Endpoint Playground
Returns public The Star (Malaysia) story metadata and body paragraphs from a canonical story URL. Metered and premium stories return only the public teaser paragraphs the server shows anonymous readers, flagged with paywalled; a story with no readable teaser returns a permission error.
14 Oct 2026: Single record response; 10 fields had a value in every checked item.
Sample value profiles: published_at: 2024-04-07; section: “Economy”; url: thestar.com.my.
curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/thestarmy/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestar.com.my%2Fnews%2Fnation%2F2026%2F09%2F25%2Fros-freeze-could-rattle-pn-prep' \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/25/ros-freeze-could-rattle-pn-prep | Canonical The Star (Malaysia) story URL |
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2024/04/08/consumers-forecast-to-spend-cautiously-this-year",
"title": "Consumers forecast to spend cautiously this year",
"description": "PETALING JAYA: Consumers are anticipated to tread cautiously in terms of spending as they face escalating cost of living and economic uncertainty, with projections of a modest uptick in private consumption this year.",
"published_at": "2024-04-07T16:00:00Z",
"section": "Economy",
"authors": [
"The Star"
],
"paywalled": true,
"paragraphs": [
"PETALING JAYA: Consumers are anticipated to tread cautiously in terms of spending as they face escalating cost of living and economic uncertainty, with projections of a modest uptick in private consumption this year.",
"Kenanga Research forecasts private consumption to grow 5.8% in 2024 versus 4.7% recorded in the previous year."
]
}
}The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.