# Yahoo API: Search Yahoo News > 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. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Yahoo. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/yahoo.com/search-news - Method: `yahoo.com/search_news`, version 1 - Website: yahoo.com - Returns: headline, summary, published time, authors, original publisher, 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 matching articles to return, for example 1. Default 1. | | `sort` | string | no | | Order articles by newest date or Yahoo search relevance; for example newest. One of "newest", "most_relevant". Default "newest". | | `query` | string | yes | `"Tesla"` | Words to search for, for example Tesla. | | `to_date` | string | no | | Latest publication date (YYYY-MM-DD), inclusive, for example 2026-09-29. | | `from_date` | string | no | | Earliest publication date (YYYY-MM-DD), inclusive, for example 2026-09-01. | | `max_results` | integer | no | `5` | Articles per page, up to 50; for example 20. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "query": "Tesla", "max_results": 5 } ``` Its output: ```json { "articles": [ { "link": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/tesla-driver-iphone-called-911-220000610.html", "authors": [ "John Lloyd" ], "section": "U.S.", "summary": "A Tesla hit a light pole and two trees inside the Miromar Lakes community in... The post A Tesla Driver’s iPhone Called 911 on Its Own After He Crashed. Deputies Say He Didn’t Stick Around. appeared f...", "headline": "A Tesla Driver’s iPhone Called 911 on Its Own After He Crashed. Deputies Say He Didn’t Stick Around.", "published_at": "2026-09-28T22:00:00+00:00", "original_publisher": "The Auto Wire" }, { "link": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/texas-man-defrauded-tricare-26-213251683.html", "authors": [ "Patricia Kime" ], "section": "U.S.", "summary": "A Texas man used money defrauded from Tricare for a casino-themed party and a gold-plated Tesla Cybertruck, among other expenses.", "headline": "Texas man defrauded Tricare of $26 million to fund lavish lifestyle", "published_at": "2026-09-28T21:32:51+00:00", "original_publisher": "Military Times" }, { "link": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/man-sentenced-fatally-shooting-man-202239010.html", "authors": [ "Robert Locklear" ], "section": "U.S.", "summary": "A man has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing a man outside his car in Fairfax County in 2025.", "headline": "Man sentenced for fatally shooting man who kicked his Tesla in Fairfax County", "published_at": "2026-09-28T20:22:39+00:00", "original_publisher": "DC News Now Washington" } ] } ``` ## 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":"yahoo.com/search_news","input":{"query":"Tesla","max_results":5}}' ``` 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 news articles about Nvidia earnings, newest first, and show me who wrote each one and the original publisher. - Search Yahoo News for stories on the Federal Reserve interest rate decision published between 2025-06-10 and 2025-06-20, sorted by relevance. - Pull 40 recent articles mentioning Boeing 737 MAX, including headline, summary, section and link. - I need page 2 of Yahoo News results for 'housing market mortgage rates', most relevant first, 25 per page. - Get news coverage of the Microsoft Activision deal from March 1 to March 31, 2025, with authors and publication times. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "query" ], "properties": { "page": { "type": "integer", "default": 1, "minimum": 1, "description": "Page of matching articles to return, for example 1." }, "sort": { "enum": [ "newest", "most_relevant" ], "type": "string", "default": "newest", "description": "Order articles by newest date or Yahoo search relevance; for example newest." }, "query": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "Words to search for, for example Tesla." }, "to_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Latest publication date (YYYY-MM-DD), inclusive, for example 2026-09-29." }, "from_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Earliest publication date (YYYY-MM-DD), inclusive, for example 2026-09-01." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "description": "Articles per page, up to 50; for example 20." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "articles" ], "properties": { "articles": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "headline", "summary", "published_at", "authors", "original_publisher", "section", "link" ], "properties": { "link": { "type": "string" }, "authors": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "section": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "summary": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "headline": { "type": "string" }, "published_at": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "original_publisher": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } } } } } } ``` ## See more - [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. - [Yahoo API: Get company news](https://fous.com/methods/finance.yahoo.com/get-company-news.md): Looks up a company by name or ticker on Yahoo Finance and returns its latest news headlines, with article summaries when the article page provides one. - [Yahoo API: Read article](https://fous.com/methods/yahoo.com/read-article.md): Reads a public Yahoo News article from its link or headline and returns its text and details. 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