MacRumors API endpoint
Returns the newest 20 MacRumors entries for one section. `section` is required and takes `front-page`, `guides`, `how-to` or `reviews`; other values return an invalid-params error. Each item has its title, URL, author, publication time and short summary. Items from `guides`, `how-to` and `reviews` also carry a thumbnail `image_url`.
/macrumors/headlinesQuery parameter: section is required and must be one of front-page, guides, how-to, reviews. Any other value returns an invalid-params error.
Returns the newest 20 entries of the section (first listing page only, no pagination). Each item has a title, canonical article URL, author, publication time and a short plain-text summary; guides, how-to and reviews items also carry a thumbnail image_url.
| Field | Filled in, of 20 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 20 | median 65 characters |
| url | 20 | macrumors.com |
| summary | 20 | median 299 characters |
| published_at | 20 | 2026-09-17 to 2026-10-12 |
| author | 20 | |
| image_url | 20 | images.macrumors.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | MacRumors section slug Allowed values: front-page, guides, how-to, reviews. | front-page | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/macrumors/headlines?section=front-page" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "how-to",
"items": [
{
"title": "watchOS 27.2: How to Access the App Switcher",
"url": "https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/access-app-switcher-apple-watch",
"summary": "In watchOS 26 and earlier versions, a double press of the Digital Crown would bring up the App Switcher ...",
"published_at": "2026-09-22T15:56:00Z",
"author": "Tim Hardwick",
"image_url": "https://images.macrumors.com/t/bIM8udtiJAyZMYzOQXScQJMV4Co=/400x400/article-new/2026/02/apple-watch-app-switcher.jpeg"
}
]
}
}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 MacRumors 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/macrumors/headlines?section=front-page" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"