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The Straits Times API endpoint
The Straits Times section headlines API
Returns the current headlines for one The Straits Times section. `section` is required and takes a slug such as `singapore`, `singapore/housing`, `asia/se-asia`, `business/economy`, `sport/formula-one` or `breaking-news`. Items carry the title and URL. Top-level sections such as `singapore` and `business` add summary and publication time; subsection pages such as `singapore/housing` add an image when shown.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestThe Straits Timespublicnews.headlinesResponseDoc
The Straits Times/straitstimes/headlinesEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /straitstimes/headlines
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- The Straits Times
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.headlinesResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Query parameter: section is required and must be one of singapore, singapore/housing, singapore/health, singapore/transport, singapore/parenting-education, singapore/politics, singapore/jobs, singapore/environment, singapore/courts-crime, singapore/community, asia, asia/se-asia, asia/east-asia, asia/south-asia, asia/australianz, world, world/united-states, world/europe, world/middle-east, opinion, opinion/forum, life, life/entertainment, life/travel, life/food, life/home-design, life/style, life/arts, business, business/economy, business/banking, business/companies-markets, business/invest, sport, sport/basketball, sport/football, sport/formula-one, sport/golf, sport/schools, sport/tennis, sport/racing, tech, or breaking-news.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /straitstimes/headlines?section=singapore
- Items in items
- 50
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 3
- Fields empty in some or all items
- 1
| Field | Filled in, of 50 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 50 | median 89 characters |
| url | 50 | straitstimes.com |
| summary | 49 | median 96 characters |
| published_at | 50 | 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-13 |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | Yes | The Straits Times section slug Allowed values: singapore, singapore/housing, singapore/health, singapore/transport, singapore/parenting-education, singapore/politics, singapore/jobs, singapore/environment, singapore/courts-crime, singapore/community, asia, asia/se-asia, asia/east-asia, asia/south-asia, asia/australianz, world, world/united-states, world/europe, world/middle-east, opinion, opinion/forum, life, life/entertainment, life/travel, life/food, life/home-design, life/style, life/arts, business, business/economy, business/banking, business/companies-markets, business/invest, sport, sport/basketball, sport/football, sport/formula-one, sport/golf, sport/schools, sport/tennis, sport/racing, tech, breaking-news. | singapore | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/straitstimes/headlines?section=singapore" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"section": "singapore",
"items": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/example-article-slug"
}
]
}
}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 Straits Times top stories 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/straitstimes/headlines?section=singapore" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"