GET/independent/articleapiKey2 credits/request
Returns one The Independent article by `url`, which must be a canonical HTTPS `independent.co.uk` article link. The response has the title, description, section, authors, publication and update times, lead image URL, body `paragraphs` and a `paywalled` flag.
Required: url.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 9 fields returned with a value. In the sample: published_at: 2026-09-21; section: “Science”; url: independent.co.uk; title: 75 characters; authors: 1 entry; description: 125 characters; updated_at: 2026-09-21; image_url: static.independent.co.uk.
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GET/independent/authorapiKey2 credits/request
Returns one Independent author's profile by `slug` (for example `lizzie-dearden`) or `url`; exactly one is required. The response has name, job title, bio, X/Twitter handle and the author's recent articles with title, URL, section and section URL. It is a single page of articles with no further pagination.
Optional: slug, url.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 84 items. Filled in every item: title, url. Not in every item: section (6), section_url (6). In the sample: url: independent.co.uk; title: median 67 characters; section_url: independent.co.uk.
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GET/independent/headlinesapiKey1 credit/request
Returns the current headlines for one The Independent section. `section` is required and takes one of 17 slugs, such as `news/uk`, `news/world`, `sport`, `voices`, `money` or `bulletin`. Each item has its title and URL, plus summary, author, publication time and image when the outlet provides them, and the response echoes the `section`.
Required: section (17 allowed values: news, news/uk, news/world, news/business, news/people, news/science, news/media, news/education, news/obituaries, environment, sport, arts-entertainment, life-style, travel, voices, money, bulletin).
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 66 items. Filled in every item: title, url, summary, published_at, author, image_url. In the sample: published_at: 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-13; url: independent.co.uk; title: median 87 characters; summary: median 113 characters; image_url: static.independent.co.uk.
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GET/independent/newsapiKey1 credit/request
Returns the current top stories from The Independent. It takes no parameters. Each item has its title, URL and, where the outlet gives them, a summary, author, publication time, image URL and `type`. Use the headlines endpoint for one section.
Takes no parameters.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 87 items. Filled in every item: title, url, published_at, image_url. Not in every item: summary (72), author (86). In the sample: published_at: 2026-10-13; url: independent.co.uk; title: median 80 characters; summary: median 107 characters; image_url: static.independent.co.uk.
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GET/independent/sectionsapiKey1 credit/request
Lists the 17 The Independent section slugs that the headlines endpoint accepts, from `news` and `news/uk` to `life-style`, `voices`, `money` and `bulletin`. Each entry has a `slug`, a display `name` and a `url`.
Takes no parameters.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 17 items. Filled in every item: slug, name, url. In the sample: name: “News” and 16 other values; url: independent.co.uk.
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The Independent API endpoints