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BBC Web API

This API provides access to the latest news and updates from BBC.com, allowing developers to integrate trusted reporting on world and US news, sports, business, climate, innovation, culture, and more into their applications. It offers various endpoints for fetching content programmatically, making it easy to utilize BBC's extensive news database.

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AuthHTTPSNo CORSWeather

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

API key

Unconfirmed

HTTPS

Supported

Browser calls

No, needs a proxy

Status

Live · 98/100

What our checks found

Health score
98/100
Reliability
100%
Average latency
1315ms

Last checked 2026-09-18. Measured independently, not self-reported by the provider.

How to call it

A starting template for BBC Web API. Replace ENDPOINT with the path from the official documentation, which we link above rather than guess at.

# Authentication requirement is unconfirmed. Check the documentation before relying on this.
curl -s "https://github.com/ENDPOINT" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

This API does not send CORS headers, so a browser will block a direct call from your front end. Call it from your server, or put a small proxy in front of it.

Where this listing comes from

Aggregated from one public source (freepublicapis), then normalised and checked by us. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it.

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BBC Web API — common questions

Answered from what our own scheduled checks found, not from the provider's marketing.

Is BBC Web API free to use?

BBC Web API is listed in our free catalogue, but it requires some form of authentication, so you will need to register before your first call. Providers frequently reserve higher limits and commercial use for paid plans.

Does BBC Web API need an API key?

BBC Web API requires some form of authentication. Check the provider's documentation for which scheme it expects.

Can I call BBC Web API from browser JavaScript?

Not directly. BBC Web API did not return CORS headers when we checked, so the browser will block your page from reading the response even though the request itself succeeds. Call it from a server, or put a small proxy in front of it.

Is BBC Web API still working?

Yes, as of 2026-09-18. Our automated check reached BBC Web API and recorded a 100% reliability score with a median response time of 1315 ms. We re-check on a schedule, and this page updates with the result.

Is BBC Web API available over HTTPS?

Yes. BBC Web API serves over HTTPS, so you can call it from a secure page without triggering a mixed-content block.