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The Next Web API endpoint
The Next Web section headlines API
Returns the story cards of one The Next Web editorial section. `section` is required and must be one of `deep-tech`, `sustainability`, `ecosystems`, `data-security`, `fintech-ecommerce`, `future-of-work`, `startups-technology`, `investors-funding`, `government-policy` or `corporates-innovation`; other values return a 400.
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The Next Web/thenextweb/headlinesEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /thenextweb/headlines
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- The Next Web
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.headlinesResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Query parameter: section is required and must be one of deep-tech,
sustainability, ecosystems, data-security, fintech-ecommerce,
future-of-work, startups-technology, investors-funding,
government-policy, or corporates-innovation. These are exactly the current
homepage editorial navigation sections. Other values return HTTP 400. Use
thenextweb_sections to discover the complete list.
Returns story cards from the public section page.
Workflow check
Start from the checked request: GET /thenextweb/headlines?section=deep-tech. Live check on 2026-10-14: 10 items returned. Fields present in every checked item: title, url.
Resolve a returned canonical story URL with Get The Next Web article content.
Live monitoring
- Monitored request
- GET /thenextweb/headlines?section=deep-tech
- Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026
- 99.7%
- Median response time
- 2.62 s
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /thenextweb/headlines?section=deep-tech
- Items in items
- 10
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 2
| Field | Filled in, of 10 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 10 | median 66 characters |
| url | 10 | thenextweb.com |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | Editorial section slug returned by thenextweb_sections Allowed values: deep-tech, sustainability, ecosystems, data-security, fintech-ecommerce, future-of-work, startups-technology, investors-funding, government-policy, corporates-innovation. | deep-tech | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/thenextweb/headlines?section=deep-tech" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Illustrative JSON response shape
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "deep-tech",
"items": [
{
"title": "Example TNW headline",
"url": "https://thenextweb.com/news/example-story",
"author": "Example Author"
}
]
}
}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 The Next Web latest news API. | |||
| data.section | string | No |
Failure responses
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/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/thenextweb/headlines?section=deep-tech" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"