Use Currents API from Claude
Add the Currents API connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.
ConnectorCurrents API
Currents API integration for Claude and Codex
Create a Currents API connection, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.
CategoryAnalytics & Data
Use Currents API from Codex
Add the Currents API connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.
Use Currents API from Sidekick
Connect your own OpenClaw to Sidekick while Type provides the conversations, permissions, connections, skills, and automations.
Analytics & Data
What the Currents API connector can do
Currents News API provides access to the latest news articles from various sources worldwide, supporting multiple languages and categories.
One connection, many Spaces
Connect Currents API once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.
Representative actions
- List Latest News
Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.
- Activities Watch
Start a push notification channel to watch user activities for Google Workspace applications. This action sets up a webhook to receive real-time notifications when activities occur in Google Workspace apps (admin, calendar, drive, docs, gmail, meet, etc.). Prerequisites: - Valid webhook URL that can receive POST notifications - OAuth credentials with appropriate scopes for the target application - For production use, requires Google Admin Reports API access Use this when you need to monitor user activities in real-time rather than polling.
- Get Entity Usage Reports
Tool to retrieve usage statistics for a specific Google Workspace entity. Use when you need to analyze entity usage on a particular date.
- List Users
Tool to list users in a Google Workspace domain. Note: - When the provided base_url points to Currents News API (api.currentsapi.services), this action will gracefully fall back to listing latest news articles to ensure a valid response, since the Currents News API does not expose a users endpoint. - When the base_url points to Google Admin Directory API, it will list users from the domain/customer specified.
- Search News Articles
Retrieve news articles from Currents News API with flexible search and filtering. Use this tool to: - Search for news articles by keywords or phrases - Filter articles by language, category, country, or date range - Retrieve paginated results for large result sets - Access comprehensive news data including titles, descriptions, authors, and publication dates This tool provides access to real-time global news content for information gathering, research, monitoring, or content curation purposes.
Connection
API and auth details
Currents News API provides news articles in multiple languages and countries with API-key authenticated endpoints for latest news, search, categories, regions, and language filters. It is useful for content monitoring, news dashboards, alerting, research, and media enrichment workflows.
- Source
- Type catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- API key
- Official site
- https://currentsapi.services/
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Currents API
Can Claude use Currents API?
Yes. Add a Currents API connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use its approved tools and data from any channel in that Space.
Can Codex work with Currents API through Type?
Yes. Add a Currents API connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use its approved tools and data from any channel in that Space.
Is this the same as a Currents API MCP server?
Not exactly. Type uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.
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