Kotaku API endpoint
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.
/kotaku/headlinesQuery parameter: section is required and must be one of entertainment, action, fantasy, horror, sci-fi, superhero, reviews, news, retro, kotaku-game-diary, youtube, odds-and-ends, feature, fine-art, game-tips, games, or deals.
| Field | Filled in, of 20 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 20 | median 83 characters |
| url | 20 | kotaku.com |
| summary | 20 | median 93 characters |
| published_at | 20 | 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-13 |
| author | 20 | |
| image_url | 20 | kotaku.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | Kotaku section slug 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. | entertainment | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/kotaku/headlines?section=entertainment" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "games",
"items": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://kotaku.com/example-article-slug-2000736522"
}
]
}
}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 Kotaku 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/kotaku/headlines?section=entertainment" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"