 1."
    },
    "sort": {
      "enum": [
        "newest",
        "most_relevant"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "newest",
      "description": "Results order, for example newest."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Search words, for example Tesla."
    },
    "to_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Latest publication date (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-29."
    },
    "from_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Earliest publication date (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-01."
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Articles per page, for example 20."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "articles"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "articles": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "headline",
          "summary",
          "published_at",
          "authors",
          "section",
          "link"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "link": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uri"
          },
          "authors": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "section": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "summary": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "headline": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "published_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date-time"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## See more

- [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.
- [Yahoo API: Search Yahoo News](https://fous.com/methods/yahoo.com/search-news.md): Searches Yahoo News articles by keyword, newest first or by relevance, with optional publication dates and pages; returns only articles hosted on Yahoo News, with authors, original publisher and section.
- [NPR API: Search news](https://fous.com/methods/npr.org/search-news.md): Searches NPR-published articles by keyword, newest first or by best match, with optional publication dates, and returns each article's date, authors, section and summary.
- [BBC News API: Search articles](https://fous.com/methods/bbc.com/search-news.md): Finds BBC News articles matching search words, newest first or by relevance, with publication time, authors, section and summary, optionally limited to a date range. Date filters and newest order apply to the first 180 search matches; older or less relevant matches may be missed.
- [The New York Times API: Search articles](https://fous.com/methods/nytimes.com/search-news.md): Searches New York Times article headlines and summaries by keyword, optionally within a date range, and returns matching articles with dates, authors, sections and links, newest or most relevant first.
- [PR Newswire API: Search press releases](https://fous.com/methods/prnewswire.com/search-press-releases.md): Finds PR Newswire press releases by company name or keywords, newest first, with optional publication date filters.
- [wsj.com API: Search Wall Street Journal articles](https://fous.com/methods/wsj.com/search-news.md): Searches public Wall Street Journal headlines and summaries by keyword, newest or most relevant first, optionally within publication dates; podcasts and live-coverage posts are left out.
- [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.
- [All Reuters methods](https://fous.com/methods/reuters.com.md)
