Chronicling America vs The Old Reader
If you need a News API that's easy to integrate, go with The Old Reader.
Chronicling America
Provides access to millions of pages of historic US newspapers from the Library of Congress
The Old Reader
RSS reader
Chronicling America
- No authentication required
- No HTTPS support
- Currently flagged as inactive
The Old Reader
- Simple API key authentication
- HTTPS supported
| Feature | Chronicling America | The Old Reader |
|---|---|---|
| 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. The Old Reader supports HTTPS, which is required for production deployments and secure data handling.