GET /news/local

Get news specific to a geographic area, city, or region. The API appends "local news" to your query to focus results on local sources.

Request

URL

GET /news/local

Headers

Header	Value	Required
x-rapidapi-key	Your RapidAPI API key	Yes
x-rapidapi-host	fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com	Yes

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Constraints	Description
query	string	Yes	--	1-100 characters	Area, city, or region name (e.g., "Tokyo", "New York", "Scotland")
language	string	No	en	2-5 characters	Language code
geo	string	No	--	2-5 characters	Country/region code for additional localization
limit	integer	No	20	1-100	Maximum number of articles to return
timeframe	string	No	anytime	See values below	Time filter for article recency

Accepted timeframe values: last_1h, last_24h, last_48h, last_7d, last_30d, anytime

Example Requests

# Local news for Tokyo
curl -X GET "https://fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com/news/local?query=Tokyo&language=en" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-host: fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com"

# Local news with geo and timeframe
curl -X GET "https://fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com/news/local?query=Berlin&language=de&geo=DE&timeframe=last_7d" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-host: fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com"

# Local news for a US city
curl -X GET "https://fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com/news/local?query=Austin+Texas&language=en&limit=15" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY" \
  -H "x-rapidapi-host: fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com"

Response

200 OK

{
  "topic": "",
  "geo": "all",
  "language": "en",
  "count": 20,
  "items": [
    {
      "title": "Made-up article about local news",
      "source": "example-news.com",
      "published_at": "2026-04-16T07:00:00Z",
      "url": "https://example-news.com/articles/local-news",
      "image_url": "https://cdn.example-news.com/thumb.jpg",
      "preview": "Bla bla bla this is a sample preview of what a local news article excerpt looks like..."
    }
  ]
}

Field	Type	Description
topic	string	Always empty for local news
geo	string	Geographic filter applied
language	string	Language used for the search
count	integer	Number of articles returned
items	array	Array of article objects (same structure as /news)

Error Responses

400 Bad Request — missing query

{
  "detail": "Key: 'LocalRequest.Query' Error:Field validation for 'Query' failed on the 'required' tag"
}

503 Service Unavailable

{
  "detail": "News service temporarily unavailable"
}

Notes

• The API automatically appends "local news" to your query string (e.g., query=Tokyo searches for "Tokyo local news"). You do not need to include "local news" yourself.
• The default limit is 20 (higher than the default on /news).
• Results may include news from nearby areas, not just the exact location specified.
• For best results, combine the query parameter with a matching geo code (e.g., query=Munich&geo=DE).
• See the news endpoint documentation for article object field descriptions.