# wsj.com API: Search Wall Street Journal articles

> 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.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/wsj.com/search-news
- Method: `wsj.com/search_news`, version 1
- Website: wsj.com
- Returns: headline, summary, publication time, authors, section, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `page` | integer | no |  | Page of results, for example 1. Default 1. |
| `sort` | string | no |  | Sort results by newest or most relevant, 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 |  | Articles per page, for example 20. Default 20. |

## Output

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

```json
{
  "query": "Tesla"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "articles": [
    {
      "authors": [
        "Katherine Clarke",
        "Emily Glazer"
      ],
      "section": "Real Estate",
      "summary": "The Oracle billionaire spent almost $10 million on houses for his children’s tutors and others about 30 minutes from his Florida compound.",
      "headline": "The Gated Community Where Larry Ellison Bought Eight Homes for His Staff",
      "article_link": "https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/larry-ellison-oracle-gated-community-1831d914",
      "published_at": "2026-09-28T23:00:00+00:00"
    },
    {
      "authors": [
        "Sharon Terlep"
      ],
      "section": "Autos Industry",
      "summary": "The new mandate will require an average of 34.5 miles a gallon by model year 2031, down from the 50.4 miles a gallon standard.",
      "headline": "Trump Administration Ends Tougher Fuel-Economy Rules",
      "article_link": "https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/trump-administration-ends-tougher-fuel-economy-rules-013c4633",
      "published_at": "2026-09-28T16:18:00+00:00"
    },
    {
      "authors": [
        "Andy Kessler"
      ],
      "section": "Opinion",
      "summary": "Liability is much more effective than regulation at pushing companies to be safe.",
      "headline": "The Real AI Fear: Lawyers",
      "article_link": "https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-real-ai-fear-lawyers-69280f52",
      "published_at": "2026-09-27T15:15:00+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":"wsj.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 the latest Wall Street Journal articles about Nvidia earnings, with headlines, authors, and links
- Pull up WSJ coverage of the Federal Reserve interest rate decision published between 2025-03-15 and 2025-03-25, most relevant first
- What has been written about the Boeing 737 Max investigation recently? I need headlines, summaries, and publication times
- Show me page 2 of news results for 'private equity layoffs', 10 articles per page, newest first
- Get up to 50 articles on China tariffs from January 2025, sorted by relevance, with section and article URL for each

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 1,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Page of results, for example 1."
    },
    "sort": {
      "enum": [
        "newest",
        "most_relevant"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "newest",
      "description": "Sort results by newest or most relevant, 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",
          "article_link"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "authors": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "section": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "summary": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ]
          },
          "headline": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "article_link": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "published_at": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## See more

- [wsj.com API: List Wall Street Journal section headlines](https://fous.com/methods/wsj.com/list-headlines.md): 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.
- [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.
- [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 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.
- [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.
- [Fox News API: Search articles](https://fous.com/methods/foxnews.com/search-news.md): Searches Fox News articles by keyword, with date filtering, ordering and pagination, over the first 100 matches.
- [Al Jazeera API: Search news](https://fous.com/methods/aljazeera.com/search-news.md): Searches Al Jazeera articles by keyword, newest first or by relevance, with optional publication dates, and returns each article's headline, summary, time, authors and section. Searches up to the 100 matches Al Jazeera's search offers.
- [All wsj.com methods](https://fous.com/methods/wsj.com.md)
