Yahoo Health API endpoint
Returns Yahoo Health's homepage editorial story feed: title, destination URL, category, and thumbnail image for each story. Sourced from Yahoo Health's own server-rendered homepage.
/yahoo-health/homeNo parameters.
Notable response behavior:
category is derived from the story's own URL path (e.g. wellness,
general, your-body) and is omitted only if the URL doesn't match the
expected /<category>/.../article/....html shape.503.| Field | Filled in, of 75 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| id | 75 | |
| title | 75 | “Easy-to-miss signs of vitamin D deficiency, according to he…” and 74 other values |
| url | 75 | health.yahoo.com |
| category | 75 | wellness (29), conditions (24), your-body (20) and 2 more |
| thumbnail_url | 75 | s.yimg.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/yahoo-health/home" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": "130000290",
"title": "Sleep experts say these 6 signs mean you need a firmer mattress",
"url": "https://health.yahoo.com/wellness/article/signs-you-need-a-firmer-mattress-130000290.html",
"category": "wellness",
"thumbnail_url": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/example/mattress.jpg"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/yahoohealth.homeResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | yahoohealth.HomeResponse | No | ||||
| data.items | array | No | ||||
| data.items[].category | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].id | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].thumbnail_url | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].url | string | No | ||||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/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/yahoo-health/home" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"