MakeUseOf API endpoint
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.
/makeuseof/articleQuery parameters:
url (required): canonical HTTPS MakeUseOf article URL, such as https://www.makeuseof.com/these-websites-replace-one-off-utility-apps/.Returns public article metadata and readable paragraphs from the article body. Section, author, tag, utility, and video paths are not article URLs. The body parser reads #article-body .content-block-regular and excludes related-story cards and other non-body modules.
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| url | Has a value | makeuseof.com |
| title | Has a value | 59 characters |
| description | Has a value | 32 characters |
| published_at | Has a value | 2026-09-29 |
| updated_at | Has a value | 2026-09-29 |
| section | Has a value | “Windows” |
| authors | Has a value | 1 entry |
| image_url | Has a value | static0.makeuseofimages.com |
| paragraphs | Has a value | 20 entries |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical MakeUseOf article URL | https://www.makeuseof.com/these-websites-replace-one-off-utility-apps/ | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/makeuseof/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.makeuseof.com%2Fthese-websites-replace-one-off-utility-apps%2F" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"title": "Example story title",
"url": "https://makeuseof.com/example-story-title/",
"authors": [
"Example Author"
],
"paragraphs": [
"A short representative paragraph."
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.articleResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.ArticleResponse | No | ||||
| data.authors | array | No | ||||
| data.description | string | No | ||||
| data.image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.paragraphs | array | No | ||||
| data.paywalled | boolean | No | Paywalled is true when the publisher serves only a teaser of this article to anonymous readers, so Paragraphs is a partial body rather than the full text. It is omitted when the full public body was returned. | |||
| data.published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.section | string | No | ||||
| data.title | string | No | ||||
| data.updated_at | string | No | ||||
| data.url | string | No |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/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/makeuseof/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.makeuseof.com%2Fthese-websites-replace-one-off-utility-apps%2F" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"