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Compare 11 News & Media APIs you can use in Nigeria

A side-by-side comparison of pricing, features, sandbox access, and documentation for every News & Media API available to Nigerian developers and startups, updated regularly so you can pick the right provider with confidence.

All News & Media APIs

5 of 11 selected

NewsAPI API

Pricing
Free for developers (100 requests/day, delayed news); paid plans from $449/month for production
Latest News Articles
Available
Breaking / Headline News
Available
Topic & Keyword Search
Available
Source & Publisher Filtering
Available
Nigerian / African News Coverage
Available
News Category Classification
Available
Historical News Archive
Available
REST API with JSON Format
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
Sentiment Analysis & Scoring
Not available
Story Clustering
Not available
View Details

NewsMesh API

Pricing
Free tier with limited articles/day; paid plans for higher volume
Latest News Articles
Available
Breaking / Headline News
Not available
Topic & Keyword Search
Available
Source & Publisher Filtering
Available
Nigerian / African News Coverage
Available
News Category Classification
Available
Historical News Archive
Not available
REST API with JSON Format
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
Sentiment Analysis & Scoring
Not available
Story Clustering
Not available
View Details

Currents API

Pricing
Free tier with 600 requests/day; paid plans from $9.99/month for higher volume
Latest News Articles
Available
Breaking / Headline News
Available
Topic & Keyword Search
Available
Source & Publisher Filtering
Available
Nigerian / African News Coverage
Available
News Category Classification
Available
Historical News Archive
Available
REST API with JSON Format
Not available
REST API
Not available
JSON Responses
Not available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Rate Limiting
Not available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
Sentiment Analysis & Scoring
Not available
Story Clustering
Not available
View Details

GNews API

Pricing
Free plan available (key required)
Latest News Articles
Not available
Breaking / Headline News
Not available
Topic & Keyword Search
Not available
Source & Publisher Filtering
Not available
Nigerian / African News Coverage
Not available
News Category Classification
Not available
Historical News Archive
Not available
REST API with JSON Format
Not available
REST API
Available
JSON Responses
Available
API Key Authentication
Available
Rate Limiting
Available
HTTPS Encryption
Available
SDK / Client Libraries
Available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Available
Sentiment Analysis & Scoring
Not available
Story Clustering
Not available
View Details

NewsData.io API

Pricing
Free plan: 200 credits/day
Latest News Articles
Not available
Breaking / Headline News
Not available
Topic & Keyword Search
Not available
Source & Publisher Filtering
Not available
Nigerian / African News Coverage
Not available
News Category Classification
Not available
Historical News Archive
Not available
REST API with JSON Format
Not available
REST API
Available
JSON Responses
Available
API Key Authentication
Available
Rate Limiting
Available
HTTPS Encryption
Available
SDK / Client Libraries
Available
Webhooks
Not available
CORS Support
Available
Sentiment Analysis & Scoring
Not available
Story Clustering
Not available
View Details

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Feature
NewsAPI API
NewsMesh API
Currents API
GNews API
NewsData.io API
PricingFree for developers (100 requests/day, delayed news); paid plans from $449/month for productionFree tier with limited articles/day; paid plans for higher volumeFree tier with 600 requests/day; paid plans from $9.99/month for higher volumeFree plan available (key required)Free plan: 200 credits/day
Latest News Articles
Available
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Breaking / Headline News
Available
Not available
Available
Not available
Not available
Topic & Keyword Search
Available
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Source & Publisher Filtering
Available
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Nigerian / African News Coverage
Available
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
News Category Classification
Available
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Historical News Archive
Available
Not available
Available
Not available
Not available
REST API with JSON Format
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
REST API
Not available
Not available
Not available
Available
Available
JSON Responses
Not available
Not available
Not available
Available
Available
API Key Authentication
Not available
Not available
Not available
Available
Available
Rate Limiting
Not available
Not available
Not available
Available
Available
HTTPS Encryption
Not available
Not available
Not available
Available
Available
SDK / Client Libraries
Not available
Not available
Not available
Available
Available
Webhooks
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
CORS Support
Not available
Not available
Not available
Available
Available
Sentiment Analysis & Scoring
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Story Clustering
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
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