specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
source: https://worldnewsapi.com/pricing/
provider: World News API
providerId: worldnewsapi
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-08-13'
reconciled: true
reconciledOn: '2026-08-13'
plan_count: 4
currency: USD
billing_period: month
tags:
- News
- News Search
- Local News
- Media Monitoring
- Plans
description: >-
  World News API is sold as point-metered monthly subscriptions. Every endpoint
  call consumes a number of points (also called credits) that count against a
  daily point allowance; once the daily allowance is used up, calls are either
  blocked (Free) or billed per additional point (paid plans). Plans also differ
  in requests-per-second, concurrent-request limits, historical-data depth, and
  support level. A free tier is available for evaluation (with a required
  backlink to worldnewsapi.com); paid tiers remove the backlink requirement and
  add uptime guarantees and support.
notes: >-
  Re-read verbatim from https://worldnewsapi.com/pricing/ on 2026-08-13; every
  price, daily point allowance, overage rate, request-rate and concurrency
  figure below was confirmed unchanged from the 2026-07-11 capture. All four
  tiers are self-serve and published - there is no "contact us" enterprise tier,
  though the pricing FAQ says custom payment terms can be negotiated for Editor
  and for custom plans. Per-endpoint point costs vary by endpoint and parameters
  and are stated on each endpoint's documentation page rather than on the
  pricing page; treat the daily point allowance as the primary quota.
uptime_targets:
  Free: none
  Reporter: '99%'
  Journalist: '99.9%'
  Editor: '99.99%'
  note: >-
    Advertised as per-tier plan features. The FAQ on the same page separately
    claims "We guarantee 99.9% uptime for all plans", which contradicts the tier
    table; both statements are recorded rather than resolved.
history_limits:
  Free: 1 month
  paid: back to 2022-01-01
payment:
  processor: Stripe
  methods: [credit card]
  card_required_for_free_tier: false
sources:
- https://worldnewsapi.com/pricing/
- https://worldnewsapi.com/docs/
plans:
- id: worldnewsapi-free
  name: Free
  type: free
  description: >-
    Free tier for evaluation and low-volume use. 50 points per day, then no
    further calls until the next day. Limited to 1 month of historical data and
    requires a backlink to worldnewsapi.com.
  entries:
  - label: Daily Points
    name: free_daily_points
    type: usage
    metric: points
    limit: 50
    timeFrame: day
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: 1 Request per Second
  - name: 1 Concurrent Request
  - name: 1 Month History
  - name: Backlink Required
- id: worldnewsapi-reporter
  name: Reporter
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Entry paid plan. 500 points per day included, then $0.003 per additional
    point. Unlimited history, no backlink requirement.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: reporter_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $39/month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Included Daily Points
    name: reporter_daily_points
    type: usage
    metric: points
    limit: 500
    timeFrame: day
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included; then $0.003 per additional point
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: 2 Requests per Second
  - name: 5 Concurrent Requests
  - name: Unlimited History
  - name: No Backlink Required
- id: worldnewsapi-journalist
  name: Journalist
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Mid-tier plan. 5,000 points per day included, then $0.0025 per additional
    point, with higher rate and concurrency limits.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: journalist_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $379/month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Included Daily Points
    name: journalist_daily_points
    type: usage
    metric: points
    limit: 5000
    timeFrame: day
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included; then $0.0025 per additional point
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: 10 Requests per Second
  - name: 10 Concurrent Requests
  - name: Unlimited History
- id: worldnewsapi-editor
  name: Editor
  type: paid
  description: >-
    High-volume plan. 50,000 points per day included, then $0.002 per additional
    point, with the highest rate and concurrency limits and strongest uptime
    guarantee.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: editor_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $1779/month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Included Daily Points
    name: editor_daily_points
    type: usage
    metric: points
    limit: 50000
    timeFrame: day
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included; then $0.002 per additional point
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: 20 Requests per Second
  - name: 20 Concurrent Requests
  - name: Unlimited History
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com