# TechCrunch API: Search articles > Searches TechCrunch articles by keyword, with an optional publication date range and newest or most relevant order. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by TechCrunch. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com/search-news - Method: `techcrunch.com/search_news`, version 1 - Website: techcrunch.com - Returns: headline, summary, published_at, 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 | | Results page number, for example 2. Default 1. | | `sort` | string | no | | Order the results by publication date or relevance, for example newest. One of "newest", "most_relevant". Default "newest". | | `query` | string | yes | `"Tesla"` | Words to search for in TechCrunch articles, for example Tesla. | | `to_date` | string | no | | Last publication date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-28. | | `from_date` | string | no | | First publication date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-01. | | `max_results` | integer | no | | Articles to return per page, for example 20. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "query": "Tesla" } ``` Its output: ```json { "articles": [ { "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/elon-musk-made-a-1-billion-investment-in-skydance-report-says/", "authors": [ "Aisha Malik" ], "section": "Media & Entertainment", "summary": "The investment will provide a much-needed financial boost as the company seeks to cut costs and lift its stock price.", "headline": "Elon Musk made a $1B investment in Skydance, report says", "published_at": "2026-10-22T17:36:38+00:00" }, { "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/tesla-is-prepping-a-cybercab-onslaught/", "authors": [ "Sean O'Kane" ], "section": "Transportation", "summary": "The company is looking to roll out the gold two-seater robotaxis to other U.S. cities this year, even as it goes mum on the number of paid rides.", "headline": "Tesla is prepping a Cybercab onslaught", "published_at": "2026-10-22T15:44:39+00:00" }, { "link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/tesla-says-it-will-start-selling-cybercabs-by-end-of-year/", "authors": [ "Kirsten Korosec" ], "section": "Transportation", "summary": "There is at least one obstacle that could throw off Tesla’s Cybercab fleet plans. The NHTSA announced last month that it had opened an investigation into the Cybercab, just hours after the vehicles began operating on public streets in Austin.", "headline": "Tesla says it will start selling Cybercabs by end of year", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:17:54+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":"techcrunch.com/search_news","input":{"query":"Tesla"}}' ``` 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 TechCrunch articles about Tesla published between 2026-09-01 and 2026-09-28, newest first - Show me the most relevant TechCrunch stories on AI chip startups from last month - Search for articles mentioning venture funding rounds, sorted by newest, page 2 with 10 results - Look up coverage of electric vehicle battery breakthroughs from early 2026 on TechCrunch, most relevant first - Any news pieces about quantum computing published in September 2026? Give me 50 results, newest first ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "query" ], "properties": { "page": { "type": "integer", "default": 1, "minimum": 1, "description": "Results page number, for example 2." }, "sort": { "enum": [ "newest", "most_relevant" ], "type": "string", "default": "newest", "description": "Order the results by publication date or relevance, for example newest." }, "query": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "Words to search for in TechCrunch articles, for example Tesla." }, "to_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Last publication date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-28." }, "from_date": { "type": "string", "description": "First publication date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-01." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "description": "Articles to return 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", "description": "TechCrunch article page." }, "authors": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Article authors." }, "section": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "TechCrunch section." }, "summary": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Article summary, when available." }, "headline": { "type": "string", "description": "Article headline." }, "published_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "description": "Article publication time with timezone offset." } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Matching TechCrunch articles." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [TechCrunch API: Read an article](https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com/read-article.md): Reads a public TechCrunch article by link or headline and returns its text, authors, dates, section, tags and image. Live blogs return their latest public updates. - [TechCrunch API: List funding news](https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com/list-funding-news.md): Lists recent TechCrunch articles announcing startup funding, with the amount, round, investors and company details stated in each article. - [TechCrunch API: List headlines](https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com/list-headlines.md): Lists the latest TechCrunch story headlines in a section, in page order. Skips video, podcast and event promotion cards. - [CNBC API: Search articles](https://fous.com/methods/cnbc.com/search-news.md): Searches CNBC-published articles by keyword, with optional publication date range, sort order and pagination. Excludes videos, wire stories and press releases. - [The Verge API: Search news](https://fous.com/methods/theverge.com/search-news.md): Searches The Verge articles by keyword, with optional date filters, sorting and pagination. Only the first 100 matches from The Verge search are used. - [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. - [Reuters API: Search news](https://fous.com/methods/reuters.com/search-news.md): 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. - [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. - [All TechCrunch methods](https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com.md)