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The Guardian provides news, sport, culture and opinion, ordered headlines, keyword-search results that may omit older or less prominent stories, and article details with available text; live blogs show the latest entries.

List headlines

List Guardian story headlines in section-page order, with visible summaries, publication times, images, and article details. Cards without a displayed time or summary return null for that field.

Your information

News section to list, for example world.

Maximum number of stories, for example 20.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

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About the The Guardian tool

The Guardian workflow’s List headlines method returns stories in section-page order, using a section and optional result limit.

Search news returns articles matching required search words, with optional date range, page, result limit, and newest or relevance order.

Read article returns article details and available full-text paragraphs using an article link or headline.

Built from theguardian.com, bing.com and news.google.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

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List headlines

1 credit

List Guardian story headlines in section-page order, with visible summaries, publication times, images, and article details. Cards without a displayed time or summary return null for that field.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
SectionsectionTextOptionalNews section to list, for example world.Example: World
Max Resultsmax_resultsNumberOptionalMaximum number of stories, for example 20.Example: 8

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
StoriesstoriesListStories in section-page order.
Authorsstories[].authorsListNamed story authors, when available.
Sectionstories[].sectionTextStory section.Example: World news
Summarystories[].summaryTextSummary shown on the section page, if any.Example: Marie-Celestin Karondwa was attacked on Sunday after promoting measures to…
Headlinestories[].headlineTextStory headline.Example: DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak
Image Linkstories[].image_linkTextStory image link, if any.Example: https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/61403a8dd74d017285bb8150e824df568d851630/836_0_6…
Article Linkstories[].article_linkTextGuardian story page link.Example: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/28/drc-politician-beaten-death-radio…
Published Atstories[].published_atTextDisplayed publication time in ISO 8601, if any.Example: 2026-09-28T15:54:25.000+00:00

Example result

For Section: World, Max Results: 8

JSON
{
  "stories": [
    {
      "authors": [
        "Carlos Mureithi"
      ],
      "section": "World news",
      "summary": "Marie-Celestin Karondwa was attacked on Sunday after promoting measures to prevent spread of disease, his party says",
      "headline": "DRC politician beaten to death after radio appearance about Ebola outbreak",
      "image_link": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/61403a8dd74d017285bb8150e824df568d851630/836_0_6055_4846/master/6055.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4",
      "article_link": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/28/drc-politician-beaten-death-radio-appearance-ebola",
      "published_at": "2026-09-28T15:54:25.000+00:00"
    },
    {
      "authors": [
        "Rachel Savage"
      ],
      "section": "World news",
      "summary": null,
      "headline": "At least 27 dead after two mass shootings in South Africa, police say",
      "image_link": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/561329c2992e032b08d527eff4ceb02c8ab034bb/1132_51_2803_2243/master/2803.jpg?width=120&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4",
      "article_link": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/27/mass-shootings-south-africa-johannesburg-cape-town",
      "published_at": null
    },
    {
      "authors": [
        "Gloria Dickie"
      ],
      "section": "Environment",
      "summary": null,
      "headline": "‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys",
      "image_link": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b576e04422ac1642fc081de911183cd9dd80af19/2658_2_5491_4393/master/5491.jpg?width=120&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4",
      "article_link": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/27/baboons-cape-town-divided-over-plan-to-remove-its-monkeys-aoe",
      "published_at": null
    }
  ]
}

Read article

1 credit

Read one public Guardian article by link or headline, including its details and available full-text paragraphs. Live blogs return the latest entries shown on the page; some older articles may be unavailable.

Uses The Guardian and bing.com.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
ArticlearticleTextRequiredThe article link or headline, for example https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runaway-intelligence-explosion or AI godfathers warn of runaway intelligence explosion.Example: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runawa…

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
TagstagsList
AuthorsauthorsList
SectionsectionTextExample: Technology
SummarysummaryTextExample: OpenAI chief scientist also among authors of report on prospect of ‘most…
HeadlineheadlineTextExample: AI godfathers warn of runaway ‘intelligence explosion’
Article IDarticle_idTextExample: technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runaway-intelligence-explosion
ParagraphsparagraphsList
Updated Atupdated_atDateExample: 2026-09-28T19:29:02+00:00
Word Countword_countNumberExample: 738
Article URLarticle_urlTextExample: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runawa…
Published Atpublished_atDateExample: 2026-09-28T15:00:36+00:00
Main Image URLmain_image_urlTextExample: https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/aec7cba8735b2ae3c20055f3561db31f83275566/0_0_471…
Main Image Captionmain_image_captionTextExample: Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton is among more than 20 authors of the report…
Full Text Availablefull_text_availableYes or noExample: Yes

Example result

For Article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runaway-intelligence-explosion

JSON
{
  "tags": [
    "AI (artificial intelligence)",
    "OpenAI",
    "Anthropic"
  ],
  "authors": [
    "Dan Milmo"
  ],
  "section": "Technology",
  "summary": "OpenAI chief scientist also among authors of report on prospect of ‘most consequential technological development in history’",
  "headline": "AI godfathers warn of runaway ‘intelligence explosion’",
  "article_id": "technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runaway-intelligence-explosion",
  "paragraphs": [
    "Two of the “godfathers” of modern AI and senior executives at OpenAI and Anthropic have warned governments to prepare for an AI “intelligence explosion”, which they say could be the most consequential…",
    "A report co-authored by the Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton and the Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio , considered godfathers of modern AI for their work in the field, urges politicians to act …",
    "The authors say they are concerned about an “intelligence explosion”, which they describe as a “dramatic AI-driven acceleration of AI progress, compressing advances that would otherwise take years int…"
  ],
  "updated_at": "2026-09-28T19:29:02+00:00",
  "word_count": 738,
  "article_url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runaway-intelligence-explosion",
  "published_at": "2026-09-28T15:00:36+00:00",
  "main_image_url": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/aec7cba8735b2ae3c20055f3561db31f83275566/0_0_4714_3771/master/4714.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none",
  "main_image_caption": "Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton is among more than 20 authors of the report. Photograph: Johnny Guatto/University of Toronto/Reuters",
  "full_text_available": true
}

Search news

1 credit

Search Guardian articles by keyword, optionally narrowing by publication date and choosing newest or relevance order. Search coverage depends on articles indexed in the public news feed; older or less prominent articles may be omitted.

Uses The Guardian and news.google.com.

What you provide

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
PagepageNumberOptionalResults page, for example 2.Example: 2
SortsortTextOptionalOrder matches by newest date or search relevance, for example newest.Example: Most relevant
QueryqueryTextRequiredSearch words, for example Tesla.Example: Tesla
To Dateto_dateDateOptionalLatest publication date, for example 2026-09-29.Example: 2026-09-29
From Datefrom_dateDateOptionalEarliest publication date, for example 2026-09-01.Example: 2026-09-20
Max Resultsmax_resultsNumberOptionalMaximum articles on a page, for example 20.Example: 3

What you get

FieldTypeDescription
ArticlesarticlesList
Linkarticles[].linkLinkExample: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/21/black-employees-accuse-tesla…
Authorsarticles[].authorsList
Sectionarticles[].sectionTextExample: Technology
Summaryarticles[].summaryTextExample: Lawyers say Black employees at Tesla experienced ‘rampant racism’ that was…
Headlinearticles[].headlineTextExample: Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in…
Published Atarticles[].published_atDateExample: 2026-09-21T23:20:34+00:00

Example result

For Sort: Most relevant, Query: Tesla, To Date: 2026-09-29, From Date: 2026-09-20, Max Results: 3

JSON
{
  "articles": [
    {
      "link": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/21/black-employees-accuse-tesla-fostering-discrimination",
      "authors": [
        "Dara Kerr"
      ],
      "section": "Technology",
      "summary": "Lawyers say Black employees at Tesla experienced ‘rampant racism’ that was left unchecked for years at their flagship factory in California",
      "headline": "Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in major trial",
      "published_at": "2026-09-21T23:20:34+00:00"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/24/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-surfboard-bag-double-murder-jesse-baird-luke-davies-ntwnfb",
      "authors": [
        "Kat Wong"
      ],
      "section": "Australia news",
      "summary": "Former NSW police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies before concealing bodies in bags bought from sports store",
      "headline": "Beau Lamarre-Condon sized up surfboard bag against friend before allegedly murdering Sydney couple, court told",
      "published_at": "2026-09-24T10:22:44+00:00"
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/25/trump-xi-ai-arms-race",
      "authors": [
        "David Smith"
      ],
      "section": "Technology",
      "summary": "Xi’s state visit to the US emphasized personal rapport with the US president, rather than substantial agreements to pause their respective countries’ AI arms race",
      "headline": "Trump and Chinese president Xi end summit without major agreement on AI",
      "published_at": "2026-09-25T22:11:52+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
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": "@the-guardian",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "list_headlines",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "section": "world",
    "max_results": 8
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

  • Track headlines across news sections.
  • Find articles about a topic within a publication date range.
  • Read available article text for research.
  • Review story authors, summaries, publication times, and images.

Questions about The Guardian

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 The Guardian 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 The Guardian account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from theguardian.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 29, 2026.

Which headlines appear in a news section?

List headlines returns stories in section-page order for the section you provide.

How can I find articles about a topic?

Search news finds articles matching your search words and can narrow results by publication dates.

Can I read the text of an article?

Read article returns article details and available full-text paragraphs from a link or headline.

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