News18 API endpoint
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.
/news18/newsReturns fresh public News18 RSS headline metadata.
| Field | Filled in, of 1 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 1 | median 76 characters |
| url | 1 | news18.com |
| summary | 1 | median 124 characters |
| published_at | 1 | 2025-08-29 |
| author | 1 | |
| image_url | 1 | images.news18.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/news18/news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"items": [
{
"title": "Example News18 headline",
"url": "https://www.news18.com/india/example-article-slug-10350678.html"
}
]
}
}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 |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 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/news18/news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"