Are there limits for news stories history in Refinitiv?

How far back in time is it possible to get news stories with an API using Python in Refinitiv workspace? Even though I set a 3 month period, the retrieved news barely cover one month? Do I need to change anything in the settings? I use this Python function: import_news = ld.news.get_headlines('ECB AND Language:LEN AND Source:RTRS', start="2025-07-28", end="2025-04-28", count=200000)

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MyScreenName

Also, is it possible to extract news headlines in excel for a given company ? Thank you.

Gurpreet

Hello @Dace

The limits of data retrieval from LSEG Workspace are described in the usage and limits document.

news.get_headlines: There is no current limit value other than the aggregate data limit (see the daily limits detailed below) (14-04-2024). The depth of history is 15 month.

I tried getting an old news headlines and then a story for this headline and was able to do so successfully -

If you have a need to get more depth then available through Workspace, then please check out other products, like Machine Readable News History or DSS.

Jirapongse

@MyScreenName

As far as I know, the LSEG Workspace Excel Addins can't retrieve news.

However, please contact the helpdesk team directly via LSEG Support to confirm this.

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