Endpoint Playground
Returns one normal USA Today article's public metadata and body paragraphs from a canonical article URL. Video, gallery, and other non-article routes are not supported.
14 Oct 2026: Single record response; 10 fields had a value in every checked item.
Sample value profiles: published_at: 2026-09-23; section: “sports”; url: usatoday.com.
curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/usatoday/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Fdodgers%2F2026%2F09%2F23%2Fshohei-ohtani-return-from-il%2F91899080007%2F' \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/dodgers/2026/09/23/shohei-ohtani-return-from-il/91899080007/ | Canonical USA Today article URL |
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/dodgers/2026/09/23/example/91899080007/",
"title": "Example headline",
"description": "Example summary.",
"section": "sports",
"published_at": "2026-09-23T06:05:07Z",
"updated_at": "2026-09-23T06:05:07Z",
"authors": [
"Example Author"
],
"is_accessible_for_free": true,
"paragraphs": [
"First paragraph.",
"Second paragraph."
]
}
}The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.