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LIVElive-news-api · v1

Live news,
aggregated.

One GET request returns every major broadcaster currently on air, as a single JSON array sorted by viewers.

Broadcasters
25
global · live
Cache
600s
edge · s-maxage
Shape
JSON
one payload
rec · ch-01
live-news-api · 00:00:42:18
→ GET /api/channels · 200 OK
[
  {
    "videoId": "QCYog76yM0I",
    "channelTitle": "NBC News",
    "title": "LIVE: NBC News NOW",
    "liveBroadcastContent": "live",
    "liveData": {
      "concurrentViewers": 24879,
      "actualStartTime": "2026-04-19T12:00:23Z"
    }
  },
  
]
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Fig. 001 — response excerptapplication/json
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Response

The shape of the feed.

JSON response and a one-line curl recipe. Open endpoint, no auth.

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[
  {
    "videoId": "QCYog76yM0I",
    "channelId": "UCeY0bbntWzzVIaj2z3QigXg",
    "title": "LIVE: NBC News NOW",
    "channelTitle": "NBC News",
    "liveBroadcastContent": "live",
    "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T14:31:51Z",
    "thumbnails": {
      "high": {
        "url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QCYog76yM0I/hqdefault_live.jpg",
        "width": 480,
        "height": 360
      }
    },
    "liveData": {
      "concurrentViewers": 24879,
      "actualStartTime": "2026-04-19T12:00:23Z",
      "scheduledStartTime": "2026-04-19T12:00:00Z"
    }
  }
]
application/json · sorted by concurrentViewers descrun it →
Authorisation
None required
Open endpoint
Rate limit
Edge-cached
10-minute window
Shape
Sorted array
desc by viewers