ABC News Australia API endpoint
Returns current headlines for one ABC News Australia section. `section` is required and takes one of 15 slugs, including `justin`, `politics`, `rural`, `analysis-and-opinion` and `australia`. Each item has a title and URL, and may also carry a summary, author, publication time and image.
/abcau/headlinesQuery parameter: section is required and must be one of justin, world, politics, business, sport, health, entertainment, science, rural, analysis-and-opinion, indigenous, environment, backstory, lifestyle, or australia.
| Field | Filled in, of 20 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 20 | median 64 characters |
| url | 20 | abc.net.au |
| summary | 10 | median 154 characters |
| published_at | 6 | 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-13 |
| image_url | 19 | live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | ABC News Australia section slug Allowed values: justin, world, politics, business, sport, health, entertainment, science, rural, analysis-and-opinion, indigenous, environment, backstory, lifestyle, australia. | justin | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/abcau/headlines?section=justin" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "business",
"items": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/example-article-slug/107189792"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.headlinesResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.HeadlinesResponse | No | ||||
| data.items | array | No | HeadlineItem record, 7 fields: author, image_url, published_at, summary, title, type, url. Described under ABC News Australia top stories API. | |||
| data.section | string | No |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/abcau/headlines?section=justin" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"