Archive API

nytimes · Media

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The Archive API provides lists of NYT articles by month going back to 1851. You can use it to build your own local database of NYT article metadata.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Archive API

The Archive API provides lists of NYT articles by month going back to 1851. Simply pass in the year and month you want and it returns a JSON object with all articles for that month.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nytimes.com/archive/1.0.0/{year}/{month}.json

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nytimes.com/archive/1.0.0/{year}/{month}.json"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nytimes.com/archive/1.0.0/{year}/{month}.json",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nytimes.com/archive/1.0.0/{year}/{month}.json';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nytimes.com/archive/1.0.0/{year}/{month}.json"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nytimes.com/archive/1.0.0/{year}/{month}.json")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nytimes.com/archive/1.0.0/{year}/{month}.json";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Archive API?

Archive API is a Media API. Developers commonly use media APIs for:

storing and delivering images, video, and audio
building digital asset management and media libraries
transcoding and optimising media for the web
adding video streaming and playback to your app
automating content tagging and metadata extraction

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Archive API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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