AP News
News headlines, news articles and article details
AP News provides reporting, up to 50 public-page headlines, searchable articles visible in its search, and full text when accessible.
Your information
News section to list, for example world.
Maximum number of stories to return, for example 20.
Example results
Headlines
About the AP News tool
AP News (AP) returns section headlines, summaries, and story details with List headlines; provide a section and optional result limit.
Search news returns matching articles; provide search words and optionally publication dates, sort order, result page, and page size.
Read article returns text and details for one public story; provide its article link or headline.
Built from apnews.com. Last checked Sep 28, 2026.
Actions
List headlines
1 creditList AP News headlines in the order shown on a public news section page, up to 50 stories. Article credits may be unavailable for later stories in long lists.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Sectionsection | Text | Optional | News section to list, for example world.Example: World |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum number of stories to return, for example 20.Example: 5 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Storiesstories | List | AP News stories in the order displayed on the section page. |
Authorsstories[].authors | List | Credited author names, if available. |
Sectionstories[].section | Text | Article news section.Example: World News |
Summarystories[].summary | Text | Short summary shown on the section page, if any.Example: Police are holding five men and examining suspected explosives found near a… |
Headlinestories[].headline | Text | Headline as shown on the section page.Example: British police investigate whether arrests near US-run air base foiled an… |
Image URLstories[].image_url | Text | Image link shown in the story card, if any.Example: https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/85538a0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7151x4… |
Article URLstories[].article_url | Text | Link to the AP News article.Example: https://apnews.com/article/uk-fairford-us-air-base-arrests-investigation-4b6fb8… |
Published Atstories[].published_at | Text | Publication date and time with time zone when displayed on the section page.Example: 2026-09-28T08:11:42+00:00 |
Example result
For Section: World, Max Results: 5
{
"stories": [
{
"authors": [
"Alastair Grant"
],
"section": "World News",
"summary": "Police are holding five men and examining suspected explosives found near a U.S.-operated air force base in England.",
"headline": "British police investigate whether arrests near US-run air base foiled an Iran-linked attack",
"image_url": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/85538a0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7151x4767+0+0/resize/727x485!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F4f%2Fd7%2F77426b7eb1c04113a1aeeee36e71%2Fe39a70…",
"article_url": "https://apnews.com/article/uk-fairford-us-air-base-arrests-investigation-4b6fb8b4636c0c360bd7d3d2c44e8075",
"published_at": "2026-09-28T08:11:42+00:00"
},
{
"authors": [
"Claudia Ciobanu",
"Rafal Niedzielski"
],
"section": "World News",
"summary": null,
"headline": "Residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack on Poland’s border with Ukraine",
"image_url": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/6afedee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1592x1062+0+0/resize/599x400!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F27%2F1f%2F281ef1b4f8975a6e7a52fa70c266%2F72ba61…",
"article_url": "https://apnews.com/article/poland-russia-hybrid-war-attack-civil-defense-border-9430977473b06c8d6285fe95608e6f9b",
"published_at": "2026-09-28T08:15:10+00:00"
}
]
}Read article
1 creditRead the full text and details of one public AP News article from its link or headline. Headline searches use the closest visible AP News result; articles without accessible text may have no paragraphs.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Articlearticle | Text | Required | AP News article link or headline, for example https://apnews.com/article/california-san-clemente-beach-erosion-rail-1843fb400da08a60aa6a9082279c04cf.Example: https://apnews.com/article/california-san-clemente-beach-erosion-rail-1843fb400… |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Tagstags | List | |
Authorsauthors | List | |
Sectionsection | Text | Example: U.S. News |
Summarysummary | Text | Example: The AP Top 25 poll moved Florida up to No. 8, Miami up to No. 4 and Ole Miss… |
Headlineheadline | Text | Example: Sea level rise is reshaping a California beach town and threatening a key rail… |
Article IDarticle_id | Text | Example: 1843fb400da08a60aa6a9082279c04cf |
Paragraphsparagraphs | List | |
Updated Atupdated_at | Text | Last-updated date and time in ISO 8601 with offset.Example: 2026-09-27T12:29:20+00:00 |
Word Countword_count | Number | Example: 879 |
Article URLarticle_url | Text | Example: https://apnews.com/article/california-san-clemente-beach-erosion-rail-1843fb400… |
Published Atpublished_at | Text | Publication date and time in ISO 8601 with offset.Example: 2026-09-27T10:06:00+00:00 |
Main Image URLmain_image_url | Text | Example: https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/d9fc0f1/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5616x… |
Main Image Captionmain_image_caption | Text | Example: A couple hug at North Beach as crumbling seaside bluffs are seen behind them… |
Full Text Availablefull_text_available | Yes or no | Example: Yes |
Example result
For Article: https://apnews.com/article/california-san-clemente-beach-erosion-rail-1843fb400da08a60aa6a9082279c04cf
{
"tags": [
"Oceans",
"General news",
"AP Top News"
],
"authors": [
"Amy Taxin"
],
"section": "U.S. News",
"summary": "The beach in this small Southern California community has been shrinking due to rising ocean waters. San Clemente's North Beach is now split and officials have used rocks to shore up a seaside rail li…",
"headline": "Sea level rise is reshaping a California beach town and threatening a key rail line",
"article_id": "1843fb400da08a60aa6a9082279c04cf",
"paragraphs": [
"SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — For years, residents of this Southern California beach town could walk a mile along a stretch of cream-colored sand and dip their toes in the waves lapping ashore.",
"That trip has been cut short.",
"Coastal erosion has been eating away at the beach in San Clemente, known for nearly a century as a “Spanish village by the sea.” The rising sea and crashing waves have pushed the shoreline landward, s…"
],
"updated_at": "2026-09-27T12:29:20+00:00",
"word_count": 879,
"article_url": "https://apnews.com/article/california-san-clemente-beach-erosion-rail-1843fb400da08a60aa6a9082279c04cf",
"published_at": "2026-09-27T10:06:00+00:00",
"main_image_url": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/d9fc0f1/2147483647/strip/false/crop/5616x3744+0+0/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F0f%2F28%2Fccead5f7ad9f311f6329cc0454a4%2F8c36c…",
"main_image_caption": "A couple hug at North Beach as crumbling seaside bluffs are seen behind them in San Clemente, Calif., Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)",
"full_text_available": true
}Search news
1 creditSearch AP News articles by keyword, with optional publication dates, sort order, and result page. Results are limited to articles visible in AP News search.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Pagepage | Number | Optional | Result page number starting at 1, for example 2.Example: 2 |
Sortsort | Text | Optional | Order results by newest publication or search relevance; for example newest.Example: Most relevant |
Queryquery | Text | Required | Words to search for, for example Tesla.Example: Microsoft |
To Dateto_date | Date | Optional | Latest publication date, inclusive, for example 2026-09-28.Example: 2026-09-28 |
From Datefrom_date | Date | Optional | Earliest publication date, inclusive, for example 2026-09-01.Example: 2026-09-01 |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum articles on each result page, for example 20.Example: 3 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Articlesarticles | List | Matching AP News articles. |
Linkarticles[].link | Link | AP News article link.Example: https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-rates-korea-ai-oil-99b5702d93a2b5c6e51… |
Authorsarticles[].authors | List | Article authors. |
Sectionarticles[].section | Text | News section, when available.Example: Business |
Summaryarticles[].summary | Text | Article summary, when available.Example: A monster day for Microsoft following signals that its big spending on AI is… |
Headlinearticles[].headline | Text | Article headline.Example: Microsoft’s best day since 2008 leads US stocks, while inflation worries… |
Published Atarticles[].published_at | Date | Publication date and time with offset.Example: 2026-07-30T05:09:50+00:00 |
Example result
For Page: 2, Sort: Most relevant, Query: Microsoft, Max Results: 3
{
"articles": [
{
"link": "https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-rates-korea-ai-oil-99b5702d93a2b5c6e513fb952ccdcc92",
"authors": [
"Stan Choe"
],
"section": "Business",
"summary": "A monster day for Microsoft following signals that its big spending on AI is translating into profits led a powerful rebound on Wall Street, while AI stocks regained some of their sharp recent losses.",
"headline": "Microsoft’s best day since 2008 leads US stocks, while inflation worries remain in the bond market",
"published_at": "2026-07-30T05:09:50+00:00"
},
{
"link": "https://apnews.com/article/microsoft-manager-murder-trial-florida-e7e170cf1959c532152e6026d3d8bfdd",
"authors": [
"Ed White"
],
"section": "U.S. News",
"summary": "Lawyers have given opening statements in Florida in the trial of a man charged with arranging the murder of a Microsoft design manager.",
"headline": "Florida trial starts in the ambush killing of a Microsoft manager. A tire ‘blew the case open’",
"published_at": "2026-08-17T04:08:05+00:00"
},
{
"link": "https://apnews.com/article/openai-microsoft-chatgpt-copilot-ai-2a44fa94da6913074f97f916332b33f6",
"authors": [],
"section": "Business",
"summary": "Microsoft said Monday it will no longer pay a share of its revenue to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, the latest move to untether a close partnership that helped unleash an artificial intelligence boom.",
"headline": "Microsoft cuts OpenAI revenue share in a fresh step to loosen their AI alliance",
"published_at": "2026-04-27T14:35:37+00:00"
}
]
}For developers
Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
--fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"api": "@ap-news",
"visibility": "public",
"operation": "list_headlines",
"version": 1,
"input": {
"section": "world",
"max_results": 5
},
"response": {
"format": "json"
}
}'What you can do with it
- Track headlines by news section
- Find articles about a company or topic
- Review article authors and publication dates
- Read story text and summaries
- Collect article details for research
Questions about AP News
Can I run it with my own inputs?
Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.
Can I call this AP News tool as an API?
Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.
How much does it cost?
Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.
Do I need a AP News account?
No. You only need a Fous account.
How current is the data?
Fous gets the data from apnews.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 28, 2026.
What are the latest headlines in a section?
Use List headlines with a section, such as world, and an optional result limit.
Which articles mention a topic?
Use Search news with required search words and optional publication dates and sort order.
What is the full text of an article?
Use Read article with the article link or headline. Articles without accessible text may have no paragraphs.