Search News API

Search news.

GET/v1/search/news

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GET/v1/search/news

queryrequiredThe keywords or phrase to search for.

Optional parameters (11)

countriesoptionalProvide countries in the format shown in the example.enginesoptionalProvide engines in the format shown in the example.sortoptionalProvide sort in the format shown in the example.time_rangeoptionalProvide time range in the format shown in the example.fromoptionalProvide from in the format shown in the example.tooptionalProvide to in the format shown in the example.publisheroptionalProvide publisher in the format shown in the example.depthoptionalProvide depth in the format shown in the example.max_legsoptionalProvide max legs in the format shown in the example.groupoptionalProvide group in the format shown in the example.judgmentsoptionalProvide judgments in the format shown in the example.

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curl -X GET 'https://socialquery.dev/v1/search/news?query=samsung+galaxy+launch' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALQUERY_API_KEY"

Request contract

Parameters

Pass these fields as query parameters. Production requests also require your server-side API key.

queryRequired: The keywords or phrase to search for.
Example: samsung galaxy launch
countriesOptional: Provide countries in the format shown in the example.
Example: KR,US,JP
enginesOptional: Provide engines in the format shown in the example.
Example: google,bing
sortOptional: Provide sort in the format shown in the example.
Example: date
time_rangeOptional: Provide time range in the format shown in the example.
Example: week
fromOptional: Provide from in the format shown in the example.
Example: 2026-07-01
toOptional: Provide to in the format shown in the example.
Example: 2026-07-31
publisherOptional: Provide publisher in the format shown in the example.
Example: bbc.com
depthOptional: Provide depth in the format shown in the example.
Example: 10
max_legsOptional: Provide max legs in the format shown in the example.
Example: 4
groupOptional: Provide group in the format shown in the example.
Example: stories
judgmentsOptional: Provide judgments in the format shown in the example.
Example: on

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