Cricinfo API endpoint
Returns a bounded snapshot of Cricinfo's public video hub, including curated, trending, and genre-associated video metadata. Media files are not downloaded by the endpoint.
/cricinfo/videosQuery parameters:
limit (optional): maximum number of video records from 1 to 100; defaults to 20.Returns metadata from Cricinfo's public video hub, combining its curated, trending, and genre-associated video collections. The response includes canonical video URLs, titles, summaries, duration, publication timestamps, genres, and image URLs. Media files are not downloaded.
| Field | Filled in, of 20 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| id | 20 | |
| url | 20 | cricinfo.com |
| title | 20 | “Cummins: Great way to kick off the series” and 19 other values |
| summary | 20 | “Pat Cummins reflects on a commanding win in the first Test…” and 19 other values |
| genre_id | 20 | |
| genre | 20 | Press Conference (12), Match Day (4), News and Analysis (3) and 1 more |
| duration_seconds | 20 | 101 to 759, median 155 |
| published_at | 20 | 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-13 |
| modified_at | 20 | 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-13 |
| language | 20 | en in all 20 |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | No | Maximum videos returned, from 1 to 100 | 20 | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/cricinfo/videos?limit=10" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"source_url": "https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/index.html",
"count": 1,
"videos": [
{
"id": "1552208",
"url": "https://www.cricinfo.com/cricket-videos/example-1552208",
"title": "Match analysis",
"duration_seconds": 180,
"published_at": "2026-08-30T10:00:00Z"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/cricinfo.videosResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | cricinfo.VideosResponse | No | ||||
| data.count | integer | No | ||||
| data.fetched_at | string | No | ||||
| data.genres | array | No | ||||
| data.genres[].id | string | No | ||||
| data.genres[].slug | string | No | ||||
| data.genres[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.source_url | string | No | ||||
| data.videos | array | No | ||||
| data.videos[].duration_seconds | integer | No | ||||
| data.videos[].genre | string | No | ||||
| data.videos[].genre_id | string | No | ||||
| data.videos[].id | string | No | ||||
| data.videos[].image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.videos[].language | string | No | ||||
| data.videos[].modified_at | string | No | ||||
| data.videos[].published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.videos[].subtitle | string | No | ||||
| data.videos[].summary | string | No | ||||
| data.videos[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.videos[].url | string | No | ||||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 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/cricinfo/videos?limit=10" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"