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The Straits Times API endpoint
The Straits Times article API
Returns public The Straits Times article metadata and body paragraphs from a canonical article URL. A subscriber-only article returns only its publicly served teaser paragraphs with paywalled set to true.
GETapiKey2 credits/requestThe Straits Timespublicnews.articleResponseDoc
The Straits Times/straitstimes/articleEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /straitstimes/article
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 2 credits/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- The Straits Times
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.articleResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Query parameter: url is a canonical HTTPS straitstimes.com article URL in the form /<section>/<slug> or /<section>/<subsection>/<slug>. Returns public metadata and body paragraphs.
The Straits Times gates some articles behind a subscription. When the requested article is one of those, paywalled is true and paragraphs contains only the short teaser the site itself serves publicly -- never a fabricated or silently-truncated "complete" body. paywalled is omitted for a fully public article.
Example response (free article):
{"code":200,"data":{"url":"https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/example-article-slug","title":"Example article","paragraphs":["Example public paragraph."]}}
Example response (subscriber-only article):
{"code":200,"data":{"url":"https://www.straitstimes.com/business/invest/example-subscriber-article-slug","title":"Example subscriber article","paywalled":true,"paragraphs":["Sign up for ST InvestMe and unlock full access to exclusive insights and financial literacy courses today.","Example public teaser paragraph."]}}
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /straitstimes/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.straitstimes.com%2Fsingapore%2Fpolice-probing-259-people-for-scams-that-cost-victims-5-2-million
- Fields returned with a value
- 8
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| url | Has a value | straitstimes.com |
| title | Has a value | 67 characters |
| description | Has a value | 182 characters |
| published_at | Has a value | 2026-09-24 |
| updated_at | Has a value | 2026-09-24 |
| authors | Has a value | 1 entry |
| image_url | Has a value | cassette.sphdigital.com.sg |
| paragraphs | Has a value | 9 entries |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical The Straits Times article URL | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/example-article-slug | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/straitstimes/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.straitstimes.com%2Fsingapore%2Fexample-article-slug" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/example-article-slug",
"title": "Example article",
"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 |
Failure responses
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/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/straitstimes/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.straitstimes.com%2Fsingapore%2Fexample-article-slug" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"