TechCrunch API endpoint
Returns the latest TechCrunch stories for one category. `section` is required and takes one of 22 slugs such as `artificial-intelligence`, `startups`, `venture`, `security`, `fintech`, `space` or `cryptocurrency`. Each item has its title, URL, summary, publication time and author.
/techcrunch/headlinesQuery parameter: section is required and must be one of apps, artificial-intelligence, biotech-health, climate, commerce, cryptocurrency, enterprise, fintech, fundraising, gadgets, gaming, government-policy, hardware, media-entertainment, privacy, robotics, security, social, space, startups, transportation, venture.
| Field | Filled in, of 20 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 20 | median 71 characters |
| url | 20 | techcrunch.com |
| summary | 20 | median 162 characters |
| published_at | 20 | 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-13 |
| author | 20 |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | TechCrunch category slug Allowed values: apps, artificial-intelligence, biotech-health, climate, commerce, cryptocurrency, enterprise, fintech, fundraising, gadgets, gaming, government-policy, hardware, media-entertainment, privacy, robotics, security, social, space, startups, transportation, venture. | apps | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/techcrunch/headlines?section=apps" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "artificial-intelligence",
"items": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/example-story",
"summary": "A one-sentence description of the story.",
"published_at": "2026-09-22T09:00:00Z",
"author": "Jane Reporter"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.headlinesResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.HeadlinesResponse | No | ||||
| data.items | array | No | HeadlineItem record, 7 fields: author, image_url, published_at, summary, title, type, url. Described under TechCrunch top stories API. | |||
| data.section | string | No |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/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/headlines?section=apps" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"