How to create your own API token in Boost.space
1. Visit this website; you will instantly receive your API key: https://newsapi.org/register
2. Then in Boost.space go to System Settings -> News Monitor and enter your key here.

3. After that open your News monitor module, create a space, open the space settings and define your search (one space = one search setting).

Search query
Keywords or phrases to search for in the article title and body. Advanced search is supported here:
- Surround phrases with quotes (“) for exact match.
- Prepend words or phrases that must appear with a + symbol. Eg: +bitcoin
- Prepend words that must not appear with a – symbol. Eg: -bitcoin
- Alternatively you can use the AND / OR / NOT keywords, and optionally group these with parenthesis. Eg: crypto AND (ethereum OR litecoin) NOT bitcoin.
The complete value for q must be URL-encoded.
Type
All (Recommended) – searches all available news.
Best headlines – searches only among the most read news.
Keywords in titles
Keywords or phrases to search for in the article title only.
- Advanced search is supported here:
- Surround phrases with quotes (“) for exact match.
- Prepend words or phrases that must appear with a + symbol. Eg: +bitcoin
- Prepend words that must not appear with a – symbol. Eg: -bitcoin
- Alternatively you can use the AND / OR / NOT keywords, and optionally group these with parenthesis. Eg: crypto AND (ethereum OR litecoin) NOT bitcoin.
The complete value for qInTitle must be URL-encoded.
Specification of searched domains
A comma-seperated string of domains (eg bbc.co.uk, techcrunch.com, engadget.com) to restrict the search to.excludeDomains.
Exclude domains
A comma-seperated string of domains (eg bbc.co.uk, techcrunch.com, engadget.com) to remove from the results.