GET/makeuseof/articleapiKey2 credits/request
Returns a MakeUseOf article by `url`, a canonical HTTPS article link. The response has the title, description, section, authors, lead image, publish and update times, the article body as `paragraphs`, and a `paywalled` flag. Section, author, tag, utility and video pages are not article URLs.
Required: url.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 9 fields returned with a value. In the sample: published_at: 2026-09-29; section: “Windows”; url: makeuseof.com; title: 59 characters; authors: 1 entry; description: 32 characters; updated_at: 2026-09-29; image_url: static0.makeuseofimages.com.
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GET/makeuseof/authorapiKey2 credits/request
Returns an author's public byline metadata, biography, social links, and recent stories from a canonical author URL. Only the first page is covered.
Required: url.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 20 items. Filled in every item: title, url, summary, image_url. In the sample: url: makeuseof.com; title: median 77 characters; summary: median 67 characters; image_url: static0.makeuseofimages.com.
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GET/makeuseof/headlinesapiKey1 credit/request
Returns current MakeUseOf headlines for one category. `section` is required and takes one of 14 slugs such as `windows`, `linux`, `google-android`, `security`, `smart-home` or `news`; tag archives are not accepted. Each item has its title, URL, summary, author, publication time and image.
Required: section (14 allowed values: windows, linux, google-android, apple, technology-explained, networking, security, productivity, creative, entertainment, streaming, smart-home, home, news).
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 10 items. Filled in every item: title, url, summary, published_at, author, image_url. In the sample: published_at: 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-13; url: makeuseof.com; title: median 75 characters; summary: median 62 characters; image_url: static0.makeuseofimages.com.
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GET/makeuseof/newsapiKey1 credit/request
Returns MakeUseOf's current top stories, with no parameters. Each item has its title, canonical article URL, short summary, publication time, and author and image when available.
Takes no parameters.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 10 items. Filled in every item: title, url, summary, published_at, author, image_url. In the sample: published_at: 2026-10-13; url: makeuseof.com; title: median 67 characters; summary: median 63 characters; image_url: static0.makeuseofimages.com.
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GET/makeuseof/sectionsapiKey1 credit/request
Lists the 14 MakeUseOf sections accepted by `makeuseof-headlines`, including `windows`, `linux`, `apple`, `networking`, `productivity`, `streaming` and `news`. Each entry has a `slug`, display `name` and `url`. Open-ended tag archives are not sections.
Takes no parameters.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 14 items. Filled in every item: slug, name, url. In the sample: name: “Windows” and 13 other values; url: makeuseof.com.
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