This guide shows you how to create an Akta API key and use it to start making requests. You can test the API directly in the Akta Playground or use the key in your own application, workflow, or backend service.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.akta.pro/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
1. Log in to Akta Playground
Go to the Akta Playground login page: https://playground.akta.pro/login Enter your email and password, then click Continue with email. If you prefer passwordless login, click Login via OTP.If you do not have credentials yet, click Sign up from the login page.
2. Create an API key
After logging in, open API Keys from the left sidebar. Enter a name for your API key: For example:Production API Key
Then click Add API key.
3. Copy and store your API key
After creating the key, Akta will show your new API key once. Copy the key immediately and store it somewhere safe. Your key will look similar to this:wk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Do not share your API key publicly or commit it to source control.
4. Test your API key in the Playground
Open Company News under API Playground. Paste your API key into the API key field. Then enter a company name or company URL.tesla
or
https://www.tesla.com/
You can optionally add filters:
| Field | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Company | company | Company name or company URL to fetch news for. Example: tesla or https://www.tesla.com/. |
| Start date | start_date | Start date for the news timeframe, formatted as YYYY-MM-DD. |
| End date | end_date | End date for the news timeframe, formatted as YYYY-MM-DD. |
| Results per page | limit | Maximum number of news articles to return in the response. |
| Skip first N results | offset | Number of news articles to skip before returning results. Use this for pagination. |
| Exclude these publishers | blacklisted | Comma-separated publisher domains to exclude from results. Example: patch.com,observer.com. |
| Categories | category | One or more news categories used to filter results. Multiple categories are sent as a comma-separated list. |
5. Use your API key directly
You can also use your API key directly in your own code by passing it in thex-api-key request header.
- cURL
- Python
- JavaScript
Next steps
Company News Monitoring
Learn how to fetch structured company news with summaries, tags, sentiment, publisher metadata, and article text.
Use the API Playground
Test Company News requests, adjust filters, and copy generated code examples.