Discontinued
This API no longer responds. Our last check on 2026-07-31 found no working endpoint — the service appears to have shut down or moved. The documentation, code samples and score below are kept for reference only; do not build against this API. See working News APIs →
Overview
The Inshorts News API is an unofficial, open-source wrapper that fetches bite-sized news summaries from the Inshorts mobile app. No API key is required, making it one of the easiest news APIs to start with. Each article is summarized in 60 words or less, perfect for compact news display interfaces.
Beginner Tip
This is an unofficial API hosted on GitHub, so availability depends on the community maintainer; always check the repository for the latest base URL. Use category names like national, business, or sports as the path parameter to filter news topics.
Available Data
The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.
Example Response
Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.
{
"totalArticles": 100,
"articles": [
{
"title": "Tech Industry Sees Record Growth",
"source": {
"name": "TechNews",
"url": "https://technews.com"
},
"publishedAt": "2025-01-15T08:00:00Z",
"description": "The technology sector reported unprecedented growth...",
"image": "https://example.com/article-image.jpg",
"url": "https://technews.com/article/123"
}
]
} Field Reference
data Array of news story objects from the selected category data[].title Short headline of the news story data[].content Brief 60-word summary of the news story data[].author Name of the Inshorts editor who wrote the summary data[].date Publication date of the story data[].imageUrl URL of the thumbnail image associated with the story Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://inshorts-api.deta.dev/news?category=technology";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.
Metadata Score Breakdown
Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested
Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested
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