GhanaWeb API endpoint
Returns current public video cards for one GhanaWeb TV category, including metadata and a canonical detail URL. This endpoint does not retrieve video media.
/ghanaweb/videosReturns current public video cards for one GhanaWeb TV category. It returns metadata and canonical detail URLs without fetching video media.
Query parameters:
section (required): one of news, sports, business, or entertainment, discovered from /api/v1/ghanaweb/video-sections.Start from the checked request: GET /ghanaweb/videos?section=news. Live check on 2026-10-14: 32 items returned. Fields present in every checked item: id, title, url, image_url, published_at, views.
Resolve a returned video ID with Get GhanaWeb TV video metadata.
| Field | Filled in, of 32 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| id | 32 | |
| title | 32 | median 72 characters |
| url | 32 | ghanaweb.com |
| image_url | 32 | cdn.ghanaweb.com |
| published_at | 32 | “13 Oct 2026” and 11 other values |
| views | 32 | 121 to 116,105, median 2,502 |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | Video category from ghanaweb-video-sections Allowed values: news, sports, business, entertainment. | news | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/ghanaweb/videos?section=news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "news",
"items": [
{
"id": "138824",
"title": "President Mahama Explains Why Ghana Rejected the US Health Compact",
"url": "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/television/news/example--138824",
"image_url": "https://cdn.ghanaweb.com/imagelib/pics/example.jpg",
"published_at": "28 Sep 2026",
"views": "3511"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.ghanawebVideosResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | ghanaweb.VideosResponse | No | ||||
| data.items | array | No | ||||
| data.items[].id | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].url | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].views | string | No | ||||
| 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/ghanaweb/videos?section=news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"