---
title: "Breaking news with engagement sorting and media"
description: "Get breaking news sorted by engagement potential with media requirements and source quality"
source: https://apitube.io/cookbook/breaking-news-with-engagement-sorting-and-media
---

#### Input parameters

| Parameter            | Description                                    | Type    | Default | Required |
|:---------------------|:-----------------------------------------------|:--------|:--------|:---------|
| is_breaking          | Filter breaking news articles.                  | integer | 1       | Yes      |
| media.images.count.min | Minimum number of images.                      | integer |         | Yes      |
| sort.by              | Sort by engagement score.                       | string  |         | Yes      |
| sort.order           | Descending order.                               | string  |         | Yes      |
| source.rank.opr.min  | Minimum source quality.                         | string  |         | Yes      |
| is_duplicate         | Exclude duplicates.                            | integer | 0       | Yes      |
| api_key              | Your API key.                                  | string  |         | Yes      |
| per_page             | Maximum number of articles to retrieve.       | integer | 30      | No       |

#### Workflow examples

##### Request for engaging breaking news with media:

```shell
curl -X GET "https://api.apitube.io/v1/news/everything?is_breaking=1&media.images.count.min=2&sort.by=engagement&sort.order=desc&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"
```

##### Request for only breaking news monitoring:

```shell
curl -X GET "https://api.apitube.io/v1/news/everything?is_breaking=1&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"
```

##### Request for breaking news distribution by hour:

```shell
curl -X GET "https://api.apitube.io/v1/news/everything?is_breaking=1&facet=true&facet.field=published.hour,category.id&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"
```

---

#### Related Examples

- [Sort by engagement score](/cookbook/sort-articles-by-engagement-score)
- [Get articles with high-quality images](/cookbook/get-articles-with-high-quality-images)
- [Get premium source articles](/cookbook/get-articles-from-premium-sources)
- [Complete news monitoring solution](/cookbook/complete-news-monitoring-solution)
- [Get non-duplicate news articles](/cookbook/get-non-duplicate-news)