news.global.sources
Browse available news sources — filter by country, language, and category. Returns source name, URL, categories, and languages covered. 180,000+ sources indexed (NewsData.io)
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What news.global.sources does on Apibase
AI agents call news.global.sources to retrieve information from Apibase 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
country | string | — | Country code to filter sources (e.g. "us", "gb") |
category | string | — | Category to filter sources (e.g. "technology", "business") |
language | string | — | Language code to filter sources (e.g. "en") |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why news.global.sources is rated Low
Tool retrieves metadata about news sources with no data modification or execution capability.
From the tool's definition Browse available news sources — filter by country, language, category. Returns source name, URL.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs news.global.sources safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For news.global.sources, this is the rule to start with:
news.global.sources 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 Apibase, apply this rule, and every news.global.sources call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about news.global.sources
Browse available news sources — filter by country, language, and category. Returns source name, URL, categories, and languages covered. 180,000+ sources indexed (NewsData.io). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
news.global.sources accepts 3 parameters: country, category, language. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for news.global.sources: 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 Apibase. Nothing to install.
news.global.sources 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 news.global.sources 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 news.global.sources. 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.
news.global.sources is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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