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World News API

Ask your agent for the top news or any article, live during a call.

World News API gives you access to thousands of news sources in over 50 languages from more than 150 countries. Connect it to AgentCalls and your agent can pull today's top headlines for a country and language, read the key points of a specific article, or check whether a news source is covered. It can also find a location's coordinates to narrow a search. Connect the tool once with your credentials from its settings, then use it on any call.

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What your agent can do with World News API

  • Read out the top headlines for a country and language, for today or a past date
  • Extract the title, summary and publish date of a news article a caller links or names
  • Check whether a specific news source is monitored before quoting it
  • Turn a news website without an RSS feed into a feed your team can follow
  • Find a location's coordinates to filter news by place

World News API exposes 8 actions. You choose which ones the agent may use and whether each runs during or after the call.

Example calls

Caller asks for today's headlines

  1. Caller

    Hi, what's the main news in the UK today? I'm about to brief my team.

  2. Agent

    Sure. The top story is the new energy price cap announcement, followed by coverage of the rail strike talks. Would you like the sources I'm pulling these from?

  3. Caller

    No, that's enough. Thanks.

Caller asks about a specific article

  1. Caller

    A client sent me a link about a supplier recall. Can you tell me what it says?

  2. Agent

    Yes, send me the link. I'll read the headline and the main points.

  3. Caller

    It's on a Gulf business site, the recall is for packaged dairy.

  4. Agent

    The article is from this morning. It reports a voluntary recall of two dairy product batches and advises customers to check the lot numbers before use.

Outbound follow-up with a market update

  1. Agent

    Good afternoon, Ahmed. This is Sara from Al Noor Logistics calling about your shipment schedule.

  2. Caller

    Hi Sara, go ahead.

  3. Agent

    Before we start, the top business headline in the UAE today is a new port fee change effective next month. Would you like me to send you the link so your team can review it?

  4. Caller

    Yes please, send it to my email.

How to connect World News API

  1. 1

    Create your agent

    Sign up to AgentCalls, pick an English or Arabic voice and write what the agent should know and do in plain language.

  2. 2

    Connect World News API

    From Integrations in the dashboard, choose World News API and enter the connection details from your World News API account settings.

  3. 3

    Choose the actions

    In the agent editor, enable the World News API actions the agent may use and set each to run during the call or afterwards. Then test it from your browser.

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Questions, answered.

Does the agent use this tool during the call or after it?

During the call. Your agent can look up headlines, read an article or check a source while the caller is on the line, and it can also run tasks after a call ends.

What do I need to connect World News API?

You need an account with World News API. Copy your credentials from the tool's settings, then sign in to the AgentCalls dashboard and add them under Integrations.

Which AgentCalls plan includes this integration?

Integrations are included from the Growth plan. Each plan lists the tools it supports on the pricing page.

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Put your agent to work with World News API.

Connect in minutes, test from your browser, go live on a number in the US, UK or Gulf. Free to start, no card needed.

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