GET/newscomau/articleapiKey2 credits/request
Returns a News.com.au article by canonical `url`, which must be a `www.news.com.au` link ending in `/news-story/<32-character-id>`. The response has title, description, section, authors, lead image, publication and update times, a `paywalled` flag and body `paragraphs`. `authors` is empty for wire or agency pieces with no byline.
Required: url.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 9 fields returned with a value. In the sample: published_at: 2026-09-23; section: “finance”; url: news.com.au; title: 41 characters; authors: 1 entry; description: 235 characters; updated_at: 2026-09-23; image_url: content.api.news.
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GET/newscomau/authorapiKey2 credits/request
Returns a News.com.au staff writer's profile (name, job title, headshot, biography, social links) and recent articles from a canonical author URL.
Required: url.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 10 items. Filled in every item: title, url, summary, published_at, image_url. In the sample: published_at: 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-13; url: news.com.au; title: median 41 characters; summary: median 132 characters; image_url: content.api.news.
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GET/newscomau/headlinesapiKey1 credit/request
Returns fresh headlines from one News.com.au section or category listing page. section accepts any slug returned by GET /newscomau/sections (236 values, too many to enumerate inline -- see that endpoint for the full, current list), for example "national" or the nested "national/nsw-act/politics".
Required: section.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 22 items. Filled in every item: title, url, summary, published_at, image_url. In the sample: published_at: 2026-09-08 to 2026-10-13; url: news.com.au; title: median 40 characters; summary: median 135 characters; image_url: content.api.news.
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GET/newscomau/newsapiKey1 credit/request
Returns the current News.com.au top stories, with no parameters and no section filter. Each item has a title and URL, and may include summary, author, publication time and image.
Takes no parameters.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 59 items. Filled in every item: title, url. Not in every item: summary (51), published_at (51), image_url (56). In the sample: published_at: 2023-11-24 to 2026-10-13; url: news.com.au; title: median 42 characters; summary: median 131 characters; image_url: content.api.news.
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GET/newscomau/sectionsapiKey1 credit/request
Returns the full News.com.au section/category navigation inventory (236 entries as of 2026-09-23), each with a slug, display name, and public listing URL. Use a returned slug as the section parameter on GET /newscomau/headlines.
Takes no parameters.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 236 items. Filled in every item: slug, name, url. In the sample: name: “National” and 221 other values; url: news.com.au.
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News.com.au API endpoints