# NPR API

> NPR returns news headlines, searchable articles, and article text as a workflow and API.

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.

- Page: https://fous.com/workflows/npr
- Handle: `@npr`
- Category: [News](https://fous.com/workflows/category/news)
- Source website: https://npr.org
- Last verified: Sep 29, 2026
- Fous is not affiliated with NPR.

## Methods

### List headlines

Operation `list_headlines`, version 1. 1 credit per call.

List 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.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `section` | string | no | `"world"` | The NPR news section to read, for example world. |
| `max_results` | integer | no | `5` | Maximum number of headlines to return, for example 20. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "section": {
      "enum": [
        "top stories",
        "national",
        "world",
        "politics",
        "business",
        "health",
        "science",
        "climate"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "top stories",
      "description": "The NPR news section to read, for example world.",
      "examples": [
        "world",
        "top stories",
        "health"
      ]
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum number of headlines to return, for example 20.",
      "x-fous-developer": true,
      "examples": [
        5,
        20,
        3
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "section": "world",
      "max_results": 5
    },
    {
      "section": "top stories",
      "max_results": 20
    },
    {
      "section": "health",
      "max_results": 3
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `stories` | array |  | NPR stories in the same order as the selected page. |
| `stories[].authors` | array |  | Credited authors, empty if none are shown. |
| `stories[].section` | string | `"State of the World from NPR"` |  |
| `stories[].summary` | string or null | `"Turkey’s burgeoning defense industry, soft cultural power and role as conflict mediator are growing its influence in th` |  |
| `stories[].headline` | string | `"Turkey’s quest for Mideast power"` |  |
| `stories[].image_url` | string or null | `"https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6400x3600+0+0/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http` |  |
| `stories[].article_url` | string | `"https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5983874/turkeys-quest-for-mideast-power"` |  |
| `stories[].published_at` | string or null | `"2026-09-28T18:59:36-04:00"` | Publication time with UTC offset, or null if not shown. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "section": "world",
  "max_results": 5
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "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

Operation `read_article`, version 1. 1 credit per call.

Read an NPR article by its link or headline, including its full available text and publication details. For live blogs, returns the latest displayed updates.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `article` | string | yes | `"https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5918509/car-fuel-efficiency-cafe-standards-rollback"` | NPR article link or headline, for example: The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "article"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "article": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "NPR article link or headline, for example: The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars.",
      "examples": [
        "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5918509/car-fuel-efficiency-cafe-standards-rollback",
        "https://www.npr.org/live-updates/plane-helicopter-crash-dc-airport-potomac",
        "The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "article": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5918509/car-fuel-efficiency-cafe-standards-rollback"
    },
    {
      "article": "https://www.npr.org/live-updates/plane-helicopter-crash-dc-airport-potomac"
    },
    {
      "article": "The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `tags` | array |  | Article tags |
| `authors` | array |  | Article authors |
| `section` | string or null | `"Books"` | NPR section |
| `summary` | string or null | `"In the new book The Quickening, author Elizabeth Rush charts a journey to Antarctica's \"Doomsday Glacier\" — and muses` | Article summary or standfirst |
| `headline` | string | `"The book 'The Quickening' looks at bringing a child into a world with climate change"` | Article headline |
| `article_id` | string or null | `"1194497383"` | NPR article ID |
| `paragraphs` | array |  | Article text paragraphs |
| `updated_at` | string or null | `"2023-08-17T17:39:00-04:00"` | Last updated date and time |
| `word_count` | integer | `625` | Word count of returned text |
| `article_url` | string | `"https://www.npr.org/2023/08/17/1194497383/the-book-the-quickening-looks-at-bringing-a-child-into-a-world-with-climate-c` | NPR article link |
| `published_at` | string or null | `"2023-08-17T17:39:00-04:00"` | Publication date and time |
| `main_image_url` | string or null | `"https://media.npr.org/include/images/facebook-default-wide.jpg"` | Main image link |
| `main_image_caption` | string or null |  | Main image caption |
| `full_text_available` | boolean | `true` | Whether the full text is present |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "article": "https://www.npr.org/2023/08/17/1194497383/the-book-the-quickening-looks-at-bringing-a-child-into-a-world-with-climate-chan"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "tags": [],
  "authors": [
    "Julie Depenbrock"
  ],
  "section": "Books",
  "summary": "In the new book The Quickening, author Elizabeth Rush charts a journey to Antarctica's \"Doomsday Glacier\" — and muses about contemplating parenthood in a time of climate change.",
  "headline": "The book 'The Quickening' looks at bringing a child into a world with climate change",
  "article_id": "1194497383",
  "paragraphs": [
    "In the new book The Quickening, author Elizabeth Rush charts a journey to Antarctica's \"Doomsday Glacier\" — and muses about contemplating parenthood in a time of climate change.",
    "JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: In \"The Quickening,\" author Elizabeth Rush documents her voyage to Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica. It's been called the Doomsday Glacier because if it were to fall apart, Thwaites…",
    "JULIE DEPENBROCK, BYLINE: In \"The Quickening,\" Elizabeth Rush offers us two narratives - one, a planet reeling from climate change; the other, a little life beginning. Here's Rush reading from her boo…"
  ],
  "updated_at": "2023-08-17T17:39:00-04:00",
  "word_count": 625,
  "article_url": "https://www.npr.org/2023/08/17/1194497383/the-book-the-quickening-looks-at-bringing-a-child-into-a-world-with-climate-chan",
  "published_at": "2023-08-17T17:39:00-04:00",
  "main_image_url": "https://media.npr.org/include/images/facebook-default-wide.jpg",
  "main_image_caption": null,
  "full_text_available": true
}
```

### Search news

Operation `search_news`, version 1. 1 credit per call.

Search 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.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `page` | integer | no | `2` | Results page, starting at 1, for example 2. |
| `sort` | string | no | `"most_relevant"` | Order articles by newest publication or best match, for example newest. |
| `query` | string | yes | `"climate change"` | Words to search for, such as Tesla. |
| `to_date` | string | no | `"2026-09-29"` | Latest publication date, for example 2026-09-01. |
| `from_date` | string | no | `"2026-09-01"` | Earliest publication date, for example 2026-01-01. |
| `max_results` | integer | no | `2` | Articles per page, for example 20. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 1,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Results page, starting at 1, for example 2.",
      "x-fous-developer": true,
      "examples": [
        2
      ]
    },
    "sort": {
      "enum": [
        "newest",
        "most_relevant"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "newest",
      "description": "Order articles by newest publication or best match, for example newest.",
      "examples": [
        "most_relevant"
      ]
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Words to search for, such as Tesla.",
      "examples": [
        "climate change",
        "Tesla",
        "zzzxqnonexistentarticlephrase777"
      ]
    },
    "to_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Latest publication date, for example 2026-09-01.",
      "examples": [
        "2026-09-29"
      ]
    },
    "from_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Earliest publication date, for example 2026-01-01.",
      "examples": [
        "2026-09-01"
      ]
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Articles per page, for example 20.",
      "x-fous-developer": true,
      "examples": [
        2,
        3
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "page": 2,
      "sort": "most_relevant",
      "query": "climate change",
      "to_date": "2026-09-29",
      "from_date": "2026-09-01",
      "max_results": 2
    },
    {
      "query": "Tesla",
      "max_results": 3
    },
    {
      "query": "zzzxqnonexistentarticlephrase777",
      "max_results": 2
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `articles` | array |  | NPR articles matching the search. |
| `articles[].authors` | array |  |  |
| `articles[].section` | string or null | `"Politics"` |  |
| `articles[].summary` | string or null | `"President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his ow` |  |
| `articles[].headline` | string | `"What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump"` |  |
| `articles[].article_link` | string | `"https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5982739/what-to-know-about-the-810-million-in-spending-canceled-by-president-trump` |  |
| `articles[].published_at` | string | `"2026-09-28T05:00:00-04:00"` | Article publication time with UTC offset. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "page": 2,
  "sort": "most_relevant",
  "query": "climate change",
  "to_date": "2026-09-29",
  "from_date": "2026-09-01",
  "max_results": 2
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "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"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Quick start

Call the API with a Fous API key (`FOUS_API_KEY`). To create one, turn on Developer mode in Fous Studio, then open Keys & connections → API keys (https://app.fous.com/keys).

```bash
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_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"
  }
}'
```

```python
# Save as fous.py and run with python3 fous.py. No packages needed.
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
import json
import os
import urllib.error
import urllib.request

api_key = os.environ.get("FOUS_API_KEY")
if not api_key:
    raise RuntimeError("Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example")

body = json.loads("{\n  \"api\": \"@npr\",\n  \"visibility\": \"public\",\n  \"operation\": \"list_headlines\",\n  \"version\": 1,\n  \"input\": {\n    \"section\": \"world\",\n    \"max_results\": 5\n  },\n  \"response\": {\n    \"format\": \"json\"\n  }\n}")
request = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.fous.com/v1/query",
    data=json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8"),
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    method="POST",
)
try:
    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:
        result = json.load(response)
except urllib.error.HTTPError as error:
    raise RuntimeError(f"HTTP {error.code}: {error.read().decode('utf-8', errors='replace')}") from error
if result.get("success") is False:
    raise RuntimeError(result.get("error", {}).get("message", "Request failed"))
print(json.dumps(result["data"]["output"], indent=2))
```

```typescript
// Save as fous.mts and run with npx tsx fous.mts.
// First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
const apiKey = process.env.FOUS_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error("Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example");

const response = await fetch("https://api.fous.com/v1/query", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "api": "@npr",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "list_headlines",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "section": "world",
    "max_results": 5
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}),
});
type ApiResult = { success: boolean; data?: { output: unknown }; error?: { message: string } };
const result: ApiResult = await response.json();
if (!response.ok || result.success === false) {
  throw new Error(result.error?.message ?? `HTTP ${response.status}`);
}
if (!result.data) throw new Error("Missing API response data");
console.log(result.data.output);
```

Or describe the data in plain language: send `{"api":"@npr","prompt":"Describe the data you need, with every detail"}` to the same URL. Fous fills in the input, runs the method that fits and returns only the fields you asked for; `data.route.calls[].request` is the exact call it made. Routing is free; the run costs the same.

## Use cases

- 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

## FAQ

### Is Fous affiliated with NPR?

No. Fous is not affiliated with NPR. This workflow reads the public npr.org website and returns its data.

### How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

### Do I need a NPR account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

### How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from npr.org when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.

### What are the latest headlines in an NPR section?

Use List headlines with the section you want and a maximum number of results.

### Which NPR articles mention a particular topic?

Use Search news with the topic as the query; optionally set dates and sort order.

### How can I read an NPR article?

Use Read article with the article link or headline to get its available text and publication details.

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- [Reuters API](https://fous.com/workflows/reuters.md): Reuters provides international news and reporting, with latest section headlines and keyword search; coverage and article details may be limited by access restrictions and news indexing.
- [The Wall Street Journal API](https://fous.com/workflows/the-wall-street-journal.md): The Wall Street Journal provides news-section headlines and searchable public article headlines and summaries, with available story details and publication dates for search filtering.
- [Yahoo News API](https://fous.com/workflows/yahoo-news.md): Yahoo News provides section headlines and searchable articles, plus public article text and details; health has no public stories, and search covers a limited results window.
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