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Irish Independent API endpoint
Irish Independent section headlines API
Returns fresh headlines from one public Irish Independent section feed. The section must be a slug returned by the sections endpoint.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestIrish Independentpublicnews.headlinesResponseDoc
Irish Independent/irishindependent/headlinesEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /irishindependent/headlines
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- Irish Independent
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.headlinesResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Query parameter: section (required) must be one of home, business, business-commercial-property, business-in-the-workplace, business-irish-business, business-jobs, business-money, business-small-business, business-technology, business-world, comment, comment-analysis, comment-editorial, comment-letters, comment-opinion, county, county-cork, county-cork-sport, county-dublin, county-galway, county-kerry, county-kerry-north-west-kerry-news, county-kerry-south-kerry-news, county-kerry-sport, county-kerry-tralee-news, county-louth, county-louth-drogheda-news, county-louth-dundalk-news, county-louth-sport, county-sligo, county-sligo-sport, county-wexford, county-wexford-enniscorthy-news, county-wexford-gorey-news, county-wexford-new-ross-news, county-wexford-sport, county-wexford-wexford-district, county-wicklow, county-wicklow-arklow-news, county-wicklow-bray-news, county-wicklow-sport, county-wicklow-west-wicklow-news, county-wicklow-wicklow-district, entertainment, entertainment-books, entertainment-celebrity, entertainment-movies, entertainment-music, entertainment-radio, entertainment-television, entertainment-theatre-arts, farming, irish-news, irish-news-courts, irish-news-crime, irish-news-education, irish-news-health, irish-news-politics, latest, lifestyle, lifestyle-family, lifestyle-family-learning, lifestyle-family-mothers-babies, lifestyle-family-parenting, lifestyle-fashion-beauty, lifestyle-food-drink, lifestyle-food-drink-food-reviews, lifestyle-food-drink-recipes, lifestyle-food-drink-wine, lifestyle-health-wellbeing, lifestyle-health-wellbeing-baby-loss, lifestyle-health-wellbeing-fitness, lifestyle-health-wellbeing-healthy-eating, lifestyle-health-wellbeing-mental-health, lifestyle-home-garden, lifestyle-home-garden-gardens, lifestyle-home-garden-homes, lifestyle-home-garden-interiors, lifestyle-home-garden-new-homes, lifestyle-motoring, lifestyle-motoring-car-news, lifestyle-motoring-car-reviews, lifestyle-motoring-car-talk, lifestyle-sex-relationships, lifestyle-travel, lifestyle-weddings, seachtain, sport, sport-gaa, sport-gaa-camogie, sport-gaa-gaelic-football, sport-gaa-hurling, sport-gaa-ladies-football, sport-gaa-u-20-gaelic-football, sport-gaa-u-20-hurling, sport-golf, sport-horse-racing, sport-other-sports, sport-other-sports-american-football, sport-other-sports-athletics, sport-other-sports-basketball, sport-other-sports-boxing, sport-other-sports-cricket, sport-other-sports-cycling, sport-other-sports-darts, sport-other-sports-hockey, sport-other-sports-motor-sport, sport-other-sports-rowing, sport-other-sports-snooker, sport-other-sports-swimming, sport-other-sports-tennis, sport-rugby, sport-rugby-champions-cup, sport-rugby-connacht-rugby, sport-rugby-leinster-rugby, sport-rugby-munster-rugby, sport-rugby-six-nations, sport-rugby-ulster-rugby, sport-rugby-united-rugby-championship, sport-soccer, sport-soccer-champions-league, sport-soccer-international-soccer, sport-soccer-league-of-ireland, sport-soccer-other-soccer, sport-soccer-premier-league, sport-womens-sport, subscriber-exclusives, or world-news. Use irishindependent-sections to list them with their feed URLs. Any other value returns 400 without contacting Irish Independent.
Items have the same shape as irishindependent-news. Feeds hold up to 50 items; some smaller sections (for example county-galway or county-cork) hold fewer.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /irishindependent/headlines?section=sport-golf
- Items in items
- 50
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 4
- Fields empty in some or all items
- 2
| Field | Filled in, of 50 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 50 | median 92 characters |
| url | 50 | independent.ie |
| published_at | 50 | 2026-09-16 to 2026-10-12 |
| author | 47 | |
| image_url | 50 | prod-img.independent.ie |
| summary | 31 | median 86 characters |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | Irish Independent section slug Allowed values: home, business, business-commercial-property, business-in-the-workplace, business-irish-business, business-jobs, business-money, business-small-business, business-technology, business-world, comment, comment-analysis, comment-editorial, comment-letters, comment-opinion, county, county-cork, county-cork-sport, county-dublin, county-galway, county-kerry, county-kerry-north-west-kerry-news, county-kerry-south-kerry-news, county-kerry-sport, county-kerry-tralee-news, county-louth, county-louth-drogheda-news, county-louth-dundalk-news, county-louth-sport, county-sligo, county-sligo-sport, county-wexford, county-wexford-enniscorthy-news, county-wexford-gorey-news, county-wexford-new-ross-news, county-wexford-sport, county-wexford-wexford-district, county-wicklow, county-wicklow-arklow-news, county-wicklow-bray-news, county-wicklow-sport, county-wicklow-west-wicklow-news, county-wicklow-wicklow-district, entertainment, entertainment-books, entertainment-celebrity, entertainment-movies, entertainment-music, entertainment-radio, entertainment-television, entertainment-theatre-arts, farming, irish-news, irish-news-courts, irish-news-crime, irish-news-education, irish-news-health, irish-news-politics, latest, lifestyle, lifestyle-family, lifestyle-family-learning, lifestyle-family-mothers-babies, lifestyle-family-parenting, lifestyle-fashion-beauty, lifestyle-food-drink, lifestyle-food-drink-food-reviews, lifestyle-food-drink-recipes, lifestyle-food-drink-wine, lifestyle-health-wellbeing, lifestyle-health-wellbeing-baby-loss, lifestyle-health-wellbeing-fitness, lifestyle-health-wellbeing-healthy-eating, lifestyle-health-wellbeing-mental-health, lifestyle-home-garden, lifestyle-home-garden-gardens, lifestyle-home-garden-homes, lifestyle-home-garden-interiors, lifestyle-home-garden-new-homes, lifestyle-motoring, lifestyle-motoring-car-news, lifestyle-motoring-car-reviews, lifestyle-motoring-car-talk, lifestyle-sex-relationships, lifestyle-travel, lifestyle-weddings, seachtain, sport, sport-gaa, sport-gaa-camogie, sport-gaa-gaelic-football, sport-gaa-hurling, sport-gaa-ladies-football, sport-gaa-u-20-gaelic-football, sport-gaa-u-20-hurling, sport-golf, sport-horse-racing, sport-other-sports, sport-other-sports-american-football, sport-other-sports-athletics, sport-other-sports-basketball, sport-other-sports-boxing, sport-other-sports-cricket, sport-other-sports-cycling, sport-other-sports-darts, sport-other-sports-hockey, sport-other-sports-motor-sport, sport-other-sports-rowing, sport-other-sports-snooker, sport-other-sports-swimming, sport-other-sports-tennis, sport-rugby, sport-rugby-champions-cup, sport-rugby-connacht-rugby, sport-rugby-leinster-rugby, sport-rugby-munster-rugby, sport-rugby-six-nations, sport-rugby-ulster-rugby, sport-rugby-united-rugby-championship, sport-soccer, sport-soccer-champions-league, sport-soccer-international-soccer, sport-soccer-league-of-ireland, sport-soccer-other-soccer, sport-soccer-premier-league, sport-womens-sport, subscriber-exclusives, world-news. | home | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/irishindependent/headlines?section=home" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "sport-golf",
"items": [
{
"title": "Dream start for defending champion Michael Kim at Open de France",
"url": "https://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/dream-start-for-defending-champion-michael-kim-at-open-de-france/a/162124102.html",
"summary": "American cards flawless eight-under 63 at Le Golf National to lead by two shots",
"published_at": "2026-09-24T19:00:33Z",
"author": "Brian Keogh",
"image_url": "https://prod-img.independent.ie/public/incoming/4o1q07-gettyimages-2251778458.jpg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/GettyImages_2251778458.jpg"
}
]
}
}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 Irish Independent top stories API. | |||
| data.section | string | No |
Failure responses
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/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/irishindependent/headlines?section=home" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"