# World News API AI agent for Slack & Microsoft Teams Viktor is an AI employee that connects to World News API with a scoped API key and helps you run one-off developer API tasks against data or files, running 3 World News API actions for you like Search News, Extract News, and Get Geo Coordinates. Ask in plain English in Slack or Microsoft Teams; Viktor does the work in World News API and reports back. Setup takes about two minutes. - Tool: World News API - Category: Content & Media - Connection: API key - Actions available: 3 - Works from: Slack and Microsoft Teams - Page: https://viktor.com/integrations/world-news-api ## What can you ask Viktor to do in World News API? - "Use World News API to process this batch of files and send me the results." - "Set up a daily job that runs World News API on new entries and reports back." - "Test World News API against this sample input and tell me what it returns." - "Watch for new items in the queue, run them through World News API, and log the output every hour." ## What can Viktor do in World News API? (3 actions) - **Search News** - Search and filter news. . Calling this endpoint requires 1 point. - **Get Geo Coordinates** - Retrieve the latitude and longitude of a location name. . Calling this endpoint requires 1 point. - **Extract News** - Extract a news article from a website to a well structure JSON object. . Calling this endpoint requires 1 point, plus 2 points if analyze is true. ## How does Viktor work with World News API? 1. Add Viktor to Slack or Microsoft Teams. 2. Connect World News API with an API key - Viktor handles authentication. 3. Ask in plain English. Viktor runs the World News API actions, chains them with your other tools when needed, and reports back. Sensitive actions wait for your approval. ## What is a World News API AI agent? A World News API AI agent is an AI that connects to your World News API account and completes work in it - it doesn't just answer questions about World News API, it takes the actions. Viktor is that agent: an AI employee that works in World News API on your behalf and delivers the finished result in Slack or Microsoft Teams. Unlike workflow builders such as Zapier or Make, there is nothing to configure - no triggers to map, no workflows to maintain. You describe the outcome in plain English, and Viktor picks the right World News API actions, chains them with the other 3,200+ tools it connects to, and asks for approval before anything sensitive runs. ### About World News API The World News API gives you access to thousands of news sources in over 50 languages from over 150 countries. ## Security and permissions - Scoped API keys - Viktor stores your key securely, uses only the scopes you grant, and you can revoke it at any time. - Review-first approvals: sensitive World News API actions wait for your sign-off before they run. - Isolated compute per team, encrypted in transit and at rest - and your data is never used to train models. - SOC 2 Type 1 compliant, with Type 2 and ISO 27001 in progress. ## FAQ ### Does Viktor integrate with World News API? Yes. World News API is one of the 3,200+ tools Viktor connects to, via a managed connector. Once connected, anyone on your team can put Viktor to work in World News API from Slack or Microsoft Teams - no workflow builder, no code. ### How do I connect World News API to Viktor? Ask Viktor in Slack or Microsoft Teams to connect World News API, then paste an API key from your World News API account when prompted. Viktor stores the key securely, uses only the scopes you grant, and you can revoke it at any time. Setup takes about two minutes. ### What can Viktor do in World News API? Viktor can run 3 World News API actions, including Search News, Extract News, and Get Geo Coordinates - and chain them with other tools in a single request. In practice that means Viktor helps you run one-off developer API tasks against data or files. If a task spans several actions, Viktor plans the sequence itself and reports back when the work is done. ### Do I need to build workflows to automate World News API? No. Viktor isn't a workflow builder - there are no triggers to map and no workflows to maintain. You ask for the outcome in plain English in Slack or Microsoft Teams, and Viktor decides which World News API actions to take, runs them, and reports back. ### Is my World News API data secure with Viktor? Yes. Viktor connects to World News API with a scoped API key, runs in an isolated environment per team, and never trains models on your data. Sensitive actions wait for your approval, and you can revoke access at any time. Viktor is SOC 2 Type 1 compliant, with Type 2 and ISO 27001 in progress. ### How much does the World News API integration cost? Nothing extra - every integration, including World News API, is available on every plan. You can start free with up to $100 in credits, no credit card required; paid plans start at $50/month. ### Can Viktor use World News API together with my other tools? Yes - that's the point. Viktor connects to 3,200+ tools and works across them in a single run: it can pull data from World News API, cross-reference it with another tool - for example Slack or Gmail, and deliver the finished result in Slack or Microsoft Teams. ## Viktor uses World News API together with - [Slack](https://viktor.com/integrations/slack) - [Gmail](https://viktor.com/integrations/gmail) - [Google Sheets](https://viktor.com/integrations/google-sheets) - [HubSpot](https://viktor.com/integrations/hubspot) - [Notion](https://viktor.com/integrations/notion) - [Salesforce](https://viktor.com/integrations/salesforce) ## More Content & Media integrations - [Webflow](https://viktor.com/integrations/webflow) - [Mboum](https://viktor.com/integrations/mboum) - [Wix](https://viktor.com/integrations/wix) - [Spotify](https://viktor.com/integrations/spotify) - [Connectwise PSA](https://viktor.com/integrations/connectwise-psa) - [Twitch](https://viktor.com/integrations/twitch) - [Mode](https://viktor.com/integrations/mode) - [Microsoft Power BI](https://viktor.com/integrations/microsoft-power-bi) ## Get started Viktor is free to start - up to $100 in credits, no credit card required. 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