BBC API endpoint
Returns a BBC News article's public metadata and body paragraphs from a canonical article URL. Live pages are not supported.
/bbc/articleQuery parameter: required url, a canonical bbc.co.uk/news/articles/<id> or bbc.com/news/articles/<id> article URL. Live pages are not supported.
Returns the public article title, description, publication and update times, section, authors, image URL, and body paragraphs.
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| url | Has a value | bbc.co.uk |
| title | Has a value | 69 characters |
| description | Has a value | 96 characters |
| published_at | Has a value | 2026-08-26 |
| updated_at | Has a value | 2026-08-26 |
| authors | Has a value | 1 entry |
| image_url | Has a value | ichef.bbci.co.uk |
| paragraphs | Has a value | 61 entries |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical BBC News article URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd68q3wynnqo | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/bbc/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fcd68q3wynnqo" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c123abc4567",
"title": "Example article",
"paragraphs": [
"Example paragraph."
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/bbc.articleResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | bbc.ArticleResponse | No | ||||
| data.authors | array | No | ||||
| data.description | string | No | ||||
| data.image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.paragraphs | array | No | ||||
| data.published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.section | string | No | ||||
| data.title | string | No | ||||
| data.updated_at | string | No | ||||
| data.url | string | No | ||||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/bbc/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fcd68q3wynnqo" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"