Chronicling America vs NPR One
If you need a News API that's easy to integrate, go with NPR One.
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
NPR One
- HTTPS supported
- Requires OAuth setup
| Feature | Chronicling America | NPR One |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | OAuth |
| 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. NPR One supports HTTPS, which is required for production deployments and secure data handling.