getStockNews
Returns up to 50 of the latest stock-market news headlines, sorted most recent first. Optionally filter by one or more ticker symbols. This endpoint is available to premium subscribers only.
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What getStockNews does on API Ninjas
AI agents call getStockNews to retrieve information from API Ninjas without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
date | string | — | Filter to a single calendar day (UTC). Format YYYY-MM-DD. Mutually exclusive with start_date/end_date. |
offset | integer | — | Pagination offset. Each page has 50 results. Maximum 10000. |
ticker | string | — | Single ticker (e.g., AAPL) or comma-separated tickers (e.g., AAPL,MSFT). If omitted, the most recent news across all publishers is returned. |
end_date | string | — | Inclusive upper bound on published date (UTC). Format YYYY-MM-DD. |
start_date | string | — | Inclusive lower bound on published date (UTC). Format YYYY-MM-DD. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getStockNews is rated Low
Even though getStockNews only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
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The rule that runs getStockNews safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and API Ninjas, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getStockNews, this is the rule to start with:
getStockNews is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect API Ninjas, apply this rule, and every getStockNews call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getStockNews
Returns up to 50 of the latest stock-market news headlines, sorted most recent first. Optionally filter by one or more ticker symbols. This endpoint is available to premium subscribers only. It is categorised as a Read tool in the API Ninjas MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getStockNews accepts 5 parameters: date, offset, ticker, end_date, start_date. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the API Ninjas MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getStockNews: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches API Ninjas. Nothing to install.
getStockNews is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getStockNews rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getStockNews. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
getStockNews is provided by the API Ninjas MCP server (https://mcp.api-ninjas.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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