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PeakMetrics API

Open Data / API Key Intermediate HTTPS
Varies by plan (check documentation)
82 Score
Grade A
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Overview

PeakMetrics is a media intelligence API available via RapidAPI that aggregates news articles and public datasets for tracking narratives, mentions, and trends across online media. An API key from RapidAPI is required to use it. It is useful for monitoring brand mentions, tracking news stories, or building media analysis dashboards.

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Beginner Tip

Sign up for a free RapidAPI account and subscribe to PeakMetrics to get your API key. Include the RapidAPI headers (X-RapidAPI-Key and X-RapidAPI-Host) in every request, as shown in the RapidAPI dashboard code examples.

Available Data

article title and content
publication source
published date
article URL
image URL

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

articles List of news article objects returned by the query
articles[].title Headline of the news article
articles[].url Direct URL to the full article
articles[].source Name of the publication or media outlet
articles[].published_at Publication date and time in ISO 8601 format

Implementation Example 

const url = "https://rapidapi.com/peakmetrics-peakmetrics-default/api/peakmetrics-news";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
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

401 Unauthorized Missing or incorrect X-RapidAPI-Key header
✓ Copy the API key exactly from your RapidAPI dashboard and include it in the X-RapidAPI-Key request header
403 Forbidden / not subscribed You have not subscribed to the PeakMetrics API on RapidAPI
✓ Go to the RapidAPI PeakMetrics page and click Subscribe, even for the free tier
Empty articles array No articles matched the query or date range specified
✓ Broaden your search terms or extend the date range; try without filters to confirm the endpoint is working

Matrix Score Breakdown

🌐 Reachability 30/30
⚡ Speed 15/20
🔒 Security 15/15
🛠 Developer XP 12/20
✓ Reliability 10/15

Partially tested on Apr 5, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Open Data
Difficulty Intermediate
Verified: 2026-04-04

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