How to create your own API token in Boost.space

1. Visit this website; you will instantly receive your API key: https://newsapi.org/register

2. Then in Boost.space go to System Settings -> News Monitor and enter your key here.

3. After that open your News monitor module, create a space, open the space settings and define your search (one space = one search setting).

Search query

Keywords or phrases to search for in the article title and body. Advanced search is supported here:

  • Surround phrases with quotes (“) for exact match.
  • Prepend words or phrases that must appear with a + symbol. Eg: +bitcoin
  • Prepend words that must not appear with a – symbol. Eg: -bitcoin
  • Alternatively you can use the AND / OR / NOT keywords, and optionally group these with parenthesis. Eg: crypto AND (ethereum OR litecoin) NOT bitcoin.

The complete value for q must be URL-encoded.

Type

All (Recommended) – searches all available news.

Best headlines – searches only among the most read news.

Keywords in titles

Keywords or phrases to search for in the article title only.

  • Advanced search is supported here:
  • Surround phrases with quotes (“) for exact match.
  • Prepend words or phrases that must appear with a + symbol. Eg: +bitcoin
  • Prepend words that must not appear with a – symbol. Eg: -bitcoin
  • Alternatively you can use the AND / OR / NOT keywords, and optionally group these with parenthesis. Eg: crypto AND (ethereum OR litecoin) NOT bitcoin.

The complete value for qInTitle must be URL-encoded.

Specification of searched domains

A comma-seperated string of domains (eg bbc.co.uk, techcrunch.com, engadget.com) to restrict the search to.excludeDomains.

Exclude domains

A comma-seperated string of domains (eg bbc.co.uk, techcrunch.com, engadget.com) to remove from the results.