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Irish Independent API endpoint
Irish Independent top stories API
Returns fresh Irish Independent (independent.ie) top stories from the site's public RSS feed, with summary, author, publish time, and lead image when present. Some stories are premium (subscriber) content; open them with the article endpoint to see the paywalled flag.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestIrish Independentpublicnews.newsResponseDoc
Irish Independent/irishindependent/newsEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /irishindependent/news
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- Irish Independent
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Returns the latest Irish Independent (independent.ie) stories from the site's public RSS feed. No parameters.
Each item carries title, url (canonical https://www.independent.ie/<section>[/<subsection>...]/<slug>/a/<id>.html form), summary, published_at (RFC 3339, UTC), author, and image_url (the lead image) when the feed provides them. The feed holds about 50 of the most recent stories. summary is present for only some items, and author is absent on agency copy.
Some stories are premium (subscriber) content. The feed does not say so in this response; open a story with irishindependent-article and check its paywalled flag.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /irishindependent/news
- 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 89 characters |
| url | 50 | independent.ie |
| published_at | 50 | 2026-10-13 |
| author | 44 | |
| image_url | 50 | prod-img.independent.ie |
| summary | 17 | median 109 characters |
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/irishindependent/news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"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.newsResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.NewsResponse | No | ||||
| data.items | array | No | ||||
| data.items[].author | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].summary | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].type | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].url | string | No |
Failure responses
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 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/news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"