gdelt.articles

stable Advanced

News articles matching a query (last 3 months, newest first).

GET /v1/gdelt/articles

What you get#

A list of Gdelt results in Onekey's unified shape, in data (an array). An empty array is a normal, successful answer and is charged like any other; a source that reports "nothing found" as an error returns a free 404 not_found instead.

Also known as: /content_analysis/search, /google_news/search, /search/news on APIs that nest their paths. See Alternatives and equivalents.

What it costs#

Advanced · 5 credits for a fresh fetch, charged only when it succeeds.
Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB).
Free if the request is invalid (never charged) or the source fails or reports not found (refunded).

Parameters#

Name	Type	Required	Default	What it is	Constraints
`q`	string	yes	(required)	GDELT query (supports quotes and operators)	max 100 chars; must match `[\w .,'\"()-]{2,100}`; trimmed, repeated spaces collapsed
`n`	string	no	`20`	Rows (1-75)	max 2 chars; must match `[1-9]\d?\|75`; trimmed

Request#

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/gdelt/articles?q=climate&n=5" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Recorded response#

A real Gdelt response, recorded and returned in Onekey's shape. Fields the platform does not provide are null.

json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "content": {
        "url": "https://russian.rt.com/nopolitics/news/1688348-ekspert-medvedi-korm",
        "title": "Учёный Корытин предупредил об опасности медведей - шатунов осенью",
        "createdAt": null,
        "language": "Russian"
      },
      "author": {
        "displayName": "russian.rt.com"
      },
      "entity": {
        "category": "Russia"
      },
      "media": {
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/russian/images/2026.09/article/6ababd73ae5ac97b666adf4d.jpg"
      }
    },
    {
      "content": {
        "url": "https://kelownacapnews.com/sponsored-content/kelownas-1m-window-efficiency-plan-is-now-over-75-claimed",
        "title": "Kelowna $1M Window Efficiency Plan is now over 75 % claimed",
        "createdAt": null,
        "language": "English"
      },
      "author": {
        "displayName": "kelownacapnews.com"
      },
      "entity": {
        "category": "Canada"
      },
      "media": {
        "thumbnailUrl": "https://sponsored.carpentermediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2026/09/Sept.-28-.jpg"
      }
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "platform": "gdelt",
    "endpoint": "articles",
    "cached": false,
    "stale": false,
    "age_s": 0,
    "fetched_at": "2026-01-01T12:00:00+00:00",
    "credits_charged": 5,
    "request_id": "7f3a9c2e5b1d4c8fa2e6d0b9c4f18e37"
  },
  "error": null
}

Field mapping#

How this endpoint's source fields become Onekey's unified schema. Fields the source lacks come back as null.

Source path	Onekey field	Transform
`url`	`content.url`	`safeUrl`
`title`	`content.title`	-
`seendate`	`content.createdAt`	`toIsoDate`
`domain`	`author.displayName`	-
`language`	`content.language`	-
`sourcecountry`	`entity.category`	-
`socialimage`	`media.thumbnailUrl`	`safeUrl`

Caching and freshness#

Fresh for about 2 minutes. Repeat calls in that window are served from cache and are free.
Between 2 minutes and 15 minutes the cached copy is still served instantly and marked stale: true while Onekey refreshes it in the background.
If the source is down when a refresh is needed, the last copy can be served for up to 1 hour more (marked stale).
A "not found" is remembered for 1 minute and is free.
The cache is shared across all customers, which is what keeps repeat calls cheap.

What can go wrong#

Status	Code	What to do
401	`unauthorized`	Check the `x-api-key` header.
402	`insufficient_credits`	Add credits; your balance must cover the price.
404	`not_found`	Unknown endpoint path.
422	`invalid_params`	Fix the parameters using the table above. Free.
429	`rate_limited`	Wait `Retry-After` seconds, then retry.
502	`upstream_error`	The source failed. Refunded; retry with backoff.

See Errors for the full list and retry guidance.

Status: stable (verified against the live source).