# The Verge API: Search news

> Searches The Verge articles by keyword, with optional date filters, sorting and pagination. Only the first 100 matches from The Verge search are used.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/theverge.com/search-news
- Method: `theverge.com/search_news`, version 1
- Website: theverge.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 |  | Page of the filtered and sorted results, for example 2. Default 1. |
| `sort` | string | no |  | Order results by publication date or search relevance, for example newest. One of "newest", "most_relevant". Default "newest". |
| `query` | string | yes | `"Tesla"` | Words to search in The Verge articles, for example Tesla. |
| `to_date` | string | no |  | Latest publication date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-29. |
| `from_date` | string | no |  | Earliest publication date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-01-01. |
| `max_results` | integer | no |  | Number of articles 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://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1016879/spacex-tesla-cursed-katamari",
      "authors": "Elizabeth Lopatto",
      "section": "AI",
      "summary": "Yes, of course there are pay package incentives in play for Musk. But that’s not all.",
      "headline": "Sure, let’s smoosh SpaceX and Tesla together, who cares",
      "published_at": "2026-10-22T19:45:00+00:00"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1016928/tesla-fsd-pedestrian-fatal-accident-california",
      "authors": "Stevie Bonifield",
      "section": "Transportation",
      "summary": "Police report dashcam footage confirmed attempts to brake and steer around the man before he was hit by the right front of the vehicle.﻿",
      "headline": "Tesla driver using Full Self-Driving struck and killed a man crossing I-80",
      "published_at": "2026-10-22T18:07:02+00:00"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1016055/elon-musk-tesla-5-million-cars-2030-reality-check",
      "authors": "Andrew J. Hawkins",
      "section": "Transportation",
      "summary": "Can Tesla sell 5 million cars by 2030?",
      "headline": "Elon Musk says Tesla will sell 5 million cars by 2030 — math says otherwise",
      "published_at": "2026-10-22T17:42:52+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":"theverge.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 Verge articles about Tesla published between 2026-01-01 and 2026-03-31, newest first
- Show me the most relevant The Verge stories on solar panel tariffs from last year
- I need 50 results per page of Verge coverage of OpenAI model releases, sorted by newest
- Look up articles mentioning Nintendo Switch 2 sales, page 3 of the newest results
- What has theverge.com written about electric bikes since 2025-06-01, ranked by relevance?

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 1,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Page of the filtered and sorted results, for example 2."
    },
    "sort": {
      "enum": [
        "newest",
        "most_relevant"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "newest",
      "description": "Order results by publication date or search relevance, for example newest."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Words to search in The Verge articles, for example Tesla."
    },
    "to_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Latest publication date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-09-29."
    },
    "from_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Earliest publication date to include (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-01-01."
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Number of articles per page, for example 20."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "articles"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "articles": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "headline",
          "published_at",
          "link"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "link": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "authors": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "section": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "summary": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "headline": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "published_at": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## See more

- [The Verge API: List headlines](https://fous.com/methods/theverge.com/list-headlines.md): Lists The Verge story headlines, including quick posts, in the order shown on a section page. Archive pages are added when more stories are needed.
- [TechCrunch API: Search articles](https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com/search-news.md): Searches TechCrunch articles by keyword, with an optional publication date range and newest or most relevant order.
- [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.
- [The Guardian API: Search news](https://fous.com/methods/theguardian.com/search-news.md): Searches Guardian articles by keyword through the public Google News feed for theguardian.com, optionally within publication dates, ordered newest first or by relevance, and returns each article's headline, summary, authors, section and publication time from its Guardian page.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [All The Verge methods](https://fous.com/methods/theverge.com.md)
