{"uid":"cap_znA6hGYJuC_FYo0MfQ5qu","slug":"scopeapi-current-news-research-timeline-38ff3d14","name":"ScopeAPI Current News Research & Timeline","description":"Current News Research & Timeline","url":"https://scopeapi.dev/news-research","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method","bodyType","body"],"properties":{"body":{"required":["query"],"properties":{"query":{"type":"string"},"since":{"type":"string"}}},"type":{"type":"string","const":"http"},"method":{"enum":["POST"],"type":"string"},"bodyType":{"enum":["json","form-data","text"],"type":"string"}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object"}}}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","example":{"status":"ok","sources":[],"developments":[]}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.03","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"registry","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.03/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.03","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.03","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_MYLXc0Yb1Qi-xgXBXHiLh","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.03","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":null,"unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Researches current news events on a given query and returns a structured timeline of developments with sources","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you research the latest news developments on the OpenAI vs Elon Musk lawsuit and give me a timeline of what's happened since January 2025?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Breaking story timeline for a journalist","prompt":"Pull together a timeline of everything that's happened with the Boeing 737 MAX safety investigations since March 2024, with sources."},{"title":"Competitive intelligence news monitoring","prompt":"What are the latest news developments about Nvidia's AI chip export restrictions? I want a structured breakdown of what's happened recently."},{"title":"Research briefing on a geopolitical event","prompt":"Research current news on the conflict in Sudan and give me a chronological summary of key developments over the past few months."}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object with a status field, a list of sources (URLs and metadata), and a list of developments forming a chronological timeline of news events related to the query.","failureModes":["Empty sources and developments arrays if no news is found for the query","Invalid or missing query field returns a validation error","Malformed 'since' date string may cause filtering to fail silently or return an error","Rate limiting or payment failure returns a 402 or 429 error","Highly ambiguous queries may return loosely related results"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need structured, sourced, chronological news research on a specific topic — especially when you want a timeline of developments rather than a single article or snippet. It is better than a generic web search when you need organized multi-source news aggregation with a temporal dimension. Prefer it over general web research endpoints when the task is specifically news-oriented and recency matters.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-14T06:44:04.228Z","isFirstParty":false}