`latest_news`

Pack: mediastack · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mediastack/mcp

Get the latest news headlines. Optionally filter by category, country, or language. Returns the most recent articles with titles, descriptions, sources, and URLs.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	yes	Mediastack API key
`categories`	string	no	Comma-separated categories: business, technology, science, health, sports, entertainment, general
`countries`	string	no	Comma-separated ISO2 country codes (e.g., “us,gb”)
`limit`	number	no	Max results to return (1-100, default 25)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "_apiKey": "your-mediastack-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mediastack/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"latest_news","arguments":{"_apiKey":"your-mediastack-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('latest_news', {
  "_apiKey": "your-mediastack-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "_apiKey": "your-mediastack-api-key",
  "categories": "business,technology",
  "countries": "us",
  "limit": 30
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, count, articles

Field	Type	Description
`total`	number	Total number of latest articles available
`count`	number	Number of articles returned in this response
`articles`	array	List of latest news articles

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of latest articles available"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of articles returned in this response"
    },
    "articles": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of latest news articles",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "title": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Article headline"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Article summary or excerpt"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "URL to the full article"
          },
          "source": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "News source or publication name"
          },
          "author": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Article author name"
          },
          "category": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Article category (business, technology, science, health, sports, entertainment, general)"
          },
          "language": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Language code of the article"
          },
          "country": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "ISO2 country code where article originated"
          },
          "published_at": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Article publication date and time"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "count",
    "articles"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mediastack": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mediastack/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

latest_news