Dawn API endpoint
Returns one Dawn article by its canonical `url` in the form `https://www.dawn.com/news/<id>/<slug>`. The response has the title, description, publish and update times, section, authors, lead image and body `paragraphs`. Blocked or malformed pages return an upstream error.
/dawn/articleQuery parameter: url is a canonical HTTPS www.dawn.com/news/<id>/<slug> article URL. The endpoint returns public metadata and body paragraphs only; blocked or malformed upstream content returns an upstream error.
Example request:
GET /api/v1/dawn/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F2032352%2F4-local-refineries-sign-5bn-upgradation-deals-with-govt-to-improve-quality-production
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| url | Has a value | dawn.com |
| title | Has a value | 87 characters |
| description | Has a value | 120 characters |
| published_at | Has a value | 2026-09-24 |
| updated_at | Has a value | 2026-09-24 |
| authors | Has a value | 1 entry |
| image_url | Has a value | i.dawn.com |
| paragraphs | Has a value | 31 entries |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical Dawn article URL | https://www.dawn.com/news/2032361/pm-shehbaz-stresses-islamabad-mou-implementation-in-meeting-with-pezeshkian | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/dawn/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F2032361%2Fpm-shehbaz-stresses-islamabad-mou-implementation-in-meeting-with-pezeshkian" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2032352/4-local-refineries-sign-5bn-upgradation-deals-with-govt-to-improve-quality-production",
"title": "4 local refineries sign $5bn upgradation deals with govt to improve quality, production",
"published_at": "2026-09-24T13:30:00Z",
"authors": [
"Khaleeq Kiani"
],
"image_url": "https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/09/24000000000000.webp",
"paragraphs": [
"The agreements were signed on Thursday.",
"The deals cover upgrades across four refineries."
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.articleResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.ArticleResponse | No | ||||
| data.authors | array | No | ||||
| data.description | string | No | ||||
| data.image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.paragraphs | array | No | ||||
| data.paywalled | boolean | No | Paywalled is true when the publisher serves only a teaser of this article to anonymous readers, so Paragraphs is a partial body rather than the full text. It is omitted when the full public body was returned. | |||
| data.published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.section | string | No | ||||
| data.title | string | No | ||||
| data.updated_at | string | No | ||||
| data.url | string | No |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/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/dawn/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F2032361%2Fpm-shehbaz-stresses-islamabad-mou-implementation-in-meeting-with-pezeshkian" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"