Daily Record API endpoint
Returns the latest Daily Record headlines for one section. `section` is required and must be one of `news`, `scotland`, `uk-world-news`, `sport`, `football`, `showbiz`, `lifestyle`, `money`, `travel` or `in-your-area`. Every item has its title and URL; the `news` section also carries summary, publication time and image.
/dailyrecord/headlines| Field | Filled in, of 21 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 21 | median 78 characters |
| url | 21 | dailyrecord.co.uk |
| summary | 21 | median 115 characters |
| published_at | 21 | 2026-10-13 |
| image_url | 21 | i2-prod.mirror.co.uk and 3 other hosts |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | Daily Record section slug Allowed values: news, scotland, uk-world-news, sport, football, showbiz, lifestyle, money, travel, in-your-area. | news | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/dailyrecord/headlines?section=news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "news",
"items": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/example-37685844"
}
]
}
}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 Daily Record 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/dailyrecord/headlines?section=news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"