TechCrunch API endpoint
Returns public TechCrunch article metadata (title, author(s), published/updated dates, dek, section, lead image) and body paragraphs from a canonical article URL.
/techcrunch/articleQuery parameter: url is a canonical HTTPS techcrunch.com/YYYY/MM/DD/<slug>/ URL. The endpoint returns public metadata (title, author(s), published/updated dates, a dek/description, section, and a lead image where available) and body paragraphs only.
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| url | Has a value | techcrunch.com |
| title | Has a value | 69 characters |
| description | Has a value | 69 characters |
| published_at | Has a value | 2026-09-23 |
| updated_at | Has a value | 2026-09-23 |
| section | Has a value | “Social” |
| authors | Has a value | 1 entry |
| image_url | Has a value | techcrunch.com |
| paragraphs | Has a value | 11 entries |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical TechCrunch article URL | https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/discords-age-verification-era-is-upon-us-despite-community-backlash/ | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/techcrunch/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F22%2Fdiscords-age-verification-era-is-upon-us-despite-community-backlash%2F" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/example-story",
"title": "Example TechCrunch Story",
"description": "A one-sentence description of the story.",
"published_at": "2026-09-22T09:00:00Z",
"updated_at": "2026-09-22T09:00:11Z",
"section": "AI",
"authors": [
"Jane Reporter"
],
"image_url": "https://techcrunch.com/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/techcrunch/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F09%2F22%2Fdiscords-age-verification-era-is-upon-us-despite-community-backlash%2F" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"