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CNN API endpoint

CNN article API

Returns a CNN article's headline, description, author, publication and update times, section, image, and body paragraphs. Provide a canonical cnn.com article URL.

GETapiKey3 credits/requestCNNcnn.articleResponseDoc/cnn/article

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /cnn/article
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 3 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: CNN
Response schema: #/definitions/cnn.articleResponseDoc

CNN API Try CNN article API in Playground CNN API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

url (required): canonical CNN article URL. When CNN serves an explicit related-content module, the response also includes bounded related_items cards; absent modules are omitted.

Returns the article's headline, metadata, and body paragraphs.

Live monitoring

Monitored request: GET /cnn/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F19%2Fafrica%2Fkenya-helicopter-crash-latam-intl
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%
Median response time: 3.75 s

Current status of every endpoint

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /cnn/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F19%2Fafrica%2Fkenya-helicopter-crash-latam-intl
Fields returned with a value: 8

Field	In the sample	Value in the sample
url	Has a value	cnn.com
title	Has a value	86 characters
description	Has a value	138 characters
published_at	Has a value	2026-08-19
updated_at	Has a value	2026-08-20
section	Has a value	“world, africa”
author	Has a value
paragraphs	Has a value	18 entries

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
url	string	Yes		Canonical cnn.com article URL	https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/19/africa/kenya-helicopter-crash-latam-intl
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes		API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/cnn/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F19%2Fafrica%2Fkenya-helicopter-crash-latam-intl" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/19/africa/kenya-helicopter-crash-latam-intl",
    "title": "Example headline",
    "paragraphs": [
      "Example article text."
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/cnn.articleResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required	Example
code	integer	No	200
data	cnn.ArticleResponse	No
data.author	string	No
data.description	string	No
data.image_url	string	No
data.paragraphs	array	No
data.published_at	string	No
data.related_items	array	No
data.related_items[].description	string	No
data.related_items[].image_url	string	No
data.related_items[].published_at	string	No
data.related_items[].title	string	No
data.related_items[].url	string	No
data.section	string	No
data.title	string	No
data.updated_at	string	No
data.url	string	No
msg	string	No	OK

Failure responses

Status	Description	Schema
400	Bad Request	#/definitions/app.Response
404	Not Found	#/definitions/app.Response
429	Too Many Requests	#/definitions/app.Response
500	Internal Server Error	#/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/cnn/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F19%2Fafrica%2Fkenya-helicopter-crash-latam-intl" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

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CNN API endpoint

CNN article API

Returns a CNN article's headline, description, author, publication and update times, section, image, and body paragraphs. Provide a canonical cnn.com article URL.

GETapiKey3 credits/requestCNNcnn.articleResponseDoc/cnn/article

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /cnn/article
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 3 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: CNN
Response schema: #/definitions/cnn.articleResponseDoc

CNN API Try CNN article API in Playground CNN API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

url (required): canonical CNN article URL. When CNN serves an explicit related-content module, the response also includes bounded related_items cards; absent modules are omitted.

Returns the article's headline, metadata, and body paragraphs.

Live monitoring

Monitored request: GET /cnn/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F19%2Fafrica%2Fkenya-helicopter-crash-latam-intl
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%
Median response time: 3.75 s

Current status of every endpoint

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /cnn/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F19%2Fafrica%2Fkenya-helicopter-crash-latam-intl
Fields returned with a value: 8

Field	In the sample	Value in the sample
url	Has a value	cnn.com
title	Has a value	86 characters
description	Has a value	138 characters
published_at	Has a value	2026-08-19
updated_at	Has a value	2026-08-20
section	Has a value	“world, africa”
author	Has a value
paragraphs	Has a value	18 entries

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
url	string	Yes		Canonical cnn.com article URL	https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/19/africa/kenya-helicopter-crash-latam-intl
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes		API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/cnn/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F19%2Fafrica%2Fkenya-helicopter-crash-latam-intl" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/19/africa/kenya-helicopter-crash-latam-intl",
    "title": "Example headline",
    "paragraphs": [
      "Example article text."
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/cnn.articleResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required	Example
code	integer	No	200
data	cnn.ArticleResponse	No
data.author	string	No
data.description	string	No
data.image_url	string	No
data.paragraphs	array	No
data.published_at	string	No
data.related_items	array	No
data.related_items[].description	string	No
data.related_items[].image_url	string	No
data.related_items[].published_at	string	No
data.related_items[].title	string	No
data.related_items[].url	string	No
data.section	string	No
data.title	string	No
data.updated_at	string	No
data.url	string	No
msg	string	No	OK

Failure responses

Status	Description	Schema
400	Bad Request	#/definitions/app.Response
404	Not Found	#/definitions/app.Response
429	Too Many Requests	#/definitions/app.Response
500	Internal Server Error	#/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/cnn/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F19%2Fafrica%2Fkenya-helicopter-crash-latam-intl" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

More CNN endpoint docs CNN API CNN profile page API documentation CNN headlines API documentation CNN live story API documentation

Open in Playground Back to group

CNN article API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Live monitoring

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Example JSON response

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

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CNN article API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Live monitoring

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Example JSON response

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

Related