The New York Times API provides access to articles, book and movie reviews, bestseller lists, and other content from one of the world’s leading news sources.

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Overview

Create Account

Sign up for a NYTimes Developer account

Get API Key

Generate your NYTimes API key

Copy into Create

Add your API key to Create’s secrets

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Account Creation

1

Visit NYTimes Developer Portal

Go to developer.nytimes.com and click “Sign In” in the top right corner

2

Register for an Account

  • Fill in your email, password, and personal information
  • Accept the terms of service
  • Verify your email address

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Generate API Key

1

Create a New App

  1. Log in to your NYTimes Developer account
  2. Navigate to “Apps” in your dashboard
  3. Click “New App” button
2

Configure Your App

  1. Enter a name for your application
  2. Select which APIs you need access to (e.g., Article Search, Top Stories)
  3. Provide a brief description of your application
3

Get Your API Key

  1. After creating your app, you’ll receive your API key
  2. Copy the secret API key from your app details page

Keep your API key secure - it grants access to your NYTimes API quota

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Troubleshooting

1

Authorize for each API

1.If you are getting unauthorized errors, you may need to visit each API to manually authorize. 2. Go back to https://developer.nytimes.com/apis. 3. For each API that your app enabled, visit their respective API Pages and click Authorize in the top right corner.

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Add to Create Project

1

Add the integration

  1. In your Create project, type / in the chat
  2. Select “NYTimes” from the menu
2

Add your API key

  1. Paste your NYTimes API key into the “NYTIMES_API_KEY” field

Need a new key? Generate one in your NYTimes Developer dashboard.

3

Use it

You can now use prompts with the integration to access NYTimes content.

Some examples:

  • Get the latest top stories using /NYTimes
  • Search for articles about climate change with /NYTimes
  • Create a news aggregator using /NYTimes

NYTimes API has rate limits - implement caching for frequently accessed data.

Example prompt for optimization:

When using /NYTimes, cache the article data in my database

Your New York Times integration is now ready! Use the /NYTimes command in chat to access articles and content.

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