Use Currents API from Claude
Add the Currents API connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.
ConnectorCurrents API
Currents API integration for Claude and Codex
Connect Currents API once, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.
CategoryAnalytics & Data
Use Currents API from Codex
Add the Currents API connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.
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Analytics & Data
What the Currents API connector can do
Currents API delivers news articles across languages, countries, and categories through API-key authenticated endpoints, making it useful for monitoring coverage or building alerts. Inside a type.com Space, a comms or research team can ask Claude to pull the latest headlines, run a keyword search across sources, or check usage activity tied to the connection.
One connection, many Spaces
Connect Currents API once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.
What teams do with Currents API in type.com
Monitor breaking news on a topic
Ask the agent to search recent articles for a keyword so your team catches coverage as it happens.
Search Currents API for the latest articles mentioning our competitor's product launch.
Pull a daily headline digest
Request the newest articles across sources so the team gets a quick read on what's happening without checking multiple sites.
Give me the latest headlines from Currents API in English for today.
Review activity tied to the connection
Check usage reports for a connected entity to understand how the news feed is being used across your workspace.
Pull the usage report for our Currents API entity for this quarter.
Representative actions
- List Latest News
Returns a real-time feed of the newest published articles.
- Activities Watch
Starts a notification channel that reports on activity for a connected entity so your team hears about changes as they happen.
- Get Entity Usage Reports
Retrieves usage statistics for a specific entity on a given date.
- List Users
Lists the users associated with the connected account.
- Search News Articles
Searches articles by keyword with filters for language, category, country, and date range, returning paginated results.
Connection
API and auth details
Currents News API provides news articles in multiple languages and countries with API-key authenticated endpoints for latest news, search, categories, regions, and language filters. It is useful for content monitoring, news dashboards, alerting, research, and media enrichment workflows.
- Source
- type.com catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- API key
- Official site
- https://currentsapi.services/
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Currents API
Can Claude search news with Currents API?
Yes. Once a Currents API connection is shared with a type.com Space, Claude can pull the latest headlines or run a keyword search in a thread, with results visible to the whole team.
How do I authenticate Currents API in type.com?
Currents API uses an API key. An admin adds it once when setting up the connection and chooses which Spaces have access.
Can news monitoring run automatically?
Yes. Turn a Currents API search into a type.com automation, such as a daily keyword scan, and the agent posts new results to a channel.
Is this the same as an MCP server for Currents API?
Not exactly. type.com uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.
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