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Chronicling America vs News

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

Chronicling America

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

News

Headlines currently published on a range of news sources and blogs

Chronicling America

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

News

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
FeatureChronicling AmericaNews
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSNoYes
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

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