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Try the MakeUseOf Headlines API

Returns current MakeUseOf headlines for one category. `section` is required and takes one of 14 slugs such as `windows`, `linux`, `google-android`, `security`, `smart-home` or `news`; tag archives are not accepted. Each item has its title, URL, summary, author, publication time and image.

What a live request returned

14 Oct 2026: 10 items; 6 fields had a value in every checked item.

Observed request: GET /makeuseof/headlines?section=windows
Fields with a value in every checked item: title, url, summary, published_at, author, image_url

Sample value profiles: published_at: 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-13; url: makeuseof.com; title: median 75 characters.

Request: GET /makeuseof/headlines
Cost: 1 credit/request
Auth: apiKey
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%, median 4.41 s
Monitored request: GET /makeuseof/headlines?section=windows

MakeUseOf Headlines API documentation MakeUseOf platform page Pricing

Prefilled cURL

curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/makeuseof/headlines?section=windows' \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
section	string	Yes	windows	MakeUseOf section slug

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "section": "windows",
    "items": [
      {
        "title": "Example story title",
        "url": "https://makeuseof.com/example-story-title/"
      }
    ]
  }
}

More MakeUseOf endpoints

Get MakeUseOf article content Get a MakeUseOf author profile Get MakeUseOf top stories Get MakeUseOf RSS sections

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GETapiKey1 credit/requestpublicnews.headlinesResponseDocMakeUseOf

GET /makeuseof/headlines

Get MakeUseOf section headlines

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Required query parameters

section

requiredstring

MakeUseOf section slug · allowed: windows, linux, google-android, apple, technology-explained, networking, security, productivity, creative, entertainment, streaming, smart-home, home, news

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "section": "windows",
    "items": [
      {
        "title": "Example story title",
        "url": "https://makeuseof.com/example-story-title/"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint Playground

Try the MakeUseOf Headlines API

What a live request returned

14 Oct 2026: 10 items; 6 fields had a value in every checked item.

Observed request: GET /makeuseof/headlines?section=windows
Fields with a value in every checked item: title, url, summary, published_at, author, image_url

Sample value profiles: published_at: 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-13; url: makeuseof.com; title: median 75 characters.

Request: GET /makeuseof/headlines
Cost: 1 credit/request
Auth: apiKey
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%, median 4.41 s
Monitored request: GET /makeuseof/headlines?section=windows

MakeUseOf Headlines API documentation MakeUseOf platform page Pricing

Prefilled cURL

curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/makeuseof/headlines?section=windows' \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
section	string	Yes	windows	MakeUseOf section slug

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "section": "windows",
    "items": [
      {
        "title": "Example story title",
        "url": "https://makeuseof.com/example-story-title/"
      }
    ]
  }
}

More MakeUseOf endpoints

Get MakeUseOf article content Get a MakeUseOf author profile Get MakeUseOf top stories Get MakeUseOf RSS sections

The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.

Set up API key Endpoint docs

Endpoint

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Method

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Endpoint

GETapiKey1 credit/requestpublicnews.headlinesResponseDocMakeUseOf

GET /makeuseof/headlines

Get MakeUseOf section headlines

API key required. Paste a full key or rotate one from the API Keys page.

Set up API key

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API key

API key required for live requests. Your key is only used to send requests from this Playground.

not configured

Active Playground key: not configured

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Required query parameters

section

requiredstring

MakeUseOf section slug · allowed: windows, linux, google-android, apple, technology-explained, networking, security, productivity, creative, entertainment, streaming, smart-home, home, news

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Sample responseGET

Shown before your first request. Add an API key and send a request to see the live response, status, latency, and headers.

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "section": "windows",
    "items": [
      {
        "title": "Example story title",
        "url": "https://makeuseof.com/example-story-title/"
      }
    ]
  }
}