ABC News Australia API endpoint
Returns the current ABC News Australia top stories, with no input needed. Each item has a title and canonical URL, and may also carry a summary, author, publication time and image.
/abcau/newsReturns fresh public ABC News Australia RSS headline metadata.
| Field | Filled in, of 25 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 25 | median 64 characters |
| url | 25 | abc.net.au |
| summary | 25 | median 139 characters |
| published_at | 25 | 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-13 |
| author | 12 |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/abcau/news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"items": [
{
"title": "Example ABC News Australia headline",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/example-article-slug/107189792"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.NewsResponse | No | ||||
| data.items | array | No | ||||
| data.items[].author | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].summary | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].type | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].url | string | No |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/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/news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"