GET/kotaku/articleapiKey2 credits/request
Returns public Kotaku article metadata and body paragraphs from a canonical article URL. Kotaku articles are free to read, so the full body is returned.
Required: url.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 8 fields returned with a value. In the sample: published_at: 2026-09-23; section: “Games”; url: kotaku.com; title: 97 characters; authors: 1 entry; updated_at: 2026-09-25; image_url: kotaku.com; paragraphs: 8 entries.
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GET/kotaku/authorapiKey2 credits/request
Returns a Kotaku author profile by `url`, a canonical `https://kotaku.com/author/<slug>` link. The response has the `name`, `biography`, `image_url`, `social_links` (a `type` label and URL) and recent articles. The article `published_at` is the page's own date text, such as `Published September 23, 2026 at 11:20 am`, not a timestamp.
Required: url.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 20 items. Filled in every item: title, url, summary, published_at, image_url. In the sample: url: kotaku.com; title: median 88 characters; summary: median 57 characters; image_url: kotaku.com.
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GET/kotaku/headlinesapiKey1 credit/request
Returns recent Kotaku headlines for one section. `section` is required and takes one of 17 slugs such as `news`, `reviews`, `games`, `game-tips`, `retro`, `horror` or `deals`. Each item has its title, URL, summary, author, publication time and image.
Required: section (17 allowed values: entertainment, action, fantasy, horror, sci-fi, superhero, reviews, news, retro, kotaku-game-diary, youtube, odds-and-ends, feature, fine-art, game-tips, games, deals).
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 20 items. Filled in every item: title, url, summary, published_at, author, image_url. In the sample: published_at: 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-13; url: kotaku.com; title: median 83 characters; summary: median 93 characters; image_url: kotaku.com.
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GET/kotaku/newsapiKey1 credit/request
Returns Kotaku's current top gaming stories, with no parameters. Each item has its title, URL, summary, author, publication time and image where Kotaku provides them. Use `kotaku-headlines` for a single section instead.
Takes no parameters.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 20 items. Filled in every item: title, url, summary, published_at, author, image_url. In the sample: published_at: 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-13; url: kotaku.com; title: median 85 characters; summary: median 80 characters; image_url: kotaku.com.
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GET/kotaku/sectionsapiKey1 credit/request
Returns the Kotaku section inventory: Entertainment (with its Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, and Superhero sub-topics), Reviews, the Culture umbrella's own sub-topics (News, Retro, Kotaku Game Diary, YouTube, Odds and Ends, Feature, Fine Art), Tips & Guides, Games, and Deals, each linking to its public RSS feed. Every slug is accepted by the headlines endpoint.
Takes no parameters.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 17 items. Filled in every item: slug, name, url. In the sample: name: “Entertainment” and 16 other values; url: kotaku.com.
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