free-apis-catalog

# Free APIs catalog (journalism-curated) A short list of free APIs that work for journalism, research, and weekend projects under current free-tier conditions. The value here is curation under verified 2026 free-tier limits — not coverage. For breadth, defer to the canonical aggregator below. ## Canonical breadth reference For a near-complete inventory of free public APIs across every category (1000+ entries, actively maintained), use: - **public-apis/public-apis on GitHub** — https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis Not archived, last commit verified 2026-05-09, 4,600+ commits, 6,000+ merged PRs. When you need an API outside the categories below, search there first. This skill curates the journalism-relevant subset. ## Recently sunset / changed (don't use) | API | Status | What to use instead | |---|---|---| | **IEX Cloud** | Fully retired 2024-08-31. https://iexcloud.org/ | Alpha Vantage, Tiingo IEX, Financial Modeling Prep, Polygon | | **CrowdTangle** | Sunset 2024-08-14 | Meta Content Library (academic/non-profit-research only — most journalists ineligible). https://transparency.meta.com/researchtools/meta-content-library/ | | **ProPublica Congress API** | Retired 2024-07-10, repo archived. https://www.propublica.org/nerds/congress-api-update | api.congress.gov (Library of Congress, free with api.data.gov key) | | **X / Twitter API free tier** | Effectively eliminated for new developers as of Feb 2026; pay-per-use only. Uncertain on exact figures (provider prici...