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BBC News

Latest Feed

Fetch latest articles from the RSS feed.

GET/v1/news:bbc/feed

passing · 0.1s5m cache

Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
section	enum	query	BBC section. Default: world. One of world, technology, business, entertainment.
limit	number	query	Max items, 1-50. Default 20.

Example response

{"project":"news:bbc",  "data": {"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"  },"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

Live request with your key

const data = await client.run(  "news:bbc",  "feed",  { section: "world", limit: 20 });

BBC News

Parameters

section

enum · query · optional

BBC section. Default: world.

limit

number · query · optional

Max items, 1-50. Default 20.

Example response

{"project":"news:bbc",  "data": {"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"  },"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:bbc",  "feed",  { section: "world", limit: 20 });