Hunker API, RSS and sitemap

Every article Hunker publishes, as JSON, through an open API with no key and no signup. 972 of their articles are indexed right now, refreshed hourly.

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Four ways to pull hunker.com

All four are ours, all four are live, and none of them needs a key.

Call the API

A live request. Paste it into a terminal and Hunker headlines come back as JSON.

curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.hunker.com&size=5"

Publishing volume

Articles per day over the last 65 days. The busiest hour is 16:00 UTC — that is when the newsroom pushes its main batch.

The 1 hatched days are gaps in the upstream news archive, not quiet days at Hunker: the whole corpus dips on those dates. They are excluded from the median above.

curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/stats?host=www.hunker.com&top=10"

Publishing rhythm

When Hunker actually publishes, by hour of day (UTC) and by day of week — measured from 972 timestamps, not from a schedule they advertise.

Languages

Latest articles

The 18 most recent Hunker articles in the index — the same rows the API returns, rendered for humans.

Countertop Trends On The Way Out In 2026 (So Far) - Hunker

2026-09-10 12:00 UTC · Danielle Valente

Tiles, white quartz, and concrete are among the kitchen countertop trends that interior design experts say are going out of style in 2026.

Man Transforms Wood Dowels Into A Floating Table With An Impressive DIY - Hunker

2026-09-10 01:00 UTC · Christy Rae Ammons

By building frames out of wood dowels and using chains to connect them, you can DIY a tensegrity table, i.e., the illusion of a floating table.

Move Over, Grass: There's A Tough Lawn Alternative With Flowers - Hunker

2026-09-10 00:30 UTC · Aleem Ahmad

Dwarf cinquefoil is a grass alternative that is relatively drought tolerant, low maintenance, and flowers in the warmer months, attracting pollinators.

Don't Toss Empty Litter Containers: This Clever Use Can Help Protect Your Birdbath From Mosquitoes - Hunker

2026-09-10 00:00 UTC · Kathleen Shipman

Insert a screw into the bottom of an empty litter container and hang it over a birdbath to create a drip that'll deter mosquitoes.

Replace Old Wreaths: There's A Cuter Way To Decorate Your Front Door For Fall - Hunker

2026-09-09 23:00 UTC · Gwen Swanson

An alternative to old wreaths, decorate your front door with a giant bow. Add faux flowers for a cute, cozy fall aesthetic.

Kill Brown Recluses And Keep Them Out For Good With A Powerful Solution - Hunker

2026-09-09 21:00 UTC · Emily Kammerlohr

If you've found a brown recluse spider, deltamethrin is an effective way to kill them. It gets into the cracks where they hide to kill spiders and their prey.

Dollar Tree Baskets Aren't Just For Countertops: The Smart Hack For Wall Storage - Hunker

2026-09-09 20:00 UTC · Shelley Frost

Dollar Tree baskets can easily be transformed into vertical storage, all you need are Command strips or screws to attach them to your blank walls.

Skip The Seed: The Stylish Alternative To Cover A Dead Area Of Grass - Hunker

2026-09-09 19:00 UTC · Jane LaCroix

Bare patches in your lawn are sometimes unavoidable. The next time a stubborn brown spot pops up, give it a new life by turning it into a small herb garden.

Trade In Your Suncatcher: A Cuter Way To Decorate Your Yard With Vintage Doilies - Hunker

2026-09-09 18:00 UTC · Kathleen Shipman

Suncatchers are a common way to add style to a yard. However, this DIY combines wreaths and vintage doilies to create grannycore-inspired outdoor decor pieces.

You Don't Need Cleaning Vinegar: A Better DIY Solution That's More Versatile - Hunker

2026-09-09 17:00 UTC · Brandy Eaklor

A versatile alternative to cleaning vinegar, a DIY solution of rubbing alcohol, water, and castile soap is an effective cleaner for more surfaces.

Why Mint Gets Leggy — And How To Easily Fix It - Hunker

2026-09-09 16:00 UTC · Megan Brame

Leggy mint can be caused by low light. Prune your mint plant, them move it to location that gets more light, or add supplemental light with grow lights.

13 Highly Rated Bench Grinder Attachments From Amazon - Hunker

2026-09-09 15:00 UTC · Ron Baker

These highly rated bench grinder attachments on Amazon run the gamut from sharpening guides to polishing wheels, dressing tools, wire wheels, etc.

Core Vs. Spike Aerators: How Are They Different? - Hunker

2026-09-09 14:00 UTC · Emily Ray

Spike aerators push solid tines into the soil to make holes, while core aerators use hollow tines to actually remove plugs of soil.

Woman Uses A Thrifted Rolling Pin To Make A High-End Light Feature On A Budget - Hunker

2026-09-09 13:00 UTC · Erika Dale

High-end light fixtures can be expensive. This YouTuber shows us how to craft a lamp that won't break the budget using a thrifted marble rolling pin.

9 Things Your Garden Needs In The Fall To Come Back Stronger Than Ever In The Spring - Hunker

2026-09-09 12:30 UTC · Danielle Valente

Your garden may be winding down in the fall months. However, staying on top of tasks like mulching and deadheading can help plants come back stronger in spring.

Keep Kitchen Towels From Falling With A Simple Tip That's Overlooked - Hunker

2026-09-09 12:00 UTC · Cayla Leonard

Safety pin a towel around a ring and hook the ring near the sing to have your kitchen towel nearby without it falling off and onto the floor. Easy to undo.

Citric Acid Vs. Lemon Juice: What's The Difference For Cleaning? - Hunker

2026-09-09 03:00 UTC · Cayla Leonard

Using lemon juice to clean your home gives it a fresh, clean smell while citric acid is better suited for tougher stains and is odorless.

8 Plants To Prune In September For A Healthier Garden Next Year - Hunker

2026-09-09 02:30 UTC · Sakshi Khaitan

In September, plants to prune in preparation for next year include types of jasmine, lavender, roses, blackberries, raspberries, daises, rosemary, and tomatoes.

Harvest it all

Page through the archive by date. from and to accept YYYY-MM-DD or relative values such as now-7d.

curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.hunker.com&from=now-7d&size=100"

To poll for new material, keep the timestamp of the newest article you saw and ask only for what came after it:

curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.hunker.com&from=now-1h&sort=date_asc"

Article bodies come with full_text=true. No key, no quota tier, no header — see the search endpoint for every parameter.

Metadata quality

How well Hunker marks up its own pages — useful if you are deciding whether to parse them yourself.

Crawl lag — the delay between publication and the article reaching this index — is 75 min at the median, 179 minutes at the 90th percentile.

Similar publishers

Comparable outlets in the same language. Those without a page here yet link straight to their slice of the API.

FAQ

Does Hunker have an official API?

Not a public one. This endpoint is the practical alternative: their articles as structured JSON, with title, lead, publication time, section, byline and a link back to the original.

How do I get their RSS feed?

Most publishers expose one at /rss or /feed, but feeds carry only the last few dozen items and drop them within hours. This index keeps 972 of their articles and lets you filter by date, language and section.

How many articles does Hunker publish per day?

21 on a median day, measured across 65 days.

Can I use this commercially?

The API is free and unauthenticated. What you may do with the content is between you and the publisher: we return metadata, a lead paragraph and a link, not a licence.