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Sky Sports API endpoint
Sky Sports sections API
Lists the 22 Sky Sports sections that `skysports-headlines` accepts, from `football` and `f1` to `wwe` and `olympics`. Each entry has a `slug`, a display `name` and the section `url`. Winter Sports and Commonwealth Games pages returned 404 in the 2026-09-28 check and are not accepted.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestSky Sportspublicnews.sectionsResponseDoc
Sky Sports/skysports/sectionsEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /skysports/sections
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- Sky Sports
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.sectionsResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Query parameters: none.
Notable response behavior: Returns the 22 live-verified navigation values: football, f1, cricket, rugby-union, rugby-league, golf, boxing, nfl, tennis, nba, racing, darts, netball, mma, more-sports, athletics, basketball, cycling, snooker, motor-sport, wwe, olympics. Winter Sports and Commonwealth Games child pages returned 404 during the 2026-09-28 cold check and are not accepted values.
Workflow check
Start from the checked request: GET /skysports/sections. Live check on 2026-10-14: 22 sections returned. Fields present in every checked item: slug, name, url.
Use a returned section value with Get Sky Sports section headlines.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /skysports/sections
- Items in sections
- 22
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 3
| Field | Filled in, of 22 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| slug | 22 | |
| name | 22 | “Football” and 21 other values |
| url | 22 | skysports.com |
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/skysports/sections" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Illustrative JSON response shape
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"sections": [
{
"slug": "football",
"name": "Football",
"url": "https://www.skysports.com/football/news"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.sectionsResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.SectionsResponse | No | ||||
| data.sections | array | No | ||||
| data.sections[].name | string | No | ||||
| data.sections[].slug | string | No | ||||
| data.sections[].url | string | No |
Code examples
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/skysports/sections" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"