CBS News API endpoint
Returns fresh headlines for one CBS News section. `section` is required and is one of `main`, `us`, `world`, `politics`, `moneywatch`, `health`, `entertainment`, `science`, `technology` or `space`. Each item has a title and URL, and may also carry a summary, author, publication time and image.
/cbsnews/headlinesQuery parameter: section is required and must be one of main, us, world, politics, moneywatch, health, entertainment, science, technology, or space.
| Field | Filled in, of 19 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 19 | median 64 characters |
| url | 19 | cbsnews.com |
| summary | 19 | median 160 characters |
| published_at | 19 | 2026-10-10 to 2026-10-13 |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | CBS News RSS section slug Allowed values: main, us, world, politics, moneywatch, health, entertainment, science, technology, space. | main | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/cbsnews/headlines?section=main" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "politics",
"items": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/example-article-slug/"
}
]
}
}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 CBS 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/cbsnews/headlines?section=main" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"