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Chronicling America vs Feedbin

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

Chronicling America

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

Chronicling America

  • No authentication required
  • No HTTPS support
  • Currently flagged as inactive

Feedbin

  • HTTPS supported
  • Requires OAuth setup
FeatureChronicling AmericaFeedbin
AuthenticationNoneOAuth
HTTPSNoYes
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

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