Live Top Headlines by Topic & Country API
GET/v1/news/top2 Credits / query (0 if empty)($0.0002 / query ($0.11–$0.20 / 1K queries))· Updated 2026-11-14
Stream top breaking headlines across 9 standardized topic feeds (TOP, WORLD, NATION, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, SCIENCE, HEALTH) for any country and language.
Parameters
topicstringHeadline topic feed (TOP, WORLD, NATION, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, SCIENCE, HEALTH).
Example:
TECHNOLOGYcountrystringTwo-letter ISO country code (default US).
Example:
USlangstringISO 639-1 language code (default en).
Example:
enlimitinteger (1 to 100)Maximum number of headlines to return (1 to 100, default 20).
Example:
20
Example Request (cURL / Python / JavaScript)
curl "https://api.searchdataapi.com/v1/news/top" \
-H "x-api-key: sr_live_your_api_key"import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://api.searchdataapi.com/v1/news/top",
headers={"x-api-key": "sr_live_your_api_key"},
timeout=30,
)
print(res.json())const res = await fetch("https://api.searchdataapi.com/v1/news/top", {
headers: { "x-api-key": "sr_live_your_api_key" },
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);Live Response Preview
{
"code": 0,
"provider": "https://searchdataapi.com",
"status": "ok",
"msg": "success",
"data": {
"topic": "TECHNOLOGY",
"country": "US",
"lang": "en",
"count": 3,
"articles": [
{
"position": 1,
"title": "Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Sells 5 Million in Four Days, Yet Former Nintendo Leads Say The Series Sold \"Like Nothing\" Before Breath of the Wild",
"url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxPUklWZzlXU1gzQ3NWX2x3dVpOYnE5OU5WVE5pTFFjRVZNTlYzbTY4NWNqMzIxeXNNYlZwWTNDNkJMRWoxX3Boa3U5OU9WVmRLdDVfQldvYzBWWGdlN0kzcXhmUENtbEZja3pJa1NyLVpwcFA2TW96WlRwemk0ZHhoeU9CSTM1RGoxZ2hHdmxDcjc4YS14eVhwbUlrYkhGcV9kd3d5d0pTanctVmhQOWdF?oc=5",
"snippet": "Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Sells 5 Million in Four Days, Yet Former Nintendo Leads Say The Series Sold \"Like Nothing\" Before Breath of the Wild Wccftech The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 sells over 5.2 million units worldwide in first four days Nintendo The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Sets New Switch 2 Sales Record Consequence of Sound Opinion: Nintendo Made Ocarina Of Time's Best Moment Even Better Nintendo Life Legendary Game Returns in Remake of Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” Roger Ebert",
"published_at": "2026-11-13T12:24:10.000Z",
"image_url": null,
"authors": [],
"source": {
"name": "Wccftech",
"url": "https://wccftech.com",
"domain": "wccftech.com",
"favicon": "https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=wccftech.com&sz=64"
}
},
{
"position": 2,
"title": "Space Shuttle Endeavour new LA home opens at California Science Center in Exposition Park",
"url": "https://news.google.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?oc=5",
"snippet": "Space Shuttle Endeavour new LA home opens at California Science Center in Exposition Park ABC7 Los Angeles Astronauts, kids enjoy opening of Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center - Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Through NASA’s Lens: Capturing Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Move to LA NASA (.gov) Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center Arup California's brand-new Air & Space Center, home of the space shuttle Endeavour, opens today Space",
"published_at": "2026-11-13T21:36:57.000Z",
"image_url": null,
"authors": [],
"source": {
"name": "ABC7 Los Angeles",
"url": "https://abc7.com",
"domain": "abc7.com",
"favicon": "https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=abc7.com&sz=64"
}
},
{
"position": 3,
"title": "HomeView Tidbits: Mirror, Sleep Timer, and Other Details",
"url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZ0FVX3lxTFBkZ1owaFRKTFJrS0F3Ymw1MmNESGlCTWhiMk40a0xlN0t4VlRLQnRMWTlNeVdqS2tqVXJySkR0SHRhRXVKN3luVU1ESWV0R2p5N2NTbjZhQ3dNd3lFb2M2NXNlSHZBNWc?oc=5",
"snippet": "HomeView Tidbits: Mirror, Sleep Timer, and Other Details MacRumors I Spent a Week Testing Apple’s New HomeView. It’s ... Fine. The New York Times Apple’s HomeView is my new favorite smart display — but not my daughter’s The Verge Apple’s HomeView Makes Up for Late Arrival with Ecosystem Perks: Review Bloomberg.com HomeView has one big problem: The iPad Macworld",
"published_at": "2026-11-13T22:04:35.000Z",
"image_url": null,
"authors": [],
"source": {
"name": "MacRumors",
"url": "https://www.macrumors.com",
"domain": "macrumors.com",
"favicon": "https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=macrumors.com&sz=64"
}
}
]
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "0e3c3124-402a-4330-8cfc-4aaea87f0ed8",
"endpoint": "/v1/news/top",
"count": 3,
"credits_charged": 2,
"cached": false,
"took_ms": 192
}
}Response Fields
Top breaking headlines for the requested topic and country.
| Field | Type | Sample / Notes |
|---|---|---|
code | integer | Example: 0 |
provider | string | Example: https://searchdataapi.com |
status | string | Example: ok |
msg | string | Example: success |
data | object | |
query | string | Search query (for /v1/news/search). |
topic | string | Topic code (for /v1/news/top). |
country | string | ISO country code. |
lang | string | ISO language code. |
count | integer | Number of articles returned. |
articles | array of NewsArticleItem | |
position | integer | 1-based article position. |
title | string | Headline title. |
url | string | Article URL. |
snippet | string | Article lead summary. |
published_at | string | ISO 8601 UTC publication timestamp. |
image_url | string | Article thumbnail image URL. |
authors | array of string | |
source | object | |
meta | ResponseMeta | |
request_id | string | Unique UUIDv4 trace identifier. |
endpoint | string | Normalized /v1/* endpoint path. |
count | integer | Number of primary items returned. |
credits_charged | integer | Credits deducted (0 on empty or error). |
cached | boolean | Whether served from L1/L2 edge cache. |
took_ms | integer | End-to-end gateway latency in milliseconds. |
Status Codes
- 200
- Top breaking headlines for the requested topic and country.