Fast News Previews API
A lightweight, high-performance news aggregation service that delivers clean article data from diverse sources. Provides fast access to news articles with thumbnails, previews, and structured metadata — no web scraping involved. Available on the RapidAPI Marketplace.
Endpoints
| Endpoint | What It Does |
|---|---|
GET /news | Search news by any topic |
GET /news/advanced | Search with source filtering, thumbnail filtering, and sorting |
GET /news/trending | Trending headlines by language/region |
GET /news/topic | Browse 11 predefined topic categories |
GET /news/local | Local news for a geographic area |
GET /health | System health check |
Response Format
All news endpoints return the same article object structure:
{
"title": "Article headline",
"source": "example-news.com",
"published_at": "2026-04-16T10:30:00Z",
"url": "https://example-news.com/articles/example",
"image_url": "https://cdn.example-news.com/thumb.jpg",
"preview": "Text excerpt up to 250 characters..."
}
Responses are wrapped in an envelope with metadata (topic, geo, language, count, items).
Quick Start
- Subscribe on RapidAPI — get your API key
- Make your first request:
curl -X GET "https://fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com/news?topic=artificial+intelligence&language=en" \
-H "x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY" \
-H "x-rapidapi-host: fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com"
- Browse endpoints for detailed parameter docs
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