Ars Technica API endpoint
Returns public Ars Technica article metadata and body paragraphs from a canonical article URL. The service does not bypass authentication or access controls.
/arstechnica/articleQuery parameter: url is a canonical HTTPS
arstechnica.com/<category>/<yyyy>/<mm>/<slug>/ URL. Returns public
metadata and body paragraphs.
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| url | Has a value | arstechnica.com |
| title | Has a value | 78 characters |
| description | Has a value | 85 characters |
| published_at | Has a value | 2026-09-22 |
| updated_at | Has a value | 2026-09-22 |
| section | Has a value | “gadgets” |
| authors | Has a value | 1 entry |
| image_url | Has a value | cdn.arstechnica.net |
| paragraphs | Has a value | 7 entries |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical Ars Technica article URL | https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/example-story/ | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/arstechnica/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Fgadgets%2F2026%2F09%2Fexample-story%2F" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/example-story/",
"title": "Example story",
"section": "gadgets",
"paragraphs": [
"Example public paragraph."
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.articleResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.ArticleResponse | No | ||||
| data.authors | array | No | ||||
| data.description | string | No | ||||
| data.image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.paragraphs | array | No | ||||
| data.paywalled | boolean | No | Paywalled is true when the publisher serves only a teaser of this article to anonymous readers, so Paragraphs is a partial body rather than the full text. It is omitted when the full public body was returned. | |||
| data.published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.section | string | No | ||||
| data.title | string | No | ||||
| data.updated_at | string | No | ||||
| data.url | string | No |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/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/arstechnica/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Fgadgets%2F2026%2F09%2Fexample-story%2F" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"