Ars Technica API endpoint
Returns recent Ars Technica headlines for one section. `section` is required and takes `ai`, `apple`, `cars`, `culture`, `features`, `gadgets`, `gaming`, `health`, `information-technology`, `reviews`, `science`, `security`, `space`, `staff` or `tech-policy`. Each item has a title and URL, and may also carry a summary, author, publication time and image.
/arstechnica/headlinesQuery parameter: section is required and must be one of ai, apple,
cars, culture, features, gadgets, gaming, health,
information-technology, reviews, science, security, space,
staff, or tech-policy.
| Field | Filled in, of 20 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 20 | median 70 characters |
| url | 20 | arstechnica.com |
| summary | 20 | median 73 characters |
| published_at | 20 | 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-13 |
| author | 20 | |
| image_url | 20 | cdn.arstechnica.net |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | Ars Technica section slug Allowed values: ai, apple, cars, culture, features, gadgets, gaming, health, information-technology, reviews, science, security, space, staff, tech-policy. | ai | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/arstechnica/headlines?section=ai" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "gadgets",
"items": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/example-story/"
}
]
}
}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 Ars Technica 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/arstechnica/headlines?section=ai" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"