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National Post API endpoint
National Post top stories API
Returns the latest 10 National Post stories across all sections, with no parameters. Each item has a title, canonical article URL, one-line summary, publication time and byline. Use `nationalpost-headlines` to read a single section.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestNational Postpublicnews.newsResponseDoc
National Post/nationalpost/newsEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /nationalpost/news
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- National Post
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Returns fresh public National Post headline metadata from the site's public site-wide feed: title, canonical article URL, a one-line summary, publication time, and byline. The feed covers the latest 10 stories across all sections; use /api/v1/nationalpost/headlines for a single section.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /nationalpost/news
- Items in items
- 10
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 5
| Field | Filled in, of 10 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 10 | median 82 characters |
| url | 10 | nationalpost.com |
| summary | 10 | median 110 characters |
| published_at | 10 | 2026-10-13 |
| author | 10 |
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/nationalpost/news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"items": [
{
"title": "Carney will miss target for balancing operating budget, PBO says",
"url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/carney-will-miss-target-balancing-operating-budget-pbo-says",
"summary": "The report also says the Carney government’s treatment of some of its budget items is contradictory",
"published_at": "2026-09-24T20:24:11Z",
"author": "Simon Tuck"
}
]
}
}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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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/nationalpost/news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"