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Live Science API endpoint
Live Science top stories API
Returns Live Science's current top stories across the site, with no parameters. Each item has its title, URL, summary, author, publication time and image where available. Use `livescience-headlines` to narrow to one section.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestLive Sciencepublicnews.newsResponseDoc
Live Science/livescience/newsEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /livescience/news
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- Live Science
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /livescience/news
- Items in items
- 50
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 6
| Field | Filled in, of 50 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 50 | median 95 characters |
| url | 50 | livescience.com |
| summary | 50 | median 4 characters |
| published_at | 50 | 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-13 |
| author | 50 | |
| image_url | 50 | cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net |
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/livescience/news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"items": [
{
"title": "Example Live Science headline",
"url": "https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/example-comet-story"
}
]
}
}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 |
|---|---|---|
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/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/livescience/news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"