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Phys.org API endpoint
Phys.org latest science news API
Returns current stories from Phys.org's public all-stories RSS feed. Summaries are publisher-provided teasers. Use physorg-sections to discover the topic and editorial RSS feeds accepted by physorg-headlines.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestPhys.orgpublicnews.newsResponseDoc
Phys.org/physorg/newsEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /physorg/news
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- Phys.org
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Query parameters: none. Returns the current stories from Phys.org's public all-stories RSS feed.
Notable response behavior: the feed currently contains up to 30 stories. Each item includes its title, canonical article URL, summary, and publication time when supplied by the feed.
Workflow check
Start from the checked request: GET /physorg/news. Live check on 2026-10-14: 30 items returned. Fields present in every checked item: title, url, summary, published_at.
Resolve a returned canonical story URL with Get a Phys.org article.
Live monitoring
- Monitored request
- GET /physorg/news
- Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026
- 100%
- Median response time
- 1.55 s
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /physorg/news
- Items in items
- 30
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 4
| Field | Filled in, of 30 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 30 | median 76 characters |
| url | 30 | phys.org |
| summary | 30 | median 291 characters |
| published_at | 30 | 2026-10-13 |
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/physorg/news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Illustrative JSON response shape
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"items": [
{
"title": "A science headline",
"url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-example-story.html",
"summary": "A short publisher teaser.",
"published_at": "2026-09-28T19:00:07-0400"
}
]
},
"msg": "OK"
}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/physorg/news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"