ProPublica API endpoint
Returns a ProPublica article by canonical `url` (`propublica.org/article/<slug>`): title, authors, publication and update dates, the dek as `description`, lead image where available, section, a `paywalled` flag and the body `paragraphs`.
/propublica/articleQuery parameter: url is a canonical HTTPS propublica.org/article/<slug> URL. The endpoint returns public metadata (title, author(s), published/updated dates, a dek/summary, and a lead image where available) and body paragraphs only.
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| url | Has a value | propublica.org |
| title | Has a value | 85 characters |
| description | Has a value | 250 characters |
| published_at | Has a value | 2026-09-22 |
| updated_at | Has a value | 2026-09-22 |
| authors | Has a value | 4 entries |
| image_url | Has a value | propublica.org |
| paragraphs | Has a value | 126 entries |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical ProPublica article URL | https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/propublica/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.propublica.org%2Farticle%2Ffbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.propublica.org/article/example-investigation",
"title": "Example ProPublica Investigation",
"description": "A one-paragraph dek describing what the story found.",
"published_at": "2026-09-22T09:00:00Z",
"updated_at": "2026-09-22T09:00:11Z",
"authors": [
"Jane Reporter",
"John Editor"
],
"image_url": "https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/example.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 |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/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/propublica/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.propublica.org%2Farticle%2Ffbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"