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PC Gamer API endpoint
PC Gamer article API
Returns a PC Gamer article by canonical `pcgamer.com` `url`; review pages work the same way as news articles. The response has title, description, section, authors, lead image, publication and update times, a `paywalled` flag and body `paragraphs`.
GETapiKey2 credits/requestPC Gamerpublicnews.articleResponseDoc
PC Gamer/pcgamer/articleEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /pcgamer/article
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 2 credits/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- PC Gamer
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.articleResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Query parameter: url is a canonical HTTPS pcgamer.com article URL. Returns public metadata and body paragraphs. Review pages are supported the same way as news articles.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /pcgamer/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcgamer.com%2Fhardware%2Fgaming-keyboards%2Frazer-reclusa-x-mini-65-percent-review%2F
- Fields returned with a value
- 7
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| url | Has a value | pcgamer.com |
| title | Has a value | 69 characters |
| description | Has a value | 57 characters |
| published_at | Has a value | 2026-09-24 |
| section | Has a value | “Gaming Keyboards” |
| image_url | Has a value | cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net |
| paragraphs | Has a value | 62 entries |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical PC Gamer article URL | https://www.pcgamer.com/games/discord-takes-a-second-swing-at-age-verification-but-dont-worry-this-time-itll-guess-how-old-you-are-with-90-percent-accuracy/ | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/pcgamer/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcgamer.com%2Fgames%2Fdiscord-takes-a-second-swing-at-age-verification-but-dont-worry-this-time-itll-guess-how-old-you-are-with-90-percent-accuracy%2F" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/example-article",
"title": "Example headline",
"published_at": "2026-09-24T13:29:05Z",
"section": "Games",
"authors": [
"Example Author"
],
"image_url": "https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/example-2560-80.jpg",
"paragraphs": [
"Example public paragraph."
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.articleResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.ArticleResponse | No | ||||
| data.authors | array | No | ||||
| data.description | string | No | ||||
| data.image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.paragraphs | array | No | ||||
| data.paywalled | boolean | No | Paywalled is true when the publisher serves only a teaser of this article to anonymous readers, so Paragraphs is a partial body rather than the full text. It is omitted when the full public body was returned. | |||
| data.published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.section | string | No | ||||
| data.title | string | No | ||||
| data.updated_at | string | No | ||||
| data.url | string | No |
Failure responses
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/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/pcgamer/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcgamer.com%2Fgames%2Fdiscord-takes-a-second-swing-at-age-verification-but-dont-worry-this-time-itll-guess-how-old-you-are-with-90-percent-accuracy%2F" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"