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.

article title and content
publication source
published date
article URL
image URL
Use case: Integrate provides news from inshorts data into web and mobile applications

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.

JSON Response · Illustrative
{
  "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.

Request
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.

Connection refused or timeout The unofficial API server may be temporarily down or the URL has changed
Check the GitHub repository for the latest working endpoint URL
Invalid category error The category name is misspelled or not supported
Use one of the documented categories such as national, business, sports, technology, or entertainment
Empty data array No news available for the requested category at that moment
Try a different category or retry the request after a few minutes

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category News
Difficulty Beginner
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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