Chronicling America vs New York Times
Both are solid News APIs. Choose based on your specific requirements.
Chronicling America
Provides access to millions of pages of historic US newspapers from the Library of Congress
New York Times
The New York Times Developer Network
Chronicling America
- No authentication required
- No HTTPS support
- Currently flagged as inactive
New York Times
- Simple API key authentication
- HTTPS supported
- Currently flagged as inactive
| Feature | Chronicling America | New York Times |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | apiKey |
| HTTPS | No | Yes |
| CORS | Unknown | Unknown |
When to use which?
Chronicling America is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication. New York Times supports HTTPS, which is required for production deployments and secure data handling.