# News Volume API

Query news mention trends for a topic, compare growth across time windows, or fetch current trend data. Useful when you need a signal based on news coverage.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: trendsapi-ai
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/trendsapi-ai/news-trends-api
- Updated: 2026-08-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/news-volume-api

## What it does

The MCP server gives an agent access to News Volume API data. It can retrieve a keyword’s time series, compare growth across selected periods, and return a live trends feed. Series points include dates and a 0–100 index; absolute volume is available when the data provides it.

Trends API access requires an API key. The Python client documentation warns that news-volume requests can be slow, and an HTTP 504 response is not billed. Keep that in mind when collecting results. The `news sentiment` source measures tone, not mention counts.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://news-volume.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http news-volume-api https://news-volume.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add news-volume-api --url https://news-volume.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "news-volume-api": {
            "url": "https://news-volume.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "news-volume-api": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://news-volume.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http news-volume-api https://news-volume.api.trendsapi.ai/mcp
```

## When to use it
- track changes in news mentions for a topic
- compare mention growth across time windows
- fetch the current list of trending topics
- check a keyword’s news-volume index

## Example prompts
- Show the news mention time series for “federal reserve”.
- Compare “federal reserve” mention growth over 3M and 12M.
- Which topics are currently in the live trends feed?

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