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The Indian Express API endpoint
The Indian Express top stories API
Returns the current top stories from The Indian Express. 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 to read one section.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestThe Indian Expresspublicnews.newsResponseDoc
The Indian Express/indianexpress/newsEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /indianexpress/news
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- The Indian Express
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Returns fresh public The Indian Express RSS headline metadata.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /indianexpress/news
- Items in items
- 200
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 4
- Fields empty in some or all items
- 1
| Field | Filled in, of 200 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 200 | median 80 characters |
| url | 200 | indianexpress.com |
| published_at | 200 | 2026-10-13 |
| author | 109 | |
| image_url | 200 | images.indianexpress.com and 1 other host |
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/indianexpress/news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"items": [
{
"title": "Example Indian Express headline",
"url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/example-article-slug-10892304/"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | newsplatform.NewsResponse | No | ||||
| data.items | array | No | ||||
| data.items[].author | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].summary | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].type | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].url | string | No |
Failure responses
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Code examples
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/indianexpress/news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"