Can I use APITube content on my website or product?#

Yes — you can build websites and products on APITube API data, because the Terms of Service grant you a license to use the materials for as long as your use case requires. But it is a license to use, not a transfer of ownership, and it comes with clear limits: you may not reproduce or republish copyrighted article content, remove attribution or copyright notices, or build a competing news database.

This article is a plain-language summary of what the APITube Terms of Service allow. The Terms of Service are the authoritative document — the sections below point to the rules that matter most when you put API data into a product.

What does the APITube use license let you do?#

The Terms of Service grant permission to download and use the materials from APITube for as long as your use case requires. It is explicitly a grant of a license, not a transfer of title — APITube and the original publishers keep ownership, and you get the right to use the data within the rules.

The data itself is aggregated from publicly available web pages using APITube’s own technology, and it does not contain personally identifiable information about end users. That enrichment layer — the classifications, entities, sentiment scores, and source metadata APITube generates — is what you build products on. For how that data is gathered in the first place, see how APITube collects and processes news.

What are you not allowed to do with API data?#

The use license lists specific prohibitions. You may not:

• reproduce or republish copyrighted material through the service;
• build a competing news database;
• reverse-engineer any software, or remove copyright or other proprietary notations;
• register more than one API key at a time (unless authorised), or circumvent the limits placed on your key or account;
• use the service in any manner that violates the law.

There are also rules specific to the data you receive: you must not misrepresent its ownership or source, obscure or change any copyright or trademark notices, or falsify or delete author attributions. And unless APITube expressly authorises it, you may not publicly release or disclose usage statistics or other information about the data.

Can I republish the full article text and images?#

Be careful here. The data returned by the API can contain third-party content — text, images, and videos — that remains the responsibility of whoever published it, and that content may be protected by intellectual-property rights. Under the Terms, you may not use that content unless you are licensed to do so or are otherwise permitted by law.

In practice, the safe thing to build on is the metadata and enrichment APITube generates about each article; reproducing or republishing the original copyrighted article body or images is not something your APITube subscription grants. You remain responsible for copyright compliance and for obtaining any permissions or licenses you need for the underlying content.

Can I use the free plan in production?#

No. APITube’s no-charge tier — the Terms of Service call it the Developer plan — is for development and testing in a development environment only. It may not be used in a staging or production environment, including internally. If you integrate the free plan outside a development environment, the free license is revoked and a paid subscription is required to keep using the service.

So for any live product or internal production workload, move to a paid plan. See what’s included in the free plan for its exact limits, and compare APITube plans for the paid tiers.

Common Questions#

• Do I own the data returned by the API?
• Can I build a commercial product on APITube?
• What happens if my license is terminated?
• Someone’s copyrighted work appears in my results — what do I do?

Do I own the data returned by the API?#

No. The Terms of Service grant you a license to use the data, not ownership of it — it is a grant of a license, not a transfer of title. APITube keeps its rights to the aggregated data, and the original publishers keep their rights to the underlying article content. You are free to use the data within the license terms, but you do not acquire the copyright to it.

Can I build a commercial product on APITube?#

Yes, subject to the rules. You can use the API data in a product for as long as your use case requires, and the enrichment APITube generates (classifications, entities, sentiment, source metadata) is designed to be built on. What you may not do is build a competing news database, or republish copyrighted article content you are not separately licensed to use. If your product runs in production, it needs a paid plan — the free Developer plan is limited to development and testing.

What happens if my license is terminated?#

APITube may terminate the license at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice, effective immediately. If that happens, any remaining paid period is refunded pro-rata. Certain provisions — such as ownership, warranty disclaimers, and limitations of liability — survive termination by their nature.

Someone’s copyrighted work appears in my results — what do I do?#

Users are responsible for ensuring their use of materials accessed through APITube complies with copyright law, and for obtaining any necessary permissions or licenses. If you believe your own copyrighted work is accessible through the Service in violation of your copyright, notify APITube through the contact form — see how to contact APITube support.