Gizmodo API endpoint
Returns the latest Gizmodo headlines for one section. `section` is required and takes a slug such as `gadgets`, `artificial-intelligence`, `io9`, `science` or `deals`; any other value returns an invalid-params error. Each item has its title, URL, summary, publication time, author and image. Use `gizmodo-sections` to list the slugs.
/gizmodo/headlinesQuery parameter: section is required and must be one of tech,
artificial-intelligence, commerce, crime, cryptocurrencies, culture,
gadgets, internet, politics, privacy-and-security, robots,
social-media, sploid, tech-policy, transportation, science,
biology, health, human-history, physics, space, io9, anime,
books-comics, corporate-culture, games, io9-reviews, movies,
television, theme-parks-destinations, toys-and-collectibles,
trailer-frenzy, earther, climate-change, conservation, earth-science,
energy, environmental-justice, reviews, desktops, gaming,
headphones, home-entertainment, laptops, other-gadgets, phones,
tablets, wearables, or deals. Any other value returns an invalid-params
error; use gizmodo-sections to discover the list.
| Field | Filled in, of 20 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 20 | median 66 characters |
| url | 20 | gizmodo.com |
| summary | 20 | median 62 characters |
| published_at | 20 | 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-13 |
| author | 20 | |
| image_url | 20 | gizmodo.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | Gizmodo section slug Allowed values: tech, artificial-intelligence, commerce, crime, cryptocurrencies, culture, gadgets, internet, politics, privacy-and-security, robots, social-media, sploid, tech-policy, transportation, science, biology, health, human-history, physics, space, io9, anime, books-comics, corporate-culture, games, io9-reviews, movies, television, theme-parks-destinations, toys-and-collectibles, trailer-frenzy, earther, climate-change, conservation, earth-science, energy, environmental-justice, reviews, desktops, gaming, headphones, home-entertainment, laptops, other-gadgets, phones, tablets, wearables, deals. | tech | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/gizmodo/headlines?section=tech" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "gadgets",
"items": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://gizmodo.com/example-story-2000000001"
}
]
}
}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 Gizmodo 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/gizmodo/headlines?section=tech" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"