Frequently Asked Questions

NewsCatcher indexes over 70,000 news sources worldwide, ensuring comprehensive global insights.

We provide the full text for most articles. Access might be restricted in instances of hard paywalls.

Our production API has articles going back to January 2019. For some sources, we have article dumps going back as far as 2017.

Depending on the subscription, you can have near-instant access to published articles through our API. Most content is accessible within 10 minutes or less, while small publications may take some time (up to an hour) for article availability.

If you have a list of priority sources that you want lower latency on, we can add those to our faster pipeline for faster data ingestion.

We offer up to 99.95% API uptime and up to 99% per-source coverage SLA. Additionally, we're committed to integrating news sources upon request, ensuring our service evolves with your needs.

Publicly available sources can be added upon request, expanding your access to critical information.

We developed a pipeline for entity resolution, however the main production API doesn’t support it. Get in touch with us to see examples and get access.

Publicly available news articles is data that is freely accessible to anyone. It can come from various sources, including governments, businesses, news publishers, and research institutions. Publicly available news articles can be used for various purposes, such as research, journalism, and business intelligence.

Legally, the definition of publicly available data varies from country to country. However, in general, publicly available data is data that is freely accessible to anyone without the need for special permissions or privileges.

The main difference between publicly available data and private data is that publicly available data is free and accessible to anyone. In contrast, private data is only accessible to specific people or organizations.

NewsCatcher collects only publicly available news articles.

NewsCatcher collects publicly available data only, i.e., information that does not require login or acceptance of TOS. We do not engage in personal data collection

We advocate for fair use, opposing the republishing of copyrighted material, especially to protect media houses from content misappropriation.

A SOC2 certification is anticipated by Q4 2024, underscoring our commitment to robust security standards.

Our architecture leverages multiple cloud providers and data centers, fortified with disaster recovery plans and stringent security protocols for unparalleled data protection.

Serving 80+ paid customers and offering free access to 250+ researchers and students, we're committed to democratizing news data access. Check out our FREE News API here.

We maintain partnerships with various government entities, including Central Banks, reflecting our trusted status in critical sectors.

Enterprise clients benefit from a dedicated customer success manager, complemented by a streamlined support platform for efficient issue resolution, source requests, and feature suggestions.

We actively work with enterprise clients to develop tailored data pipelines, maximizing the utility and impact of news data for their specific objectives.

We started working on the project in February 2020, so it’s been around for a while. But we officially registered the company in 2021.