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Gulf News API endpoint
Gulf News sections API
Lists the 19 top-level Gulf News sections accepted by `gulfnews-headlines`, such as `latest-news`, `business`, `uae`, `world`, `sport` and `things-to-do`. Each entry has a `slug`, display `name` and section `url`. Sub-sections such as `business/aviation` are not separate values; their stories appear under the parent.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestGulf Newspublicnews.sectionsResponseDoc
Gulf News/gulfnews/sectionsEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /gulfnews/sections
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- Gulf News
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.sectionsResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Returns the complete public section inventory accepted by /api/v1/gulfnews/headlines: the 19 top-level entries of gulfnews.com's own primary navigation (verified live 2026-09-24): latest-news, business, best-buys, uae, entertainment, world, sport, living-in-uae, lifestyle, opinion, travel, podcasts, special-reports, things-to-do, friday, the-kurator, uae-success-stories, photos, your-money.
Each section includes a stable slug, display name, and public upstream url. Sub-sections such as business/aviation or world/mena are not separate values; their stories appear inside their parent section.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /gulfnews/sections
- Items in sections
- 19
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 3
| Field | Filled in, of 19 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| slug | 19 | |
| name | 19 | “Latest News” and 18 other values |
| url | 19 | gulfnews.com |
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/gulfnews/sections" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"sections": [
{
"slug": "latest-news",
"name": "Latest News",
"url": "https://gulfnews.com/latest-news"
},
{
"slug": "business",
"name": "Business",
"url": "https://gulfnews.com/business"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.sectionsResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.SectionsResponse | No | ||||
| data.sections | array | No | ||||
| data.sections[].name | string | No | ||||
| data.sections[].slug | string | No | ||||
| data.sections[].url | string | No |
Code examples
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/gulfnews/sections" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"