Is there an API for BBC News?

BBC News does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 8 maintained endpoints for bbc.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape BBC News data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when bbc.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a BBC News account?

No. Every BBC News action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the BBC News API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

News Media

BBC News API

bbc.com

BBC News - top stories, sections, articles, topic pages, search, and sport.

Actions: 8
Category: News Media
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the BBC News API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs bb_author.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "bb_author",
    "params": {
      "author": "Anthony"
    }
  }'

8 actions on bbc.com

Read

Author Articles
bb_authorread1 credit / call
Returns articles by a specific journalist to track correspondents and editors.
author
string · required
when
string
limit
integer
Full Article
bb_articleread1 credit / call
Returns the full text, author, topics with IDs, images, section, and metadata from an article URL.
url
string · required
Region News
bb_regionread1 credit / call
Returns news articles by world region including africa, asia, europe, middle_east, and us_and_canada.
region
string · required
limit
integer
Search Articles
bb_searchread1 credit / call
Returns articles matching a keyword search with optional date range filtering.
query
string · required
when
string
after
string
before
string
limit
integer
Section News
bb_sectionread1 credit / call
Returns articles by editorial section including world, business, technology, science, and politics.
section
string · required
limit
integer
Sport News
bb_sportread1 credit / call
Returns sport news by category including football, cricket, tennis, rugby, golf, and F1.
sport
string
limit
integer
Topic Browser
bb_topicread1 credit / call
Returns articles for a specific topic with pagination, using topic IDs from the article topics field.
topic_id
string · required
page
integer
limit
integer
Top Stories
bb_top_storiesread1 credit / call
Returns the current top headlines with descriptions, publish dates, and thumbnails.
limit
integer

BBC News API questions

Is there an API for BBC News?: BBC News does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 8 maintained endpoints for bbc.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape BBC News data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when bbc.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a BBC News account?: No. Every BBC News action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the BBC News API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.