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Daily Maverick API endpoint
Daily Maverick sections API
Lists the 51 article-bearing Daily Maverick categories accepted by `dailymaverick-headlines`, such as `africa`, `maverick-citizen`, `op-eds` and `sci-tech`. Each entry has the `slug`, `name` and category `url`. Empty, media-only and other non-story categories are omitted; checked 2026-09-28.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestDaily Maverickpublicnews.sectionsResponseDoc
Daily Maverick/dailymaverick/sectionsEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /dailymaverick/sections
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- Daily Maverick
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.sectionsResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Returns all article-bearing category slugs accepted by dailymaverick-headlines. The 51 values were last checked on 2026-09-28. The response omits empty, media-only, oversized, and other non-story surfaces.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /dailymaverick/sections
- Items in sections
- 51
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 3
| Field | Filled in, of 51 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| slug | 51 | |
| name | 51 | “2019 Elections” and 50 other values |
| url | 51 | dailymaverick.co.za |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/dailymaverick/sections" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"sections": [
{
"slug": "africa",
"name": "Africa",
"url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/category/africa/"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.sectionsResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.SectionsResponse | No | ||||
| data.sections | array | No | ||||
| data.sections[].name | string | No | ||||
| data.sections[].slug | string | No | ||||
| data.sections[].url | string | No |
Failure responses
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Code examples
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/dailymaverick/sections" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"