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title: NewsData.io
summary: Search and retrieve real-time and historical news articles from 80,000+ sources worldwide.
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# NewsData.io

Search and retrieve real-time and historical news articles from 80,000+ sources worldwide.

## What it does

Connects an agent to NewsData.io. Agents can search the latest news, search the historical archive, search crypto-specific news, list sources, and check article counts, with filtering by country, language, category, sentiment, and domain.

## Setup

1. Get a free or paid API key from NewsData.io's own site.
2. Go to **Settings → Integrations → NewsData.io** and paste in the key.
3. Assign the connection to an agent.

## Credentials needed

A NewsData.io API key. It's encrypted at rest and never shown again after saving.

## Typical use

An agent that pulls today's coverage of a topic you're tracking, or one that checks whether a competitor has been in the news recently.

## Related

- [Integrations Guide](/en/docs/guides/integrations-guide): the full catalog and security model these connections share
- [NewsAPI](/en/docs/integrations/newsapi): a similar news-search alternative