Inshorts News API

⭐ Beginner's Pick News / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS
Free to Use Varies (check documentation)

Overview

The Inshorts News API is an unofficial, open-source wrapper that fetches bite-sized news summaries from the Inshorts mobile app. No API key is required, making it one of the easiest news APIs to start with. Each article is summarized in 60 words or less, perfect for compact news display interfaces.

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Beginner Tip

This is an unofficial API hosted on GitHub, so availability depends on the community maintainer; always check the repository for the latest base URL. Use category names like national, business, or sports as the path parameter to filter news topics.

Available Data

article title and content
publication source
published date
article URL
image URL
Use case: Integrate provides news from inshorts data into web and mobile applications

Example Response

JSON Response
{
  "totalArticles": 100,
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "Tech Industry Sees Record Growth",
      "source": {
        "name": "TechNews",
        "url": "https://technews.com"
      },
      "publishedAt": "2025-01-15T08:00:00Z",
      "description": "The technology sector reported unprecedented growth...",
      "image": "https://example.com/article-image.jpg",
      "url": "https://technews.com/article/123"
    }
  ]
}

Field Reference

data Array of news story objects from the selected category
data[].title Short headline of the news story
data[].content Brief 60-word summary of the news story
data[].author Name of the Inshorts editor who wrote the summary
data[].date Publication date of the story
data[].imageUrl URL of the thumbnail image associated with the story

Implementation Example

const url = "https://github.com/cyberboysumanjay/Inshorts-News-API";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Connection refused or timeout The unofficial API server may be temporarily down or the URL has changed
Check the GitHub repository for the latest working endpoint URL
Invalid category error The category name is misspelled or not supported
Use one of the documented categories such as national, business, sports, technology, or entertainment
Empty data array No news available for the requested category at that moment
Try a different category or retry the request after a few minutes

Matrix Score Breakdown

🌐 Reachability 30/30
⚡ Speed 20/20
🔒 Security 15/15
🛠 Developer XP 15/20
✓ Reliability 7/15
Response Time 52ms

Fully tested on Apr 5, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category News
Difficulty Beginner
Verified: 2026-04-04

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