MakeUseOf API endpoint
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.
/makeuseof/headlinesQuery parameters:
section (required): one of windows, linux, google-android, apple, technology-explained, networking, security, productivity, creative, entertainment, streaming, smart-home, home, or news.The section must be one of the live-verified values above. Discover their display names and RSS URLs with GET /api/v1/makeuseof/sections. Tag archives such as /tag/useful-web-apps/ are not accepted section values.
| Field | Filled in, of 10 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 10 | median 75 characters |
| url | 10 | makeuseof.com |
| summary | 10 | median 62 characters |
| published_at | 10 | 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-13 |
| author | 10 | |
| image_url | 10 | static0.makeuseofimages.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | MakeUseOf section slug Allowed values: windows, linux, google-android, apple, technology-explained, networking, security, productivity, creative, entertainment, streaming, smart-home, home, news. | windows | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/makeuseof/headlines?section=windows" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "windows",
"items": [
{
"title": "Example story title",
"url": "https://makeuseof.com/example-story-title/"
}
]
}
}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 MakeUseOf News API. | |||
| data.section | string | No |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/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/headlines?section=windows" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"