--- name: newsapi-search version: 1.0.0 description: Search news articles via NewsAPI with filtering by time windows, sources, domains, and languages. --- # NewsAPI Search Search 5,000+ news sources via [NewsAPI](https://newsapi.org). Supports comprehensive article discovery (/everything) and breaking headlines (/top-headlines). ## Quick Start ```bash # 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:** ```bash 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:** ```bash 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:** ```bash 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:** ```bash 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. ```bash # 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 ```bash 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](references/api-reference.md). For common workflows and search patterns, see [references/examples.md](references/examples.md). ## Programmatic API ```javascript 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: ```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": "..." } ] } ``` --- Source attribution: kbarbel640-del Original project: https://github.com/kbarbel640-del/skills/blob/e7e336ac628c3e3bd771aff1aaa469c93778f94a/skills/hegghammer/newsapi-search/SKILL.md License: MIT License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Mega AI Hub. ## Upstream license notice MIT License Copyright (c) 2026 clawdbot Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. 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