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Associated Press vs Chronicling America

If you need a News API that's easy to integrate, go with Associated Press.

Associated Press

Search for news and metadata from Associated Press

Chronicling America

Provides access to millions of pages of historic US newspapers from the Library of Congress

Associated Press

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported

Chronicling America

  • No authentication required
  • No HTTPS support
  • Currently flagged as inactive
FeatureAssociated PressChronicling America
AuthenticationapiKeyNone
HTTPSYesNo
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

Chronicling America is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication. Associated Press supports HTTPS, which is required for production deployments and secure data handling.