Kotaku API endpoint
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.
/kotaku/sectionsentertainment and its action, fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and superhero sub-topics are Kotaku's entertainment vertical and its film/TV sub-categories. news, retro, kotaku-game-diary, youtube, odds-and-ends, feature, and fine-art are sub-topics of Kotaku's Culture umbrella. game-tips is Kotaku's Tips & Guides vertical.
| Field | Filled in, of 17 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| slug | 17 | |
| name | 17 | “Entertainment” and 16 other values |
| url | 17 | kotaku.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/kotaku/sections" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"sections": [
{
"slug": "games",
"name": "Games",
"url": "https://kotaku.com/games/feed"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.sectionsResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.SectionsResponse | No | ||||
| data.sections | array | No | ||||
| data.sections[].name | string | No | ||||
| data.sections[].slug | string | No | ||||
| data.sections[].url | string | No |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/kotaku/sections" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"