NewsAPI Search

NewsAPI Search

Search 5,000+ news sources via NewsAPI. Supports comprehensive article discovery (/everything) and breaking headlines (/top-headlines).

Quick Start

# Basic search
node scripts/search.js "technology" --days 7
Filter by quality sources
node scripts/search.js "technology" --sources bbc-news,reuters,al-jazeera-english
Exclude low-quality domains
node scripts/search.js "technology" --exclude tmz.com,radaronline.com
Breaking headlines
node scripts/search.js "technology" --headlines --country us
List available sources
node scripts/sources.js --country us --category general

Setup

Add API key to

~/.openclaw/.env

:

NEWSAPI_KEY=your_api_key

Get key from https://newsapi.org (free tier: 100 requests/day)

Endpoints

Everything Search

Comprehensive search across millions of articles.

Time Windows:

node scripts/search.js "query" --hours 24
node scripts/search.js "query" --days 7        # default
node scripts/search.js "query" --weeks 2
node scripts/search.js "query" --months 1
node scripts/search.js "query" --from 2026-01-01 --to 2026-01-31

Filters:

node scripts/search.js "query" --sources bbc-news,cnn           # max 20
node scripts/search.js "query" --domains nytimes.com,bbc.co.uk
node scripts/search.js "query" --exclude gossip-site.com
node scripts/search.js "query" --lang en                       # or 'any'

Search Fields:

node scripts/search.js "query" --title-only                    # title only
node scripts/search.js "query" --in title,description          # specific fields

Advanced Query Syntax:

• "exact phrase"

  — exact match

• +musthave

  — required word

• -exclude

  — excluded word

• word1 AND word2

  — both required

• word1 OR word2

  — either accepted

• (word1 OR word2) AND word3

  — grouping

Pagination & Sorting:

node scripts/search.js "query" --page 2 --limit 20
node scripts/search.js "query" --sort relevancy      # default
node scripts/search.js "query" --sort date           # newest first
node scripts/search.js "query" --sort popularity

Top Headlines

Live breaking news by country or category.

# By country
node scripts/search.js "query" --headlines --country us
By category
node scripts/search.js --headlines --country us --category business
By source
node scripts/search.js --headlines --sources bbc-news,cnn

Categories:

business

,

entertainment

,

general

,

health

,

science

,

sports

,

technology

Note: Cannot mix

--country

/

--category

with

--sources

in headlines mode.

List Sources

node scripts/sources.js                    # all sources
node scripts/sources.js --country us       # filter by country
node scripts/sources.js --category business
node scripts/sources.js --lang en
node scripts/sources.js --json             # JSON output

Advanced Usage

For complete parameter reference, see references/api-reference.md.

For common workflows and search patterns, see references/examples.md.

Programmatic API

const { searchEverything, searchHeadlines, getSources } = require('./scripts/search.js');
const results = await searchEverything('climate change', {
timeWindow: { type: 'days', value: 7 },
sources: 'bbc-news,reuters',
excludeDomains: 'tmz.com',
limit: 20
});
const headlines = await searchHeadlines('business', {
country: 'us',
category: 'business'
});

Free Tier Limits

• 100 requests/day
• 100 results per request (max)
• 1-month delay on archived content

Output Format

Returns structured JSON:

{
  "query": "technology",
  "endpoint": "everything",
  "totalResults": 64,
  "returnedResults": 10,
  "page": 1,
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "...",
      "url": "...",
      "source": "BBC News",
      "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T14:30:00Z",
      "description": "...",
      "content": "..."
    }
  ]
}