# Naver News Search API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/naver/news-search)

> Searches news.naver.com — aggregated Korean news from licensed publishers. Returns articles under `data.items[]` with `title`, `originallink` (publisher URL), `link` (naver-hosted URL), `description`, and `pubDate` (RFC 1123).

TL;DR: `GET /v1/naver/news/search` costs 1 credit per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | yes | Free-text search term (UTF-8). Required. |
| `display` | no | Number of items to return per page. Defaults to 10, cap 100; `display=101` returns 400. |
| `start` | no | 1-indexed offset for pagination. Defaults to 1, cap 1000; `start=1001` returns 400. |
| `sort` | no | Sort order. Accepted values: sim\|date. Defaults to `sim` (relevance) when the corpus supports sort. Values outside this corpus's domain are rejected with a 400 before any upstream call. (sim \| date) |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/naver/news/search?query=%EC%82%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A0%84%EC%9E%90" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I search Naver News with an API?

Send a GET request to /v1/naver/news/search with your keyword in the query parameter. SocialCrawl returns aggregated Korean news items including title, original link, Naver link, description, and pubDate under data.items.

### What is the pubDate format in Naver News results?

pubDate comes back in RFC1123 format (for example, Mon, 26 May 2026 09:00:00 +0900). Parse it with any standard date library to filter or sort by recency. Each item also carries both the publisher's original link and the news.naver.com link.

### Can I get the newest Korean headlines first?

Yes. Set sort to date for newest-first ordering, or sim for relevance (the default). Combine date sorting with display and start pagination to ingest a steady feed of fresh Korean headlines for a keyword or brand.

### Where does the Naver News data come from?

Naver News aggregates articles from licensed Korean publishers at news.naver.com. The API returns the publisher's original link plus the Naver-hosted link, so you can attribute and deep-link correctly in any monitoring or briefing pipeline.

### How much does the Naver News API cost?

Each Naver News search costs 1 credit on the standard tier, regardless of result count. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card required, plenty to test keyword monitoring across Korean publishers before you commit.

See the full Naver API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/naver

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How do I search Korean news with the Naver News API?
- What is the SocialCrawl Naver News API?