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TheJournal.ie API endpoint
TheJournal.ie top stories API
Returns the latest TheJournal.ie stories across all sections. Each item has a title, canonical URL, short summary, publication time (RFC 3339, UTC) and lead image. Items carry no author byline; the article endpoint supplies it. It takes no parameters.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestTheJournal.iepublicnews.newsResponseDoc
TheJournal.ie/thejournal/newsEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /thejournal/news
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- TheJournal.ie
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Returns the latest public TheJournal.ie stories from the site's public site-wide feed: title, canonical article URL, a short summary, publication time (RFC 3339, UTC), and lead image. The feed covers the newest stories across all sections and carries no author byline; use /api/v1/thejournal/article for the byline.
Example response (truncated):
{"code":200,"data":{"items":[{"title":"Taoiseach tells UN the world will be shamed when 'true horrors' of Gaza are fully revealed","url":"https://www.thejournal.ie/uniteed-nations-address-taoiseach-7172956-Sep2026","summary":"He also told world leaders that Israel’s actions in the West Bank amount to ethnic cleansing.","published_at":"2026-09-25T00:40:54Z","image_url":"https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/un71154825-1ff6186c-2382-4729-a531-cbeca2b28b47-630x420.jpg"}]}}
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /thejournal/news
- Items in items
- 39
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 4
- Fields empty in some or all items
- 1
| Field | Filled in, of 39 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 39 | median 80 characters |
| url | 39 | thejournal.ie |
| summary | 39 | median 119 characters |
| published_at | 39 | 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-13 |
| image_url | 35 | c3.thejournal.ie and 3 other hosts |
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/thejournal/news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"items": [
{
"title": "Taoiseach tells UN the world will be shamed when 'true horrors' of Gaza are fully revealed",
"url": "https://www.thejournal.ie/uniteed-nations-address-taoiseach-7172956-Sep2026",
"summary": "He also told world leaders that Israel’s actions in the West Bank amount to ethnic cleansing.",
"published_at": "2026-09-25T00:40:54Z",
"image_url": "https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/un71154825-1ff6186c-2382-4729-a531-cbeca2b28b47-630x420.jpg"
}
]
}
}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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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/thejournal/news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"