News search API for AI agents: latest headlines as JSON, pay per query
Search current news and get the latest headlines as JSON: title, URL, snippet, publisher domain and age, from the Brave Search API's news index. 1-20 results per call; freshness limits results to the past day, week or month. Results are for the caller's immediate use only: no storing, resale or model training (Brave API terms). Upstream failures and exhausted capacity return 503, uncharged. Use when an agent needs current news on a topic.
When to use it
- Get the latest headlines on a topic with title, URL, snippet, publisher and age
- Limit results to the past day, week or month for a current-events answer
- Read a story in full afterwards with /extract
Inputs
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
q (required) | string | News search query, at most 400 characters |
count | integer | Number of results (1-20, default 10) |
freshness | string | Only articles from the past day, week or month (default: any age) |
Request
Over HTTP, with a card key from /credits:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer adt_…" "https://agent-data-tools.revmesh2074.workers.dev/news?q=bitcoin%20ETF"
Without a key, the same URL answers 402 Payment Required with x402 and MPP terms, so an agent with a wallet pays per call in USDC (Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad, World Chain or Tempo) and retries.
Example result
{
"query": "bitcoin ETF",
"provider": "Brave News",
"count": 1,
"results": [
{
"title": "Bitcoin ETFs see record inflows",
"url": "https://www.example-news.com/markets/bitcoin-etf-inflows",
"snippet": "Spot bitcoin ETFs took in…",
"source": "example-news.com",
"age": "3 hours ago"
}
],
"terms": "Results are for the caller's immediate use: no storing or caching beyond the current task, no resale and no model training (Brave Search API terms)."
}
From an AI agent (MCP)
Add the MCP server to Claude, Cursor or any MCP client. This tool is news, and the first 25 successful calls are free:
https://agent-data-tools.revmesh2074.workers.dev/mcp
Questions
Where do the articles come from?
The Brave Search API's news index, one request per paid call. Results are for the caller's immediate use: no storing, resale or model training.
What if the provider is down or the daily capacity is used up?
The call answers 503 and nothing is charged.
How do I pay?
Each successful call costs $0.01; failed calls are not charged. This tool is not in the free calls; pay with card credits (from $5) or per call in USDC over x402 or MPP. No account or API key is needed.