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GhanaWeb API endpoint
GhanaWeb latest news API
Lists GhanaWeb's current stories across the site, with no parameters. Each item carries its headline as `title`, the canonical article `url` and the `published_at` time. No author, summary or image is returned.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestGhanaWebpublicnews.newsResponseDoc
GhanaWeb/ghanaweb/newsEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /ghanaweb/news
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- GhanaWeb
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Returns current GhanaWeb story metadata from its public Google News sitemap.
Query parameters: none.
Workflow check
Start from the checked request: GET /ghanaweb/news. Live check on 2026-10-14: 133 items returned. Fields present in every checked item: title, url, published_at.
Resolve a returned canonical story URL with Get GhanaWeb article content.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /ghanaweb/news
- Items in items
- 133
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 3
| Field | Filled in, of 133 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 133 | median 72 characters |
| url | 133 | ghanaweb.com |
| published_at | 133 | 2026-10-13 to 2026-10-14 |
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/ghanaweb/news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Illustrative JSON response shape
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"items": [
{
"title": "Vice President urges diaspora to invest in Ghana's industrialisation drive",
"url": "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/example-story-2054228",
"published_at": "2026-09-28T17:55:54Z"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.NewsResponse | No | ||||
| data.items | array | No | ||||
| data.items[].author | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].summary | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].type | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].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/ghanaweb/news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"