Whatnot API endpoint
Returns the live and upcoming shows currently listed under a Whatnot category: seller, title, status, start time, thumbnail, and tags.
/whatnot/browseQuery parameters:
category (required) — a Whatnot category slug. See
GET /whatnot/categories for the full
enumerated list.Notable response behavior:
id is a show's live-stream id — pass it directly as the id path
parameter to /whatnot/live/{id} for that show's
current shop feed.status reflects Whatnot's own show state: PLAYING (currently live) or
CREATED (scheduled, not yet started — a show that hasn't started yet
still appears in the list with a future start_time_ms and a CREATED
status). An ended-show state almost certainly also exists but was not
observed in live testing — ended shows drop out of Whatnot's own Browse/
category feeds essentially immediately.category returns 404.category returns 400 before any upstream request is made.| Field | Filled in, of 24 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| id | 24 | |
| url | 24 | whatnot.com |
| title | 24 | “🇺🇸 30TH CELEBRATION CHARACTER BREAKS!” and 23 other values |
| seller_username | 24 | |
| status | 24 | PLAYING in all 24 |
| start_time_ms | 24 | 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-13 |
| thumbnail_url | 24 | images.whatnot.com |
| tags | 21 | median 3 entries |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | Yes | Whatnot category slug. See GET /whatnot/categories for the full list. | trading_card_games | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/whatnot/browse?category=trading_card_games" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"category": "trading_card_games",
"shows": [
{
"id": "6ddb7fd2-43bb-44e0-8ee8-6656e82fa26a",
"url": "https://www.whatnot.com/live/6ddb7fd2-43bb-44e0-8ee8-6656e82fa26a",
"title": "$100k Late Night Slab Show",
"seller_username": "legacy_auction_house",
"status": "PLAYING",
"start_time_ms": 1785996739803,
"thumbnail_url": "https://images.whatnot.com/...",
"tags": [
"Sudden Death",
"Graded Cards",
"Pokémon"
]
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/whatnot.browseResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | whatnot.BrowseResponse | No | ||||
| data.category | string | No | ||||
| data.shows | array | No | ||||
| data.shows[].id | string | No | pass as the :id path param to /whatnot/live/{id} | |||
| data.shows[].seller_username | string | No | ||||
| data.shows[].start_time_ms | integer | No | ||||
| data.shows[].status | string | No | PLAYING, CREATED | PLAYING | Status is the show's own lifecycle state: PLAYING (currently live) or CREATED (scheduled, not yet started). An ended-show state almost certainly also exists but was not observed in live testing -- ended shows drop out of Whatnot's own Browse/category feeds essentially immediately. | |
| data.shows[].tags | array | No | ||||
| data.shows[].thumbnail_url | string | No | ||||
| data.shows[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.shows[].url | string | No | ||||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/whatnot/browse?category=trading_card_games" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"