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Cricinfo API endpoint

Cricinfo story API

Returns a public Cricinfo news article, match report, preview, or live blog. The response includes stable story metadata, typed content blocks, live-blog entries when present, and related links.

GETapiKey3 credits/requestCricinfocricinfo.storyResponseDoc/cricinfo/story

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /cricinfo/story
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 3 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: Cricinfo
Response schema: #/definitions/cricinfo.storyResponseDoc

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How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

url (required): canonical Cricinfo /story/..., match-report, match-preview, or live-match-blog URL.

The response normalizes story metadata and typed content blocks. Article prose remains HTML so links and emphasis are preserved. Live blogs also include timeline entries.

Live monitoring

Monitored request: GET /cricinfo/story?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricinfo.com%2Fstory%2Flutho-sipamla-ruled-out-of-namibia-tri-series-with-hamstring-injury-1552225
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%
Median response time: 2.37 s

Current status of every endpoint

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /cricinfo/story?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricinfo.com%2Fstory%2Flutho-sipamla-ruled-out-of-namibia-tri-series-with-hamstring-injury-1552225
Items in blocks: 5
Fields filled in every checked item: 1
Fields empty in some or all items: 3

Field	Filled in, of 5 checked	Values in the sample
type	5	HTML (4), IMAGE (1)
image_url	1	cricinfo.com
caption	1	median 96 characters
html	4	median 290 characters

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
url	string	Yes		Canonical Cricinfo story, report, preview, or live-blog URL	https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lutho-sipamla-ruled-out-of-namibia-tri-series-with-hamstring-injury-1552225
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes		API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/cricinfo/story?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricinfo.com%2Fstory%2Flutho-sipamla-ruled-out-of-namibia-tri-series-with-hamstring-injury-1552225" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "story": {
      "id": "1552225",
      "title": "Sipamla ruled out of Namibia tri-series",
      "genre": "NEWS"
    },
    "blocks": [
      {
        "type": "HTML",
        "html": "..."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/cricinfo.storyResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required	Example	Description
code	integer	No	200
data	cricinfo.StoryResponse	No
data.blocks	array	No
data.blocks[].caption	string	No
data.blocks[].html	string	No
data.blocks[].image_url	string	No
data.blocks[].type	string	No
data.blocks[].video_id	string	No
data.blocks[].video_title	string	No
data.blog_entries	array	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks	array	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks[].caption	string	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks[].html	string	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks[].image_url	string	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks[].type	string	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks[].video_id	string	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks[].video_title	string	No
data.blog_entries[].id	string	No
data.blog_entries[].pinned	boolean	No
data.blog_entries[].published_at	string	No
data.blog_entries[].title	string	No
data.fetched_at	string	No
data.related	array	No
data.related[].id	string	No
data.related[].title	string	No
data.related[].type	string	No
data.related[].url	string	No
data.source_url	string	No
data.story	cricinfo.NewsStory	No		NewsStory record, 13 fields: byline, genre, id, image_url, live, live_blog, match_id, modified_at, published_at, series_id, summary, title and 1 more. Described under Cricinfo news API.
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
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/cricinfo/story?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricinfo.com%2Fstory%2Flutho-sipamla-ruled-out-of-namibia-tri-series-with-hamstring-injury-1552225" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

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Cricinfo API endpoint

Cricinfo story API

Returns a public Cricinfo news article, match report, preview, or live blog. The response includes stable story metadata, typed content blocks, live-blog entries when present, and related links.

GETapiKey3 credits/requestCricinfocricinfo.storyResponseDoc/cricinfo/story

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /cricinfo/story
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 3 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: Cricinfo
Response schema: #/definitions/cricinfo.storyResponseDoc

Cricinfo API Try Cricinfo story API in Playground Cricinfo API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

url (required): canonical Cricinfo /story/..., match-report, match-preview, or live-match-blog URL.

The response normalizes story metadata and typed content blocks. Article prose remains HTML so links and emphasis are preserved. Live blogs also include timeline entries.

Live monitoring

Monitored request: GET /cricinfo/story?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricinfo.com%2Fstory%2Flutho-sipamla-ruled-out-of-namibia-tri-series-with-hamstring-injury-1552225
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%
Median response time: 2.37 s

Current status of every endpoint

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /cricinfo/story?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricinfo.com%2Fstory%2Flutho-sipamla-ruled-out-of-namibia-tri-series-with-hamstring-injury-1552225
Items in blocks: 5
Fields filled in every checked item: 1
Fields empty in some or all items: 3

Field	Filled in, of 5 checked	Values in the sample
type	5	HTML (4), IMAGE (1)
image_url	1	cricinfo.com
caption	1	median 96 characters
html	4	median 290 characters

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
url	string	Yes		Canonical Cricinfo story, report, preview, or live-blog URL	https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lutho-sipamla-ruled-out-of-namibia-tri-series-with-hamstring-injury-1552225
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes		API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/cricinfo/story?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricinfo.com%2Fstory%2Flutho-sipamla-ruled-out-of-namibia-tri-series-with-hamstring-injury-1552225" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "story": {
      "id": "1552225",
      "title": "Sipamla ruled out of Namibia tri-series",
      "genre": "NEWS"
    },
    "blocks": [
      {
        "type": "HTML",
        "html": "..."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/cricinfo.storyResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required	Example	Description
code	integer	No	200
data	cricinfo.StoryResponse	No
data.blocks	array	No
data.blocks[].caption	string	No
data.blocks[].html	string	No
data.blocks[].image_url	string	No
data.blocks[].type	string	No
data.blocks[].video_id	string	No
data.blocks[].video_title	string	No
data.blog_entries	array	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks	array	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks[].caption	string	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks[].html	string	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks[].image_url	string	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks[].type	string	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks[].video_id	string	No
data.blog_entries[].blocks[].video_title	string	No
data.blog_entries[].id	string	No
data.blog_entries[].pinned	boolean	No
data.blog_entries[].published_at	string	No
data.blog_entries[].title	string	No
data.fetched_at	string	No
data.related	array	No
data.related[].id	string	No
data.related[].title	string	No
data.related[].type	string	No
data.related[].url	string	No
data.source_url	string	No
data.story	cricinfo.NewsStory	No		NewsStory record, 13 fields: byline, genre, id, image_url, live, live_blog, match_id, modified_at, published_at, series_id, summary, title and 1 more. Described under Cricinfo news API.
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
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/cricinfo/story?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricinfo.com%2Fstory%2Flutho-sipamla-ruled-out-of-namibia-tri-series-with-hamstring-injury-1552225" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

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Cricinfo story 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

Cricinfo story 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