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ScienceAlert API endpoint

ScienceAlert top stories API

Returns ScienceAlert's latest top stories across the site. Takes no parameters, and `sciencealert-headlines` narrows by section instead. Each item has its title, URL, summary, author and publication time.

GETapiKey1 credit/requestScienceAlertpublicnews.newsResponseDoc/sciencealert/news

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /sciencealert/news
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 1 credit/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: ScienceAlert
Response schema: #/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc

ScienceAlert API Try ScienceAlert top stories API in Playground ScienceAlert API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Returns fresh top stories from ScienceAlert's public RSS feed.

Workflow check

Start from the checked request: GET /sciencealert/news. Live check on 2026-10-14: 10 items returned. Fields present in every checked item: title, url, summary, published_at, author.

Resolve a returned canonical story URL with Get ScienceAlert article content.

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /sciencealert/news
Items in items: 10
Fields filled in every checked item: 5

Field	Filled in, of 10 checked	Values in the sample
title	10	median 78 characters
url	10	sciencealert.com
summary	10	median 231 characters
published_at	10	2026-10-13 to 2026-10-14
author	10

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/sciencealert/news" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Illustrative JSON response shape

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "title": "Example science headline",
        "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/the-sun-and-moon-can-trigger-earthquakes-and-scientists-may-finally-know-how",
        "author": "Michelle Starr",
        "published_at": "2026-09-28T00:00:00Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required
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/sciencealert/news" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

More ScienceAlert endpoint docs ScienceAlert API ScienceAlert article API documentation ScienceAlert author profile API documentation ScienceAlert section headlines API documentation ScienceAlert sections API documentation

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ScienceAlert API endpoint

ScienceAlert top stories API

GETapiKey1 credit/requestScienceAlertpublicnews.newsResponseDoc/sciencealert/news

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /sciencealert/news
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 1 credit/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: ScienceAlert
Response schema: #/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc

ScienceAlert API Try ScienceAlert top stories API in Playground ScienceAlert API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Returns fresh top stories from ScienceAlert's public RSS feed.

Workflow check

Start from the checked request: GET /sciencealert/news. Live check on 2026-10-14: 10 items returned. Fields present in every checked item: title, url, summary, published_at, author.

Resolve a returned canonical story URL with Get ScienceAlert article content.

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /sciencealert/news
Items in items: 10
Fields filled in every checked item: 5

Field	Filled in, of 10 checked	Values in the sample
title	10	median 78 characters
url	10	sciencealert.com
summary	10	median 231 characters
published_at	10	2026-10-13 to 2026-10-14
author	10

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/sciencealert/news" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Illustrative JSON response shape

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "title": "Example science headline",
        "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/the-sun-and-moon-can-trigger-earthquakes-and-scientists-may-finally-know-how",
        "author": "Michelle Starr",
        "published_at": "2026-09-28T00:00:00Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required
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/sciencealert/news" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

Open in Playground Back to group

ScienceAlert top stories API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Workflow check

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Illustrative JSON response shape

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

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ScienceAlert top stories API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Workflow check

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Illustrative JSON response shape

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

Related