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Koreajoongangdaily API, RSS and sitemap

Every article Koreajoongangdaily publishes, as JSON, through an open API with no key and no signup. 3,849 of their articles are indexed right now, refreshed hourly.

South KoreaEnglishKorean#2,039 by volume

Four ways to pull koreajoongangdaily.com

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

JSON Search this publisher

Every article we hold from koreajoongangdaily.com, newest first. Add q= to search inside.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.koreajoongangdaily.com&size=20"open it →

RSS Subscribe in any reader

The same articles as an RSS 2.0 feed. Works in Feedly, Inoreader, Thunderbird — anywhere.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/rss?host=www.koreajoongangdaily.com&size=50"open it →

JSON Feed For apps

JSON Feed 1.1, the same content in a format apps parse natively.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/feed.json?host=www.koreajoongangdaily.com&size=50"open it →

Trimmed For agents

Only the fields an agent needs — title, url, date, language — so the response stays small.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.koreajoongangdaily.com&size=20&fields=title,url,published_at,lang"open it →

Call the API

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

bash
curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.koreajoongangdaily.com&size=5"
3,849
articles indexed
1,347
in the last 30 days
50
median per day
2
languages
68 min
median crawl lag
25.07 → 23.10
archive depth

Publishing volume

Articles per day over the last 90 days. The busiest hour is 15:00 UTC — that is when the newsroom pushes its main batch.

2026-07-25: 11 articles2026-07-26: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-07-27: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-07-28: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-07-29: 68 articles2026-07-30: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-07-31: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-01: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-02: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-03: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-04: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-05: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-06: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-08: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-09: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-10: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-11: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-12: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-13: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-14: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-15: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-16: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-17: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-18: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-19: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-20: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-21: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-22: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-23: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-24: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-25: 67 articles2026-08-26: 52 articles2026-08-27: 58 articles2026-08-28: 45 articles2026-08-29: 13 articles2026-08-30: 31 articles2026-08-31: 51 articles2026-09-01: 61 articles2026-09-02: 54 articles2026-09-03: 52 articles2026-09-04: 52 articles2026-09-05: 15 articles2026-09-06: 20 articles2026-09-07: 43 articles2026-09-08: 63 articles2026-09-09: 64 articles2026-09-10: 65 articles2026-09-11: 36 articles2026-09-12: 13 articles2026-09-13: 38 articles2026-09-14: 58 articles2026-09-15: 53 articles2026-09-16: 70 articles2026-09-17: 72 articles2026-09-18: 39 articles2026-09-19: 14 articles2026-09-20: 31 articles2026-09-21: 53 articles2026-09-22: 64 articles2026-09-23: 51 articles2026-09-24: 24 articles2026-09-25: 25 articles2026-09-26: 28 articles2026-09-27: 37 articles2026-09-28: 66 articles2026-09-29: 59 articles2026-09-30: 74 articles2026-10-01: 55 articles2026-10-02: 36 articles2026-10-03: 20 articles2026-10-04: 24 articles2026-10-05: 41 articles2026-10-06: 48 articles2026-10-07: 69 articles2026-10-08: 57 articles2026-10-09: 27 articles2026-10-10: 13 articles2026-10-11: 30 articles2026-10-12: 52 articles2026-10-13: 63 articles2026-10-14: 50 articles2026-10-15: 45 articles2026-10-16: 38 articles2026-10-17: 15 articles2026-10-18: 41 articles2026-10-19: 47 articles2026-10-20: 50 articles2026-10-21: 60 articles2026-10-22: 75 articles2026-10-23: 27 articles07-2508-2509-0909-2410-0910-23

The 28 hatched days are gaps in the upstream news archive, not quiet days at Koreajoongangdaily: the whole corpus dips on those dates. They are excluded from the median above.

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

Publishing rhythm

When Koreajoongangdaily actually publishes, by hour of day (UTC) and by day of week — measured from 3,849 timestamps, not from a schedule they advertise.

00: 2170001: 1540102: 1640203: 2090304: 2280405: 2450506: 2110607: 2990708: 2790809: 3480910: 2811011: 1691112: 1101213: 301314: 71415: 4501516: 71617: 21718: 11819: 11920: 322021: 72122: 3082223: 9023
Mon: 621MonTue: 736TueWed: 748WedThu: 712ThuFri: 467FriSat: 198SatSun: 367Sun

Sections

Sections come from the publisher's own markup, present on 100% of their articles.

Languages

CodeLanguageArticlesShare
enEnglish3,848100.0%
koKorean10.0%

Latest articles

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

North Korea and China are 'direct enablers' of Russia’s war in Ukraine, EU envoy says
2026-10-23 09:04 UTC · korea · SEO JI-EUN
The EU’s Indo-Pacific envoy urged Seoul to deepen maritime cooperation with Europe as shipping threats mount in the Strait of Hormuz.
Blackpink's Lisa drops first solo EP 'Press Play'
2026-10-23 09:00 UTC · entertainment · Published Make us preferred
Blackpink's Lisa returns with her first solo EP, 'Press Play,' led by the new title track 'Tarantino' and featuring six songs including Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Sawadika.'
Gyeonggi head’s airport revival plan draws fire amid firefighter funding row
2026-10-23 09:00 UTC · korea · News Team
Gyeonggi Gov. Choo Mi-ae faces criticism over plans to revive a new international airport, with civic groups questioning costs, demand and proposed sites after a firefigh
HD Hyundai, Kiewit join forces to build advanced U.S. shipyard by 2029
2026-10-23 08:08 UTC · business · News Team
HD Hyundai and U.S. construction giant Kiewit plan to build an advanced U.S. shipyard by 2029, using digital twin technology, automation and robotic welding.
Call of Duty's portrayal of North Korea and its soldiers: Artistic freedom or overstated brutality?
2026-10-23 08:06 UTC · korea · News Team
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, set during a fictional North Korean invasion of South Korea, has sparked debate over its portrayal of North Korean soldiers, war trauma an
Science minister vows swift government-wide measures on smart glasses misuse
2026-10-23 08:01 UTC · korea · Published Modified Make us preferred
South Korea’s science minister says the government will accelerate smart glasses guidelines and pan-ministerial measures to address covert filming, privacy violations and
Seoul proposes renewed talks over border dispute
2026-10-23 07:56 UTC · korea · Published Make us preferred
South Korea has proposed military talks with North Korea to verify the Military Demarcation Line, restore communication channels and prevent accidental border clashes.
'First Person Plural' traces Lynn Hershman Leeson's many selves through six decades of tech-driven art
2026-10-23 07:47 UTC · lifestyle · LIM JEONG-WON
Seoul Museum of Art presents Lynn Hershman Leeson’s first Asia solo exhibition, featuring 200 works exploring identity.
Netflix turns 10 in Korea, but its success is a double-edged sword for K-content
2026-10-23 07:44 UTC · entertainment · News Team
Netflix’s decade in Korea helped take K-content global through hits like 'Squid Game,' but rising production costs and streaming-owned IP are straining local producers.
Lee appoints first presidential watchdog in a decade
2026-10-23 07:37 UTC · korea · Published Make us preferred
President Lee Jae Myung appointed former prosecutor Choi Kil-su as special inspector to investigate alleged corruption involving the first family and senior presidential
Baseball stadium trash up nearly 55% in two years as attendance climbs
2026-10-23 06:15 UTC · korea · News Team
Waste at South Korea’s KBO baseball stadiums climbed 24.3 percent in 2025, nearly double the rate of attendance growth, driving up cleaning and disposal costs.
Large businesses prosper, new and smaller ones falter as Korea's corporate recovery splits in two
2026-10-23 05:58 UTC · business · News Team
South Korea's semiconductor-led corporate recovery boosted big-company profits, but a record share of firms could not cover interest costs as startups and small businesse
Bereaved family of deceased Coupang worker denounces Labor Ministry's investigation results into company
2026-10-23 05:48 UTC · business · Published Make us preferred
Family members of a Coupang logistics worker who died in 2020 denounce South Korea's labor ministry for declining to seek a criminal investigation over alleged cover-up r
Special counsel says deceased election official's note cites no coercion
2026-10-23 05:40 UTC · korea · Published Modified Make us preferred
South Korea's special counsel said a deceased National Election Commission official's suicide note did not mention coercive questioning, despite claims from his lawyer.
Military academy merger plan faces delay
2026-10-23 05:40 UTC · korea · Published Make us preferred
South Korea has delayed announcing a detailed plan to merge Army, Navy and Air Force academies as the defense ministry gathers input amid strong opposition from service m
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon acquitted on appeal in opinion poll payment case
2026-10-23 05:40 UTC · korea · News Team
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon was acquitted on appeal of Political Funds Act charges over allegations that opinion polls were paid for on his behalf, overturning a lower court r
Lee calls for proactive prevention of violent crimes to build 'supersafe' society
2026-10-23 05:29 UTC · korea · Published Make us preferred
President Lee Jae Myung calls for a pan-government plan to prevent violent crime and build a “supersafe” South Korea after recent stabbing and arson attacks.
Home purchases by minors nearly double in first 8 months of year
2026-10-23 05:12 UTC · business · News Team
Home purchases by minors in South Korea nearly doubled in the first eight months of 2026, with more than half of transaction funding reported as buyers' own funds.

Harvest it all

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

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.koreajoongangdaily.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:

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.koreajoongangdaily.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 Koreajoongangdaily marks up its own pages — useful if you are deciding whether to parse them yourself.

99%
dates from JSON-LD
100%
articles with a byline
100%
articles with sections
149 KB
average page weight

Crawl lag — the delay between publication and the article reaching this index — is 68 min at the median, 162 minutes at the 90th percentile.

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FAQ

Does Koreajoongangdaily 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 3,849 of their articles and lets you filter by date, language and section.

How many articles does Koreajoongangdaily publish per day?

50 on a median day, measured across 90 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.