# BBC News — Zapi reference

> Latest news feed from BBC News.

**Base URL:** `https://api.zapi.ink`
**Auth:** Send `x-api-key: YOUR_KEY` header on every request. Get a free key at https://zapi.ink/dashboard/keys.
**Response envelope:** `{ content, message, errors }`
**Rate limit:** 60 req/min on free tier.

**Related:**
- Detail page: https://zapi.ink/api/news/bbc
- Endpoint catalog: https://zapi.ink/category/news
- Concise index: https://zapi.ink/llms.txt
- Full reference: https://zapi.ink/llms-full.txt

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## BBC News

**Category:** news · **Slug:** `bbc`
**Detail page:** https://zapi.ink/api/news/bbc

Latest news feed from BBC News.

**Tags:** news, rss

### Latest Feed

Fetch latest articles from the RSS feed.

- **Method:** `GET`
- **Endpoint:** `https://api.zapi.ink/v1/news:bbc/feed`
- **Cache TTL:** 300s

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Location | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|----------|-------------|
| `section` | enum(world|technology|business|entertainment) | query | no | BBC section. Default: world |
| `limit` | number | query | no | Max items, 1-50. Default 20 |

**cURL:**
```bash
curl "https://api.zapi.ink/v1/news:bbc/feed?section=world&limit=20" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

**JavaScript / TypeScript:**
```javascript
const res = await fetch("https://api.zapi.ink/v1/news:bbc/feed?section=world&limit=20", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.ZAPI_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
```

**Python:**
```python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://api.zapi.ink/v1/news:bbc/feed?section=world&limit=20",
  headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"})
data = r.json()
```

**Example response:**
```json
{
  "ok": true,
  "count": 20,
  "items": [
    {
      "link": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y0zz63gero?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss",
      "title": "Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake kills at least 47 in Indonesia",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:35:57 GMT",
      "summary": "A search and rescue operation is under way to find survivors in Flores, an island in eastern Indonesia."
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjygx4gjeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss",
      "title": "Eleven killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, authorities say",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:38:53 GMT",
      "summary": "Israel's military said it had struck \"Hezbollah terror infrastructure\" in response to what it described as an earlier action against its soldiers."
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd69ely319eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss",
      "title": "BBC seeks to subpoena Trump's family members in Panorama lawsuit",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:01:53 GMT",
      "summary": "The BBC's lawyers argue Trump's family members \"have personal knowledge\" of his intentions in the speech he gave outside the US Capitol on 6 January 2021."
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c171yp5zdrxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss",
      "title": "US aircraft carrier on way to relieve USS Lincoln after issues reported aboard",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:36:27 GMT",
      "summary": "Thousands of sailors on the Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jumping overboard."
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8en2z9jp2xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss",
      "title": "South Korea proposes talks to officially end war with North",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:40:15 GMT",
      "summary": "Lee Jae Myung offers chance to end the conflict, which has been frozen since an armistice in 1953."
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0j60p0d29o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss",
      "title": "Family stranded at sea for 16 hours after jet ski capsized in Thailand",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:41:09 GMT",
      "summary": "A father and his two young sons spent a night adrift before being rescued off the coast of the island of Koh Samui."
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0l5583903yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss",
      "title": "Five injured, one critically, in shooting at Virginia State University",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:09:59 GMT",
      "summary": "Multiple suspects were involved in the incident in the early hours of Saturday, the university said."
    },
    {
      "link": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vj433xqlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss",
      "title": "France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:35:06 GMT",
      "summary": "The Constitutional Council says it infringes upon freedom of expression - but President Macron vows to prepare a new draft."
    }
  ],
  "source": "bbc.co.uk",
  "section": "world"
}
```

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