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ZDNet API endpoint
ZDNet article API
Returns one ZDNet article, review or how-to by its canonical `zdnet.com` `url`. The response has the title, description, published and updated times, section labels, authors, lead image and body `paragraphs`. Video, topic and author pages are not supported and return an error instead of an empty article.
GETapiKey2 credits/requestZDNetpublicnews.articleResponseDoc
ZDNet/zdnet/articleEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /zdnet/article
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 2 credits/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- ZDNet
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.articleResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Query parameter: url is a canonical HTTPS zdnet.com article URL, for example https://www.zdnet.com/tech/<slug>/, https://www.zdnet.com/article/<slug>/ or https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/<topic>/<slug>/. Returns public metadata (title, description, publication and update times, section labels, authors, lead image) and the article body. News stories, product reviews, how-to guides and deal posts all use the same format.
paragraphs holds the body text in reading order: paragraphs and bullet-list items. Headings, image captions, product-review cards, pull quotes, embedded videos, the author footer, the "Follow ZDNET" banner and "Also:" related-story teasers are not included.
ZDNet articles are freely readable, with no subscription wall. Video pages (/video/...), topic and author pages, and any page without a readable article body are not supported and return an error rather than an empty article. Sponsored posts live under /paid-content/ in their URL and are returned like any other article, though many are a single infographic with one short paragraph.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /zdnet/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zdnet.com%2Ftech%2Fapple-mac-mini-m5-pro-review%2F
- Fields returned with a value
- 9
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| url | Has a value | zdnet.com |
| title | Has a value | 64 characters |
| description | Has a value | 75 characters |
| published_at | Has a value | 2026-09-21 |
| updated_at | Has a value | 2026-09-21 |
| section | Has a value | “Computing, Laptops, Tech” |
| authors | Has a value | 1 entry |
| image_url | Has a value | zdnet.com |
| paragraphs | Has a value | 25 entries |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical ZDNet article URL | https://www.zdnet.com/tech/apple-mac-mini-m5-pro-review/ | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/zdnet/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zdnet.com%2Ftech%2Fapple-mac-mini-m5-pro-review%2F" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.zdnet.com/tech/example-article",
"title": "Example article",
"published_at": "2026-09-24T20:31:27Z",
"section": "Android, Google, Services & Software",
"authors": [
"Example Author"
],
"image_url": "https://www.zdnet.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/example.jpg?resize=1200,675",
"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/zdnet/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zdnet.com%2Ftech%2Fapple-mac-mini-m5-pro-review%2F" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"