Polygon API endpoint
Returns the latest Polygon stories for one section. `section` is required and takes one of 15 slugs, including `gaming-news`, `gaming-reviews`, `movie-tv-reviews`, `anime`, `guides` and `videos`. Each item has its title, URL, summary, publication time, author and image.
/polygon/headlinesQuery parameter: section is required and must be one of gaming-news, gaming-reviews, gaming-previews, gaming-features, entertainment-news, movie-tv-reviews, entertainment-features, anime, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, what-to-play, what-to-watch, guides, or videos.
| Field | Filled in, of 10 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 10 | median 58 characters |
| url | 10 | polygon.com |
| summary | 10 | median 114 characters |
| published_at | 10 | 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-13 |
| author | 10 | |
| image_url | 10 | static0.polygonimages.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | Polygon RSS section slug Allowed values: gaming-news, gaming-reviews, gaming-previews, gaming-features, entertainment-news, movie-tv-reviews, entertainment-features, anime, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, what-to-play, what-to-watch, guides, videos. | gaming-news | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/polygon/headlines?section=gaming-news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "gaming-news",
"items": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://www.polygon.com/example-article-slug/"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.headlinesResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.HeadlinesResponse | No | ||||
| data.items | array | No | HeadlineItem record, 7 fields: author, image_url, published_at, summary, title, type, url. Described under Polygon top stories API. | |||
| data.section | string | No |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/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/polygon/headlines?section=gaming-news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"