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ZDNet API endpoint
ZDNet top stories API
Returns the latest ZDNet top stories with no parameters. Each item has its title, canonical URL, summary, publication time and author name when available. Video pages are not included.
GETapiKey1 credit/requestZDNetpublicnews.newsResponseDoc
ZDNet/zdnet/newsEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /zdnet/news
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 1 credit/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- ZDNet
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.newsResponseDoc
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /zdnet/news
- Items in items
- 25
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 5
| Field | Filled in, of 25 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 25 | median 77 characters |
| url | 25 | zdnet.com |
| summary | 25 | median 102 characters |
| published_at | 25 | 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-13 |
| author | 25 |
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/zdnet/news" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"items": [
{
"title": "Example ZDNet headline",
"url": "https://www.zdnet.com/tech/example-article",
"summary": "Example summary.",
"published_at": "2026-09-24T20:31:27Z",
"author": "Example Author"
}
]
}
}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 |
|---|---|---|
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/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/news" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"