Bring your NewsAPI.org key to enrich SignalGuard's news signal with headline-level coverage across global sources, complementing the GDELT-based default with higher recency and broader publisher coverage.
What NewsAPI.org adds to SignalGuard
The news signal sits in SignalGuard's Chatter pillar, one of the 50+ signals that feed the venue-level threat score. By default it uses GDELT for broad, recent coverage. Connecting NewsAPI.org adds a parallel headline feed across major global publishers with finer recency than GDELT's batched harvesting.
That matters for event security because breaking incidents — a transit disruption, a credible threat reported by a local outlet, a protest announcement — often hit headline news before they reach social aggregation or threat-intel feeds. A NewsAPI enrichment lets SignalGuard pick those up earlier, raise the news-signal severity faster, and re-score the venue accordingly.
NewsAPI's filters by source, language, and keyword let SignalGuard run targeted venue queries — e.g., "stadium name OR mayor name OR transit line" — rather than relying only on broad topic harvesting.
How the integration works
Paste your NewsAPI key into the NewsAPI.org tile at /integrations. SignalGuard validates the key with a one-article top-headlines call, then stores it AES-256-GCM encrypted at rest. All requests run server-side.
Common use cases
- Earliest-warning headline monitoring around venues and host cities
- Multilingual coverage for international events and touring acts
- Protest, strike, and civil-disturbance detection via city-level keywords
- Transit and infrastructure incident pickup near major venues
- VIP-protection news monitoring around an executive's travel window
- Backstop coverage when GDELT lags on a breaking story
What you need
A NewsAPI.org account. The Developer tier is free with 100 requests/day for non-commercial use; the Business plan at $449/mo unlocks 80K articles/day and commercial use. Sign up at newsapi.org and copy the API key from your account page.
FAQ
Do I need a NewsAPI subscription? No — SignalGuard's news signal works without it. NewsAPI adds headline-level recency and source breadth on top of the default GDELT path.
Where do I add my key? In your SignalGuard workspace at /integrations. Open the NewsAPI.org tile and paste your key.
Is my key secure? Yes. Keys are AES-256-GCM encrypted at rest and only decrypted in server memory during a request. Nothing is logged or sent to the browser.
Connect NewsAPI.org
Connect NewsAPI.org in your SignalGuard workspace → and review the signal docs for how the news signal fuses with chatter.