GET /v1/rss
The same search as RSS 2.0
curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/rss?q=energy&size=2"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
<channel>
<title>Free News API — “energy”</title>
<link>http://127.0.0.1:8099/v1/rss?q=energy&size=2</link>
<description>Live news from freenewsapi.ai — no key required.</description>
<atom:link href="http://127.0.0.1:8099/v1/rss?q=energy&size=2" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
<lastBuildDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:25:03 +0000</lastBuildDate>
<item>
<title>Returning kindness: The volunteers who emotionally rejuvenate Roma Street’s police</title>
<link>https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/returning-kindness-the-volunteers-who-emotionally-rejuvenate-roma-street-s-police-20260828-p60sfm.html</link>
<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/returning-kindness-the-volunteers-who-emotionally-rejuvenate-roma-street-s-police-20260828-p60sfm.html</guid>
<description>This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus reveals energy healing at police HQ, a First Nations Health Office review, energy musical chairs, and more.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
<source url="https://www.smh.com.au/">Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News</source>
<category>national / queensland</category>
<dc:creator>Matt Dennien, Julius Dennis, James Hall</dc:creator>
</item>
<item>
…Parameters
| name | type | default | meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| q | string | — | ||
| country | string | — | ||
| lang | string | — | ||
| tld | string | — | ||
| host | string | — | ||
| date | string | — | ||
| from | string | — | ||
| to | string | — | ||
| sort | string | date | ||
| size | integer | 50 | 1–200 | |
| strict_country | boolean | False |
No key, no header, no signup. Unknown query parameters are ignored, so adding one can never break a request. Errors are documented on the errors page.
As an MCP tool
The same endpoint is exposed to agents as news_get_rss
with the identical parameters — see the MCP server.