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New York Times vs Trove
The NYT Developer Network exposes ten separate APIs (Article Search, Top Stories, Books, Most Popular, and more) over a shared API-key scheme, all returning JSON. Registration and usage are completely free, but the terms restrict every API to non-commercial projects only — selling access, running ads, or shipping the data inside a paid product all require a separate licensing deal through NYT Licensing.
Trove is the National Library of Australia's aggregated search across newspapers, books, images, maps, and other cultural-heritage records spanning well over a century. Its REST API returns XML by default with JSON available via an encoding parameter, and moved from v2 to a mandatory v3 in September 2024 after the older version was discontinued. A free API key is required, issued instantly through a Trove account for non-commercial use.
| New York Times | Trove | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Key | API Key |
| Pricing | free | free |
| Formats | JSON | XML, JSON |
| CORS | yes | no |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
New York Times supports CORS, while Trove doesn't — pick New York Times for direct browser calls.