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News24 API endpoint
News24 top stories API
Returns the current News24 top stories, with no parameters. Each item has a title, canonical URL and image. `type` is `subscriber` when News24 marks the story subscriber-only and is omitted for freely readable stories.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestNews24publicnews.newsResponseDoc
News24/news24/newsEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /news24/news
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- News24
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /news24/news
- Items in items
- 74
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 3
- Fields empty in some or all items
- 1
| Field | Filled in, of 74 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 74 | median 74 characters |
| url | 74 | news24.com |
| type | 46 | subscriber in all 46 |
| image_url | 74 | news24cobalt.24.co.za and 1 other host |
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/news24/news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"items": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://www.news24.com/world/example-20260924-0692",
"image_url": "https://news24cobalt.24.co.za/resources/example.jpeg"
},
{
"title": "Subscriber story",
"url": "https://www.news24.com/politics/example-20260924-0943",
"type": "subscriber"
}
]
}
}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 |
|---|---|---|
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 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/news24/news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"