WXXI News API, RSS and sitemap

Every article WXXI News publishes, as JSON, through an open API with no key and no signup. 1,190 of their articles are indexed right now, refreshed hourly.

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Four ways to pull wxxinews.org

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 WXXI News headlines come back as JSON.

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

Publishing volume

Articles per day over the last 90 days. The busiest hour is 04:00 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 WXXI News: the whole corpus dips on those dates. They are excluded from the median above.

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

Publishing rhythm

When WXXI News actually publishes, by hour of day (UTC) and by day of week — measured from 1,190 timestamps, not from a schedule they advertise.

Sections

Sections come from the publisher's own markup, present on 75% of their articles.

Languages

Latest articles

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

The Amazon's future is on the ballot in Brazil. Many voters aren't focused on it

2026-10-04 17:57 UTC · NPR News · Júlia Dias Carneiro

Brazil's environment is a global concern. But on the campaign trail, it's struggling to get voters' attention.

Families of journalists killed in Ukraine sue Fox News for failing to keep them safe

2026-10-04 08:06 UTC · NPR News · David Folkenflik; Ayesha Rascoe

Fox News is being sued by families of two journalists killed in Ukraine four years ago. They say the network failed to keep their loved ones safe.

'It's not just a Cornell problem': Students speak out about sexual assault

2026-10-03 17:57 UTC · NPR News · Ava Berger; Elissa Nadworny

Women are posting videos hashtagged #IAmJaneDoe to support the woman suing Cornell. Students across the country say her case raises concerns about safety on campus.

U.S. withdrawal from Iraq is complete

2026-10-03 17:57 UTC · NPR News · Jane Arraf; Elissa Nadworny

Twenty-three years after President George W. Bush's campaign of "shock and awe," the U.S. military has completed its withdrawal from Iraq.

As Trump's proposed arch looms over D.C., protesters pin their hopes on the midterms

2026-10-02 17:44 UTC · NPR News · Rachel Treisman

Democratic lawmakers, veterans and concerned citizens gathered in Memorial Circle to protest the arch Trump wants to build there. Their hopes lie primarily in a lawsuit a

DSA gains influence: What you need to know about the Democratic Socialists of America

2026-10-02 16:27 UTC · Evan Dawson; Megan Mack

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 10/2/26, representatives from ROC DSA discuss the gains their organization is seeing across the country.

University of Rochester launching a dedicated dental school

2026-10-02 14:31 UTC · Local News · Racquel Stephen

The Eastman School of Dentistry will be the university's first new school in more than 50 years.

Seneca Nation says framework reached on new gaming compact; governor calls process 'ongoing'

2026-10-02 14:08 UTC · Ryan Zunner

In the midst of a dispute over a Seneca gas station project in Buffalo's Old First Ward, the nation's president said an "agreement in principle" had been reached to repla

Leaf peepers at Letchworth can now get around the park on a free shuttle bus

2026-10-02 13:59 UTC · Local News · Jeremy Moule

If you're heading to Letchworth on one of the next few weekends to do some leaf peeping, you'll be able to take advantage of a free shuttle bus to help you get around the

MAG invites teachers for free night of appreciation

2026-10-02 12:20 UTC · Local News · Mikhaela Singleton

As the back-to-school mad dash dies down, teachers and students start to settle into their routines. Meanwhile, the Memorial Art Gallery invites educators to join a socia

Goodyear's Niagara Falls chemical plant to close

2026-10-02 11:53 UTC · Emyle Watkins

A Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. chemical plant in Niagara Falls, which faced scrutiny for failing to control the emissions of a known carcinogen, will close this year.

Coming up: DSA gains influence: What you need to know about the Democratic Socialists of America; A 'life-changing' trip

2026-10-02 08:55 UTC · Connections · Evan Dawson; Megan Mack; Julie Williams

During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 10/2/26, what the Democratic Socialists of America stand for and why they are finding success. Then, a rebroadcast on what teens

Today's headlines for October 2

2026-10-02 07:10 UTC · Mikhaela Singleton

In today's top stories:Governor Hochul takes control of the reopened Cornell rape case away from local investigators, citing a lack of public trust.A major change to SNAP

Tennessee governor pauses executions after Christa Pike survives 2 lethal injections

2026-10-02 04:44 UTC · Marianna Bacallao; Steve Inskeep

Reaction was swift after the execution of a Tennessee woman was halted because she survived two lethal injections.

Failed execution attempts are not uncommon in the U.S.

2026-10-01 17:33 UTC · NPR News · Chiara Eisner

The failed execution attempt of a woman in Tennessee on Wednesday wasn't the first time this has happened. The state's execution protocols have been under scrutiny for ye

A witness to a failed Tennessee execution talks about what she saw and heard

2026-10-01 17:17 UTC · NPR News · Catherine Sweeney

A woman in Tennessee survived an execution Wednesday. We talk with a reporter who was there.

Half a century after Mao's death, fascination with the communist leader is on the rise

2026-10-01 17:13 UTC · Jennifer Pak

Half a century after the death of Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong, fascination with the chairman is growing among young Chinese people.

Exhibit at RoCo showcases immigrant experiences

2026-10-01 16:14 UTC · Arts & Culture · Jose Sandoval

“Sanctuary: Borders & Belonging in 2026,” is an exhibition at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center featuring 11 different installations by artists from across the countr

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.wxxinews.org&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.wxxinews.org&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 WXXI News 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 331 min at the median, 15205 minutes at the 90th percentile.

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FAQ

Does WXXI News 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 1,190 of their articles and lets you filter by date, language and section.

How many articles does WXXI News publish per day?

13 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.