CNN API endpoint
Returns a CNN live story from its canonical cnn.com live-news `url`: title, description, last update time and the posts in chronological order. Each post has an id, title, paragraphs of text, and published and updated times.
/cnn/live-storyQuery parameters:
url (required): canonical CNN live-news URL.Returns the live story metadata and chronological post updates.
| Field | Filled in, of 21 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 21 | median 69 characters |
| paragraphs | 21 | median 6 entries |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical cnn.com live-news URL | https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/26/world/live-news/iran-war-trump | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/cnn/live-story?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F26%2Fworld%2Flive-news%2Firan-war-trump" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/26/world/live-news/iran-war-trump",
"title": "Example live story",
"posts": [
{
"id": "post-1",
"title": "Example update",
"paragraphs": [
"Example update text."
]
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/cnn.liveStoryResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | cnn.LiveStoryResponse | No | ||||
| data.description | string | No | ||||
| data.posts | array | No | ||||
| data.posts[].id | string | No | ||||
| data.posts[].paragraphs | array | No | ||||
| data.posts[].published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.posts[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.posts[].updated_at | 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 |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | #/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/cnn/live-story?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F26%2Fworld%2Flive-news%2Firan-war-trump" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"