MarketNewsAPI v1 is live
The first public version: REST search, a WebSocket stream, and an MCP server for US stock news, press releases, and legal notices, with the full archive on Pro.
MarketNewsAPI v1 is the first public release of the stock news API. It ships a REST API for search and article lookup, a WebSocket stream for live headlines, and an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor. Coverage is US stock news, press releases, and legal notices. Pro searches the full archive, and new articles include an AI summary and entities.
What shipped in MarketNewsAPI v1?
v1 is the version in the path. New fields and endpoints can be added inside v1. A breaking change would ship as v2, and it would be written up here first.
Which REST endpoints are in v1?
Base URL: https://api.marketnewsapi.com/v1. The REST reference has parameters and examples.
- List news.
GET /v1/newsfilters by ticker, category, type, source, keyword, and date. - Get an article.
GET /v1/news/{id}returns one article, including press-release body text when the source provides it. - Trending.
GET /v1/trendingreturns the tickers with the most coverage right now. - Sources.
GET /v1/sourceslists publishers and recent article counts. - Usage and status.
GET /v1/usageis your key's usage.GET /v1/statusis API health.
How does the WebSocket stream work?
Connect to wss://ws.marketnewsapi.com/v1/stream and subscribe to a channel. The WebSocket guide covers the message format.
- all. Every new article.
- ticker:. One symbol, for example
ticker:NVDA. - category: and type:. Stock news, press releases, or legal notices.
- keyword: and source:. A phrase, or one publisher.
What does the MCP server connect to?
The server is https://mcp.marketnewsapi.com/mcp. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, and Windsurf can call it with OAuth or an API key. Client setup is in the MCP docs.
What news does v1 cover?
Coverage matches the three stock types on the coverage page: publisher stock news, press releases, and legal notices. Pro searches the full archive. New articles are enriched with a short AI summary and entities. Older rows in that year are enriched in the background.