News API

getNews

The getNews API returns news headlines, articles and related photos based upon news sources, category, sub-category and/or keyword. With this API you can access breaking news, company press releases and global financial market coverage. News sources include Associated Press, Canadian Press, and Dow Jones.

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Summary
Sample Code

Inputs

sources^optional

The news feed code.

Type

list-enum (A comma or semi-colon delimited string that must match a list of valid possible values.)

Example

AP,IF

Valid Values

AP, APAI, BC, BCNEWS, CP, CNW, CRB, CMTX, CMTX:PCS, CMTX:PCC, CMTX:SEC, IF, USDA, PRNW, ZACKS, BRUG, AGWEB, SETZ, SPC, NASS, ESTMZ, DVND, LME-WHS, DLFRX, GLDRPT, COT, MAX, CMDTY_AGLITE, CMDTY_AG, CMDTY_ENERGY, SYNDTGAM, FCTGAM, HDLNE, HDLNEG, HDLNEP

symbols^optional

A symbol or code that identifies a financial instrument.

Type

list (A comma or semi-colon delimited string.)

Example

AMZN,GOOG,AAPL

category^optional

A grouping of related news content.

Type

enum (A type which includes a list of valid possible values.)

Example

stocks

Valid Values

companies, politics, geography, commodities, economics, stocks, futures

subCategory^optional

A more specific category of related news content.

Type

enum (A type which includes a list of valid possible values.)

Example

tech

Valid Values

private companies, stock trading, stock options, regulatory, corporate events, analyst ratings, industries, mergers & acquisitions, employees, financials, consumer discretionary, health care, private equity, management, technology, financing, partnership, shareholder voting, media & telecom, ipo, industrials, energy, earnings, technical analysis, real estate, insider transaction, utilities, consumer staples, dividends, analyst downgrade, bankruptcies & insolvencies, venture capital, analyst upgrade, materials, elections, law, taxes, iraq, asia, s. korea, spain, russia, china, philippines, chile, peru, united states, australia, bolivia, united kingdom, europe, canada, japan, mexico, germany, france, brazil, new zealand, singapore, cuba, argentina, equity index, agriculture, grain, futures education, options on futures, futures exchange, food & beverage, interest rates, cryptocurrencies, top news, lumber, forex, weather, metals, fruits & vegetables, softs, livestock, ethanol, soybean, coffee, canola, renewable energy, hogs, rubber, e-waste, lamb, batteries, nuts, gold, ferrous metals, rice, sugar, fruits, cocoa, silver, corn, steel, poultry, government debt, heating oil, fertilizer, cattle, copper, sorghum, crude oil, scrap metal, coal, cotton, vegetables, wheat, corporate debt, natural gas, gasoil, non-ferrous metals, dairy, global trade, employment, central banks

series^optional

A grouping of stories under a recurring news topic. e.g. Morning Call (MORNCALL).

Type

list-enum (A comma or semi-colon delimited string that must match a list of valid possible values.)

Example

MORNCALL

Valid Values

MORNCALL

keyword^optional

A term used to create searches.

Type

string (A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG))

Example

tablet

maxRecords^optional

The maximum number of records to show in the return.

Type

int (A numeric type defining a whole number. (example: 2))

Example

10

Default

startDate^optional

The beginning date for the query.

Type

dateTime (A date and time in the format of YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS<TIMEZONE_OFFSET>.)

Example

2024-04-25T15:22:13

displayType^required

The type of new displayed: headlines only, headline and preview, or full.

Type

enum (A type which includes a list of valid possible values.)

Example

preview

Valid Values

headline, preview, full

images^optional

An option for returning the images contained in the news article.

Type

boolean (A logical type representing the truth of a value as 'true' or 'false'.)

Example

true

storyId^optional

Parameter allows to get specific story by providing newsID. Parameters: sources, symbols, category, subCategory, keyword, maxRecords, startDate will be ignored.

Type

int (A numeric type defining a whole number. (example: 2))

Example

259220

rss^optional

Parameter formats XML requests as RSS feeds. This parameter has no effect on JSON or CSV requests.

Type

boolean (A logical type representing the truth of a value as 'true' or 'false'.)

Example

false

Default

false

rssTitle^optional

Parameter overrides the default RSS feed title and description.

Type

string (A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG))

Default

Barchart OnDemand News

fields^optional

The additional fields requested.

Type

list (A comma or semi-colon delimited string.)

Example

publishDate

barchartClassification^optional

Classify stories in some categories.

Type

list (A comma or semi-colon delimited string.)

Example

FUT.SFT

organization^optional

Type

list-enum (A comma or semi-colon delimited string that must match a list of valid possible values.)

Example

Barchart.com

Valid Values

Barchart, AgWeb, Brownfield Ag News, Successful Farming, Baystreet, Walsh Trading, Zacks, Brave NewCoin, Swift Trading Company, Best Weather Inc., CME Group, Sidwell Strategies, MarketBeat, Scrap Monster, Blue Line Futures, AI-generated - The Globe and Mail, Automated Summaries - The Globe and Mail, USDA Exports, USDA, Grainnet, Sunshine Profits, NatGasWeather.com, Sure Dividend, Taurus Trading LLC, DeCarley Trading, Trade Precise, RJO Futures, Stock Picking, Options Trading for Income, Market Tea Leaves, Renewable Fuels Association, Elliott Wave Forecast, Total Farm Marketing, Levi Donohoe, Wavetraders, Tradable Patterns, Prosper Trading Academy, Peter Knight, ElliottWaveTrader.net, The Futures Management Group, Marcus Weather Inc., The Smart Investor, Cannon Trading, GoldIRAGuide.com, Zaye Capital Markets, CFRN, Peter Mooses, WealthUp, TradeGuidance, NO BULL, HTS Commodities, The Tokenist, Monica Kingsley, VMware Inc., My Trading IQ, Solvid, Hedder, ElliottWave-Forecast, ONE44 Analytics, Monetive Wealth, Kolhanov.com, Banghart Properties, TradingView, SpreadEdge Capital, LLC, Astocks92, Klarenbach Research, Hackett Financial Advisors, Inc., Pinion Risk Management, Heartland Investor Services Inc., Tanvir Zafar, The PRICE Futures Group, IncomeInsider.org, HedgeFundTips.com, Hashtag Investing, OptionMetrics, EW-Forecast.com, Coachman's Research, OTOS Inc., Young & The Invested, CommodityTrends, Archna Trades, Alpine Trading, Gold Predictors, 24/7 Wall St., New York Post, Decrypt, BullionVault, OilPrice.com, mint, tastytrade, Real Estate News, Business Standard, Banking Dive, DailyFX, Financial Post, Bitcoin Magazine, Financial Express, CBS News, ETF Express, TipRanks, Benzinga, FX Street, Moneycontrol, CoinDesk, ETF Trends, Brave New Coin, Seeking Alpha, AP, PR Newswire, Canadian Press, CFTC, AccessWire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire, Canada Newswire, Food Dive, Beef Magazine, StockStory, Markets Insider, Sugar Online, Rigzone, The Street, Kitco, Cotton Outlook, CNBC, FreightWaves, Daily Coffee News, EIA, Packaging World, Plastics Today, Fundata Canada Inc., Invezz, Due Inc., ETF Market Canada, AllPennyStocks.com, The Globe and Mail, Under 30 CEO, Quiver Quantitative, Inc., KillerStartups, The Associated Press, NAWG, stocknews.com, Oil Market Journal, Schaeffers Investment Research, NewsBTC, Business Insider, Exame, TechCrunch, wallstreet online, France24.com, Bank of England, Investimentos e Noticias, Fox Business, The Guardian Nigeria, Canal Rural, El Economista, Shine News, Bloomberg, finews.ch, CEPEA, European Energy Commission, The Real Deal, Malay Mail, Economic Times (India), MarketWatch, E&E News, El Comercio Ecuador, Renewable Energy World, US Federal Reserve, CNN, The Guardian, CNET, MSNBC, Journal of Commerce, Reuters, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, finanzen, El Comercio Peru, Bundesbank, Fox Weather, ETF.com, Deutsche Welle, Blockworks, Barron's, Aljazeera, Quartz, Weather Channel, Investor's Business Daily, FinanceFeeds, Connect CRE, Bisnow, Finextra, Advanced Biofuels Association, Supermarket News, PRWireCenter, GetNews, Plentisoft, Press Advantage, Newsfile, Barchart Impact, Financial Times, Paper Advance, BBC, Meat & Poultry, Forbes, Papnews, Bio Bio Chile, Handelsblatt, The Economist, Securities and Exchange Commission, Biodiesel Magazine, Infobae, The Jerusalem Post, Undercurrent News, Risk.net, Biofuels International, WirtschaftsWoche, Offshore Energy, Wired, Japan Times, E15, Upstream, S&P Global, The Moscow Times, American Banker, IntraFish, Energypost.eu, Engadget, AgFax, Der Spiegel, Carbon Capture Magazine, Transport Topics, Wall Street Journal, Fortune

lang^optional

The news story language. The stories returned will be in the requested language, if any exists.

Type

list-enum (A comma or semi-colon delimited string that must match a list of valid possible values.)

Example

en

Default

Valid Values

all, hi, de, ps, en-us, pt, zh-cn, yo, uk, cpe, id, ur, ig, aa, uz, mr, en, am, my, es, ar, vi, ne, ja, az, fa, en-gb, en-ca, ru, rw, fr, bn, br, si, es-ec, so, gd, om, sr, ko, sw, zh-tw, pt-br, ta, gu, ky, cs, te, pa, th, ti, cy, ha, tr

sourceFeed^optional

Filter results by the original sourceFeed.

Type

string (A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG))

Example

CONT2

exactCategoryMatch^optional

If set to true, the api will return stories with only the requested category and ignore any that might have additional categories associated with it.

Type

boolean (A logical type representing the truth of a value as 'true' or 'false'.)

Example

false

Outputs

newsID
always returned

The identifying news code.

int
A numeric type defining a whole number. (example: 2)

timestamp
always returned

The timestamp for a news article.

dateTime
A date and time in the format of YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS<TIMEZONE_OFFSET>.

source
always returned

The origin of the news feed.

string
A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG)

categories
always returned

A grouping of related news content.

list
A comma or semi-colon delimited string.

subCategories
always returned

A more specific category list of related news content.

list
A comma or semi-colon delimited string.

headline
always returned

The title of the news article.

string
A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG)

isExternal
always returned

A flag indicating if the news stories is from an external source.

boolean
A logical type representing the truth of a value as 'true' or 'false'.

headlineURL
as requested

The URL of the news article. This is used for headline only feeds.

string
A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG)

preview
as requested

A brief summary of the entire news article.

string
A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG)

fullText
as requested

The full published text of the news article.

string
A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG)

imageURL
as requested

The URL of the image enclosed in the news article.

string
A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG)

imageCaption
as requested

A brief summary explaining an image.

string
A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG)

imageHeight
as requested

The height of an image.

int
A numeric type defining a whole number. (example: 2)

imageWidth
as requested

The width of an image.

int
A numeric type defining a whole number. (example: 2)

pdfURL
as requested

The web location of PDF version of the news article.

string
A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG)

publishDate
as requested

The actual publish date of the news story.

dateTime
A date and time in the format of YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS<TIMEZONE_OFFSET>.

largeImageURL
as requested

The URL of the alternative larger image enclosed in the article

string
A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG)

largeImageHeight
as requested

The height of the larger image, if available.

int
A numeric type defining a whole number. (example: 2)

largeImageWidth
as requested

The width of the larger image, if available.

int
A numeric type defining a whole number. (example: 2)

organization
always returned

The news organization that published the story.

string
A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG)

canonicalUrl
always returned

The URL of the best representative page from a group of duplicate pages, according to Google

string
A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG)

relatedSymbols
always returned

An array of symbols related to the given story.

enum
A type which includes a list of valid possible values.

sourceFeed
as requested

The original internal feed code.

string
A sequence of characters. (example: GOOG)

Status Code Responses

200

Success

400

Bad Request

The request was invalid, please see the message for more information.

500

Internal Server Error

Something is not working correctly, please contact support.

PHP

<?php

$ondemand = new SoapClient('https://ondemand.websol.barchart.com/service?wsdl');

$params = [
    'apikey' => 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'sources' => 'AP,IF',
    'symbols' => 'AMZN,GOOG,AAPL',
    'category' => 'stocks',
    'subCategory' => 'tech',
    'series' => 'MORNCALL',
    'keyword' => 'tablet',
    'maxRecords' => '10',
    'startDate' => '2024-04-25T15:22:13',
    'displayType' => 'preview',
    'images' => 'true',
    'storyId' => '259220',
    'rss' => 'false',
    'fields' => 'publishDate',
    'barchartClassification' => 'FUT.SFT',
    'organization' => 'Barchart.com',
    'lang' => 'en',
    'sourceFeed' => 'CONT2',
    'exactCategoryMatch' => 'false',
];

$result = $ondemand->getNews($params);
var_dump($result);

Classic ASP

Dim ondemand
Dim result

Set ondemand = Server.CreateObject("MSSOAP.SoapClient30")
ondemand.ClientProperty("ServerHTTPRequest") = True
ondemand.MSSoapInit("https://ondemand.websol.barchart.com/service?wsdl")

Set result = ondemand.getNews("YOUR_API_KEY", "AP,IF", "AMZN,GOOG,AAPL", "stocks", "tech", "MORNCALL", "tablet", "10", "2024-04-25T15:22:13", "preview", "true", "259220", "false", "publishDate", "FUT.SFT", "Barchart.com", "en", "CONT2", "false")

Perl

use SOAP::Lite;
use SOAP::WSDL;

my $ondemand = SOAP::Lite
    -> service('https://ondemand.websol.barchart.com/service?wsdl');

my $result = $ondemand->getNews('YOUR_API_KEY', 'AP,IF', 'AMZN,GOOG,AAPL', 'stocks', 'tech', 'MORNCALL', 'tablet', '10', '2024-04-25T15:22:13', 'preview', 'true', '259220', 'false', 'publishDate', 'FUT.SFT', 'Barchart.com', 'en', 'CONT2', 'false');

print $result;

Python

from suds.client import Client
ondemand = Client('https://ondemand.websol.barchart.com/service?wsdl')

result = ondemand.service.getNews('YOUR_API_KEY', 'AP,IF', 'AMZN,GOOG,AAPL', 'stocks', 'tech', 'MORNCALL', 'tablet', '10', '2024-04-25T15:22:13', 'preview', 'true', '259220', 'false', 'publishDate', 'FUT.SFT', 'Barchart.com', 'en', 'CONT2', 'false')

print(result)

Ruby

require 'savon'

ondemand = Savon.client(wsdl: 'https://ondemand.websol.barchart.com/service?wsdl')

response = ondemand.call(
    :getNews,
    message: {
        apikey: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
        sources: 'AP,IF',
        symbols: 'AMZN,GOOG,AAPL',
        category: 'stocks',
        subCategory: 'tech',
        series: 'MORNCALL',
        keyword: 'tablet',
        maxRecords: '10',
        startDate: '2024-04-25T15:22:13',
        displayType: 'preview',
        images: 'true',
        storyId: '259220',
        rss: 'false',
        fields: 'publishDate',
        barchartClassification: 'FUT.SFT',
        organization: 'Barchart.com',
        lang: 'en',
        sourceFeed: 'CONT2',
        exactCategoryMatch: 'false',
    }
)

response.body