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Ars Technica

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GET/v1/news:ars-technica/feed

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Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
limit	number	query	Max items, 1-50. Default 20.

Example response

{"project":"news:ars-technica",  "data": {"ok":true,"count":20,    "items": [      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/so-much-solar-digging-into-the-list-of-every-us-power-plant-that-went-online-this-year/","title":"So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year","pubDate":"Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:09:57 +0000","summary":"Utility-scale solar leads by a mile, followed by batteries. Fossil fuels, not so much."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/vulnerability-giving-attackers-full-control-of-macs-is-under-active-exploitation/","title":"Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:32:14 +0000","summary":"Screen-sharing bug lets remote hackers log in without a password."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/first-test-flight-of-largest-all-electric-aircraft-used-just-5-of-electricity/","title":"First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:00:23 +0000","summary":"Airline-backed venture aims to develop a hybrid-electric commercial aircraft."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/suspecting-court-of-using-ai-man-injected-prompts-in-filings-to-try-to-win-case/","title":"Suspecting court of using AI, man injected prompts in filings to try to win case","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:26:53 +0000","summary":"Judge warns pro se litigants are using chatbots wrong and getting desperate."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/state-judge-orders-kalshi-to-stop-offering-sports-bets-and-other-wagers/","title":"State judge orders Kalshi to stop offering sports bets and other wagers","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:13:14 +0000","summary":"Kalshi ordered to stop offering bets in Washington, must implement geofencing."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/08/pbs-station-fears-losing-50tb-of-data-after-being-ghosted-by-cloud-storage-provider/","title":"PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:03:54 +0000","summary":"\"We don't have access to the data on the hardware/servers,\" Iron Mountain told Ars."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/policy-experts-europe-stuck-between-rock-and-a-hard-place-on-launch/","title":"Policy experts: Europe stuck between \"rock and a hard place\" on launch","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:29:21 +0000","summary":"It turns out that the economics of rocket reuse are pretty, pretty good."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/08/ars-live-recap-how-can-we-stop-publishers-from-killing-their-own-games/","title":"Ars Live recap: How can we stop publishers from killing their own games?","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:11:37 +0000","summary":"The Stop Killing Games movement faces an uphill battle."      }    ],"source":"arstechnica.com"  },"timestamp":"2026-05-27T13:31:59Z"}

Errors

401Missing or invalid x-api-key
404Not found or private
429Rate limit or monthly quota reached

Try it

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const data = await client.run(  "news:ars-technica",  "feed",  { limit: 20 });

Ars Technica

Parameters

limit

number · query · optional

Max items, 1-50. Default 20.

Example response

{"project":"news:ars-technica",  "data": {"ok":true,"count":20,    "items": [      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/so-much-solar-digging-into-the-list-of-every-us-power-plant-that-went-online-this-year/","title":"So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year","pubDate":"Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:09:57 +0000","summary":"Utility-scale solar leads by a mile, followed by batteries. Fossil fuels, not so much."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/vulnerability-giving-attackers-full-control-of-macs-is-under-active-exploitation/","title":"Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:32:14 +0000","summary":"Screen-sharing bug lets remote hackers log in without a password."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/first-test-flight-of-largest-all-electric-aircraft-used-just-5-of-electricity/","title":"First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:00:23 +0000","summary":"Airline-backed venture aims to develop a hybrid-electric commercial aircraft."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/suspecting-court-of-using-ai-man-injected-prompts-in-filings-to-try-to-win-case/","title":"Suspecting court of using AI, man injected prompts in filings to try to win case","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:26:53 +0000","summary":"Judge warns pro se litigants are using chatbots wrong and getting desperate."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/state-judge-orders-kalshi-to-stop-offering-sports-bets-and-other-wagers/","title":"State judge orders Kalshi to stop offering sports bets and other wagers","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:13:14 +0000","summary":"Kalshi ordered to stop offering bets in Washington, must implement geofencing."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/08/pbs-station-fears-losing-50tb-of-data-after-being-ghosted-by-cloud-storage-provider/","title":"PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:03:54 +0000","summary":"\"We don't have access to the data on the hardware/servers,\" Iron Mountain told Ars."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/policy-experts-europe-stuck-between-rock-and-a-hard-place-on-launch/","title":"Policy experts: Europe stuck between \"rock and a hard place\" on launch","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:29:21 +0000","summary":"It turns out that the economics of rocket reuse are pretty, pretty good."      },      {"link":"https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/08/ars-live-recap-how-can-we-stop-publishers-from-killing-their-own-games/","title":"Ars Live recap: How can we stop publishers from killing their own games?","pubDate":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:11:37 +0000","summary":"The Stop Killing Games movement faces an uphill battle."      }    ],"source":"arstechnica.com"  },"timestamp":"2026-05-27T13:31:59Z"}

Errors

401Missing or invalid x-api-key
404Not found or private
429Rate limit or monthly quota reached

Code

const data = await client.run(  "news:ars-technica",  "feed",  { limit: 20 });