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News Answers API

Turn Global News into Answers You Can Verify

Ask questions across worldwide news coverage and get clear answers with citations to the original reporting.

News Answers

Example

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Click a citation to explore the source.

From question to context

The news is the source.
The answer is the product.

Ask in plain language

Describe what you want to know about a company, event, industry, or situation. Ask the way you would ask a colleague.

Bring the reporting together

The API finds relevant news and synthesizes information from multiple articles into a response to your question.

Get an answer with citations

Return a direct answer with links to the source articles. Your users can read the synthesis and explore the reporting behind it.

Built on Webz.io’s
global news coverage.

3.5 M+

Daily news articles

170 +

Languages in our news coverage

200 +

Countries in our news coverage

Keep the sources in sight

An answer is more useful
when you can check it.

A synthesis across articles Bring together relevant reporting to answer the question in context.

Source-linked citations Let users move from the answer to the articles behind it.

The depth your users need Choose a standard answer or a detailed answer with more context.

Better Analytics

With Big Historical Web Data

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Answer questions about the news

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Explain the story behind coverage

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Bring company and industry news together

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Understand events affecting a business

AI ASSISTANTS & AGENTS
Give your assistant an answer with the reporting attached.

Add cited news answers to a conversational experience, so users can ask about events and explore the sources in the same flow.

Discuss your use case Media Monitoring & PR
MEDIA INTELLIGENCE
Help users understand the story across the coverage.

Add a question-and-answer layer to your media intelligence platform. Let users explore how an event is being reported and read the articles behind the response.

Discuss your use case Media Monitoring & PR
MARKET & COMPANY RESEARCH
Turn company and industry news into a research answer.

Bring relevant reporting together for researchers exploring companies, competitors, and industry developments. Keep the original articles a click away.

Discuss your use case Media Monitoring & PR
RISK INTELLIGENCE
Explain the news behind a business risk.

Help users investigate supply disruptions, regulatory developments, and other reported events affecting a business. Return a cited answer they can review against the coverage.

Discuss your use case Media Monitoring & PR

AI assistants icon

Answer questions about the news

AI ASSISTANTS & AGENTS
Give your assistant an answer with the reporting attached.

Add cited news answers to a conversational experience, so users can ask about events and explore the sources in the same flow.

Discuss your use case Media Monitoring & PR

Media intelligence icon

Explain the story behind coverage

MEDIA INTELLIGENCE
Help users understand the story across the coverage.

Add a question-and-answer layer to your media intelligence platform. Let users explore how an event is being reported and read the articles behind the response.

Discuss your use case Media Monitoring & PR

Market research icon

Bring company and industry news together

MARKET & COMPANY RESEARCH
Turn company and industry news into a research answer.

Bring relevant reporting together for researchers exploring companies, competitors, and industry developments. Keep the original articles a click away.

Discuss your use case Media Monitoring & PR

Risk intelligence icon

Understand events affecting a business

RISK INTELLIGENCE
Explain the news behind a business risk.

Help users investigate supply disruptions, regulatory developments, and other reported events affecting a business. Return a cited answer they can review against the coverage.

Discuss your use case Media Monitoring & PR

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Have a question?

What is the Webz.io News Answers API? arrow icon

The News Answers API lets you ask a question in plain language and receive a direct, cited answer synthesized from multiple news articles. It brings together the reporting relevant to your question and links back to the sources.

How is it different from News Search API? arrow icon

News Search API returns relevant articles and passages for your application to work with. News Answers API takes the next step and returns a synthesized answer with citations. Choose News Search API when you want source material for your own workflow; choose News Answers API when you want an answer.

Can users check the sources behind an answer? arrow icon

Yes. Answers include citations linking back to the source articles, so users can open the original reporting and review it for themselves.

What kinds of questions can I ask? arrow icon

Ask about companies, events, industries, and developments covered in the news. Naming the subject and time period helps make the question specific.

What is the difference between standard and detailed answers? arrow icon

A standard answer gives a direct response with citations. A detailed answer provides more context, also with citations.

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