NPR returns displayed section headlines, searchable articles with summaries and publication details, and available article text; date-filtered searches may miss older stories edited much later.
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The NPR news section to read, for example world.
Maximum number of headlines to return, for example 20.
Example results
Headlines
Turkey’s quest for Mideast powerState of the World from NPR
Turkey’s burgeoning defense industry, soft cultural power and role as conflict mediator are growing its influence in the Middle East. As dynamics with Iran, Gaza and the U.S. shift, Turkey is positioning itself as a new regional power.
Sep 28, 6:59 PM, Hadeel Al-Shalchi
What we know — and still don't — about the suspected terror plot near a U.K. air base. Trump rejects Iran's offer to pause fighting. And CNN prepares for new owners with ties to Trump.
Sep 28, 8:15 AM, Majd Al-Waheidi
Five men arrested on terror charges near a U.S.-run air force base were released on bail, as detectives investigate lines of inquiry, including whether a foreign state or armed group was involved.
Sep 28, 6:51 AM, The Associated Press
Tens of thousands marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest Spain's housing crisis and the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, camping overnight in Madrid's historic Puerta del Sol plaza.
Sep 28, 3:20 AM, The Associated Press
On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.
Sep 27, 9:01 AM, Kate Bartlett
About the NPR tool
NPR, also known as National Public Radio, lists headlines from a chosen section in page order; choose a section and maximum results.
Search news finds NPR-published articles by required keywords, with optional dates, sort order, results page, and maximum results.
Read article returns available text and publication details for an NPR article; provide its link or headline.
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List headlines
1 creditList NPR headlines in the order shown on the chosen section page, with summaries, publication times, authors, images and article links. Returns at most the stories displayed on that page; affiliated stories, ads and video-only cards are excluded.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Sectionsection | Text | Optional | The NPR news section to read, for example world.Example: World |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum number of headlines to return, for example 20.Example: 5 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Storiesstories | List | NPR stories in the same order as the selected page. |
Authorsstories[].authors | List | Credited authors, empty if none are shown. |
Sectionstories[].section | Text | Example: State of the World from NPR |
Summarystories[].summary | Text | Example: Turkey’s burgeoning defense industry, soft cultural power and role as conflict… |
Headlinestories[].headline | Text | Example: Turkey’s quest for Mideast power |
Image URLstories[].image_url | Text | Example: https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6400x3600+0+0/resi… |
Article URLstories[].article_url | Text | Example: https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5983874/turkeys-quest-for-mideast-power |
Published Atstories[].published_at | Text | Publication time with UTC offset, or null if not shown.Example: 2026-09-28T18:59:36-04:00 |
Example result
For Section: World, Max Results: 5
{
"stories": [
{
"authors": [
"Hadeel Al-Shalchi"
],
"section": "State of the World from NPR",
"summary": "Turkey’s burgeoning defense industry, soft cultural power and role as conflict mediator are growing its influence in the Middle East. As dynamics with Iran, Gaza and the U.S. shift, Turkey is position…",
"headline": "Turkey’s quest for Mideast power",
"image_url": "https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6400x3600+0+0/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2a%2Fec%2F4434197d48a196f635bfb18396cb…",
"article_url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5983874/turkeys-quest-for-mideast-power",
"published_at": "2026-09-28T18:59:36-04:00"
},
{
"authors": [
"Majd Al-Waheidi"
],
"section": "Up First Newsletter",
"summary": "What we know — and still don't — about the suspected terror plot near a U.K. air base. Trump rejects Iran's offer to pause fighting. And CNN prepares for new owners with ties to Trump.",
"headline": "What we know about the suspected U.K. terror plot. And, why the Gulf remains in limbo",
"image_url": "https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8093x4552+0+843/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F76%2F3c%2F6cac24de4ae0b1630ba70add65…",
"article_url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/g-s1-145248/up-first-newsletter-uk-us-air-base-iran-strait-hormuz-media-outlets-cnn-trump",
"published_at": "2026-09-28T08:15:05-04:00"
}
]
}Read article
1 creditRead an NPR article by its link or headline, including its full available text and publication details. For live blogs, returns the latest displayed updates.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Articlearticle | Text | Required | NPR article link or headline, for example: The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars.Example: https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5918509/car-fuel-efficiency-cafe-standards… |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Tagstags | List | Article tags |
Authorsauthors | List | Article authors |
Sectionsection | Text | NPR sectionExample: Business |
Summarysummary | Text | Article summary or standfirstExample: The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more… |
Headlineheadline | Text | Article headlineExample: The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars |
Article IDarticle_id | Text | NPR article IDExample: Nx s1 5918509 |
Paragraphsparagraphs | List | Article text paragraphs |
Updated Atupdated_at | Text | Last updated date and timeExample: 2026-09-28T19:36:28-04:00 |
Word Countword_count | Number | Word count of returned textExample: 1555 |
Article URLarticle_url | Text | NPR article linkExample: https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5918509/car-fuel-efficiency-cafe-standards… |
Published Atpublished_at | Text | Publication date and timeExample: 2026-09-28T12:07:15-04:00 |
Main Image URLmain_image_url | Text | Main image linkExample: https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5266x3511+0+0/resi… |
Main Image Captionmain_image_caption | Text | Main image captionExample: Traffic moves along the 405 Freeway on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. |
Full Text Availablefull_text_available | Yes or no | Whether the full text is presentExample: Yes |
Example result
For Article: https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5918509/car-fuel-efficiency-cafe-standards-rollback
{
"tags": [
"Cars",
"fuel efficiency",
"auto"
],
"authors": [
"Willa Rubin"
],
"section": "Business",
"summary": "The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment.",
"headline": "The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars",
"article_id": "nx-s1-5918509",
"paragraphs": [
"The Trump administration announced Monday it's scaling back how fuel efficient American carmakers need to make their fleets.",
"The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards set average fuel economy levels for carmakers. The revised rules, which were finalized Monday, will now require carmakers to make their new passenge…",
"This is down from Biden-era rules, which required an annual 2% increase in fuel efficiency with a goal of most vehicles getting, on average, 50.4 miles to the gallon by 2031."
],
"updated_at": "2026-09-28T19:36:28-04:00",
"word_count": 1555,
"article_url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5918509/car-fuel-efficiency-cafe-standards-rollback",
"published_at": "2026-09-28T12:07:15-04:00",
"main_image_url": "https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5266x3511+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2F30%2F10c1cbbb4d28abb52f01a2a22fcc…",
"main_image_caption": "Traffic moves along the 405 Freeway on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles.",
"full_text_available": true
}Search news
1 creditSearch NPR-published articles by keyword, with publication date, author, section and summary. Searches indexed stories; older stories edited much later may be absent from date-filtered results.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Pagepage | Number | Optional | Results page, starting at 1, for example 2.Example: 2 |
Sortsort | Text | Optional | Order articles by newest publication or best match, for example newest.Example: Most relevant |
Queryquery | Text | Required | Words to search for, such as Tesla.Example: climate change |
To Dateto_date | Date | Optional | Latest publication date, for example 2026-09-01.Example: 2026-09-29 |
From Datefrom_date | Date | Optional | Earliest publication date, for example 2026-01-01.Example: 2026-09-01 |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Articles per page, for example 20.Example: 2 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Articlesarticles | List | NPR articles matching the search. |
Authorsarticles[].authors | List | |
Sectionarticles[].section | Text | Example: Politics |
Summaryarticles[].summary | Text | Example: President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in congressionally… |
Headlinearticles[].headline | Text | Example: What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump |
Article Linkarticles[].article_link | Text | Example: https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5982739/what-to-know-about-the-810-million… |
Published Atarticles[].published_at | Text | Article publication time with UTC offset.Example: 2026-09-28T05:00:00-04:00 |
Example result
For Page: 2, Sort: Most relevant, Query: climate change, To Date: 2026-09-29, From Date: 2026-09-01, Max Results: 2
{
"articles": [
{
"authors": [
"Eric McDaniel"
],
"section": "Politics",
"summary": "President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.",
"headline": "What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump",
"article_link": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5982739/what-to-know-about-the-810-million-in-spending-canceled-by-president-trump",
"published_at": "2026-09-28T05:00:00-04:00"
},
{
"authors": [
"Willa Rubin"
],
"section": "Business",
"summary": "The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment.",
"headline": "The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars",
"article_link": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5918509/car-fuel-efficiency-cafe-standards-rollback",
"published_at": "2026-09-28T12:07:15-04:00"
}
]
}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": "@npr",
"visibility": "public",
"operation": "list_headlines",
"version": 1,
"input": {
"section": "world",
"max_results": 5
},
"response": {
"format": "json"
}
}'What you can do with it
- Track headlines across NPR sections
- Find articles about a topic within a date range
- Review article summaries, authors, and publication times
- Read available article text and publication details
- Collect story links and images for editorial research
Questions about NPR
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How much does it cost?
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Do I need a NPR account?
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How current is the data?
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What are the latest headlines in an NPR section?
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Which NPR articles mention a particular topic?
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How can I read an NPR article?
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