ABC News API endpoint
Returns the current headlines for one ABC News section. `section` is required and must be `us`, `world`, `politics`, `business`, `technology`, `entertainment`, `health` or `sports`. Each item has a title and URL, and may also carry a summary, author, publication time and image.
/abcnews/headlinesQuery parameter: section is required and must be one of us, world, politics, business, technology, entertainment, health, or sports. Items are listed from the section's public hub page.
| Field | Filled in, of 14 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 14 | median 76 characters |
| url | 14 | abcnews.com |
| published_at | 14 | 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-13 |
| image_url | 14 | i.abcnewsfe.com |
| summary | 6 | median 68 characters |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | ABC News section slug Allowed values: us, world, politics, business, technology, entertainment, health, sports. | us | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/abcnews/headlines?section=us" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "politics",
"items": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://abcnews.com/Politics/example-story/story?id=123456789"
}
]
}
}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 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/abcnews/headlines?section=us" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"