GET/news18/articleapiKey2 credits/request
Returns a News18 article by canonical `url` in the form `/<section>/<slug>-<id>.html`, optionally with a subsection. The response has title, description, authors, lead image, publication and update times, a `paywalled` flag and body `paragraphs`. `section` is the article's own category, so it can be a subsection such as `business/markets` that `news18-sections` does not list.
Required: url.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 9 fields returned with a value. In the sample: published_at: 2026-09-24; section: “India”; url: news18.com; title: 89 characters; authors: 1 entry; description: 114 characters; updated_at: 2026-09-24; image_url: images.news18.com.
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GET/news18/authorapiKey2 credits/request
Returns a News18 author profile from a required `url` in the form `https://www.news18.com/byline/<slug>.html`. The response has `name`, `biography`, `image_url`, `social_links` (whichever of website, X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn are set) and recent articles with `published_at` in RFC3339 UTC. Wire and staff bylines often have no bio or links.
Required: url.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 15 items. Filled in every item: title, url, published_at, image_url. In the sample: published_at: 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-13; url: news18.com; title: median 97 characters; image_url: images.news18.com.
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GET/news18/headlinesapiKey1 credit/request
Returns recent News18 stories for one section. `section` is required and takes one of 18 slugs, such as `india`, `cricket`, `elections`, `viral` or `breaking-news`. Each item has a title and URL, and may include summary, author, publication time and image.
Required: section (18 allowed values: india, world, cricket, business, sports, movies, lifestyle, tech, auto, opinion, elections, politics, viral, explainers, education-career, astrology, cities, breaking-news).
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 139 items. Filled in every item: title, url, summary, published_at, author, image_url. In the sample: published_at: 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-13; url: news18.com; title: median 94 characters; summary: median 151 characters; image_url: images.news18.com.
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GET/news18/newsapiKey1 credit/request
Returns the current News18 top stories, with no parameters. Each item has a title and URL, and may include summary, author, publication time and image. Use `news18-headlines` to read one section.
Takes no parameters.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 1 item. Filled in every item: title, url, summary, published_at, author, image_url. In the sample: published_at: 2025-08-29; url: news18.com; title: median 76 characters; summary: median 124 characters; image_url: images.news18.com.
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GET/news18/sectionsapiKey1 credit/request
Lists the 18 News18 section slugs accepted by `news18-headlines`, such as `india`, `world`, `cricket`, `explainers` and `education-career`. Each entry has its `slug`, display `name` and `url`.
Takes no parameters.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 18 items. Filled in every item: slug, name, url. In the sample: name: “India” and 17 other values; url: news18.com.
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