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Space API endpoint
Space.com sections API
Lists the Space.com categories that `space-headlines` accepts, from `astronomy`, `entertainment`, `science`, `space-exploration`, `stargazing` and `technology` down to their subcategories. Each entry has a `slug`, a display `name` and the category `url`. Slugs join the nested path with hyphens, so `astronomy-solar-system-mars` maps to `/astronomy/solar-system/mars`.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestSpacepublicnews.sectionsResponseDoc
Space/space/sectionsEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /space/sections
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- Space
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.sectionsResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Returns the public Space.com category taxonomy accepted by space-headlines: astronomy, astronomy-black-holes, astronomy-dark-universe, astronomy-exoplanets, astronomy-galaxies, astronomy-hubble-space-telescope, astronomy-james-webb-space-telescope, astronomy-solar-system, astronomy-solar-system-asteroids, astronomy-solar-system-comets, astronomy-solar-system-dwarf-planets, astronomy-solar-system-earth, astronomy-solar-system-jupiter, astronomy-solar-system-mars, astronomy-solar-system-mercury, astronomy-solar-system-moon, astronomy-solar-system-neptune, astronomy-solar-system-pluto, astronomy-solar-system-saturn, astronomy-solar-system-sun, astronomy-solar-system-uranus, astronomy-solar-system-venus, astronomy-stars, entertainment, entertainment-space-books, entertainment-space-games, entertainment-space-movies-shows, entertainment-space-toys-lego, science, science-astrophysics, science-climate-change, science-particle-physics, science-weather, space-exploration, space-exploration-human-spaceflight, space-exploration-launches-spacecraft, space-exploration-missions, space-exploration-missions-apollo, space-exploration-missions-artemis, space-exploration-missions-asteroid-comet-missions, space-exploration-missions-international-space-station, space-exploration-missions-mars-rovers, space-exploration-missions-new-horizons, space-exploration-missions-parker-solar-probe, space-exploration-missions-space-shuttle, space-exploration-missions-voyager, space-exploration-private-spaceflight, space-exploration-satellites, space-exploration-search-for-life, stargazing, stargazing-astrophotography, stargazing-auroras, stargazing-constellations, stargazing-eclipses, stargazing-eclipses-lunar-eclipses, stargazing-eclipses-solar-eclipses, stargazing-meteor-showers, stargazing-skywatching-kit, technology, technology-aerospace, or technology-drones.
Each slug flattens Space.com's own nested category path with hyphens (for
example astronomy-solar-system-mars maps to
https://www.space.com/astronomy/solar-system/mars) so it stays a single
path-safe query value.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /space/sections
- Items in sections
- 61
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 3
| Field | Filled in, of 61 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| slug | 61 | |
| name | 61 | “Astronomy” and 60 other values |
| url | 61 | space.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/space/sections" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"sections": [
{
"slug": "astronomy",
"name": "Astronomy",
"url": "https://www.space.com/astronomy"
},
{
"slug": "astronomy-solar-system-mars",
"name": "Mars",
"url": "https://www.space.com/astronomy/solar-system/mars"
}
]
}
}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/space/sections" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"