DW API endpoint
Returns one Deutsche Welle article by its canonical `url`, either a standard `/en/<slug>/a-<id>` article or a `/en/<slug>/live-<id>` live-blog page. The response has the title, description, publish time, section, authors, lead image and body `paragraphs`. Blocked or malformed pages return an upstream error.
/dw/articleQuery parameter: url is a canonical HTTPS DW article URL -- either a standard article (/en/<slug>/a-<id>) or a live-blog/ticker page (/en/<slug>/live-<id>). The endpoint returns public metadata and body paragraphs only; blocked or malformed upstream content returns an upstream error.
Example request:
GET /api/v1/dw/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dw.com%2Fen%2Fsouth-africa-11-killed-in-attack-on-house-party%2Fa-79382743
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| url | Has a value | dw.com |
| title | Has a value | 48 characters |
| published_at | Has a value | 2026-09-23 |
| updated_at | Has a value | 2026-09-23 |
| authors | Has a value | 1 entry |
| image_url | Has a value | static.dw.com |
| paragraphs | Has a value | 15 entries |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical DW article URL | https://www.dw.com/en/south-africa-11-killed-in-attack-on-house-party/a-79382743 | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/dw/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dw.com%2Fen%2Fsouth-africa-11-killed-in-attack-on-house-party%2Fa-79382743" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.dw.com/en/south-africa-11-killed-in-attack-on-house-party/a-79382743",
"title": "South Africa: 11 killed in attack on house party",
"published_at": "2026-09-23T06:12:06Z",
"authors": [
"Deutsche Welle"
],
"image_url": "https://static.dw.com/image/79383171_804.jpg",
"paragraphs": [
"Gunmen killed 11 people at a home in eastern South Africa, Kwa-Zulu Natal province's premier said on Wednesday.",
"The motive for the shooting was not immediately clear."
]
}
}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/dw/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dw.com%2Fen%2Fsouth-africa-11-killed-in-attack-on-house-party%2Fa-79382743" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"