IGN API endpoint
Returns current IGN headlines for one section. `section` is required and takes one of `news`, `reviews`, `games`, `movies`, `tv`, `tech`, `nintendo`, `playstation`, `xbox`, `pc`, `mobile` or `comics`. Each item has its title and URL, plus summary, author, publication time and image when the outlet provides them.
/ign/headlinesQuery parameter: section is required and must be one of news, reviews, games, movies, tv, tech, nintendo, playstation, xbox, pc, mobile, or comics.
| Field | Filled in, of 20 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 20 | median 20 characters |
| url | 20 | ign.com |
| summary | 20 | median 144 characters |
| published_at | 20 | “2026-10-13T15:30:00Z” and 18 other values |
| author | 20 | |
| image_url | 20 | assets-prd.ignimgs.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | IGN section slug Allowed values: news, reviews, games, movies, tv, tech, nintendo, playstation, xbox, pc, mobile, comics. | news | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/ign/headlines?section=news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "reviews",
"items": [
{
"title": "Example Review",
"url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/example-review"
}
]
}
}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 IGN 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/ign/headlines?section=news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"