Datasets API endpoint
Searches Steam news + announcements for tracked apps (one document per appid × gid; the latest items per app are kept). Filter by `app_id` for a single game's news, or full-text `q` over the title + contents. Sort enum: `date_desc` (newest first, default), `date_asc`. Billing: this search costs 1 credit per record returned, with a minimum of 2 (an empty result costs 2, a full page of 100 costs 100).
/datasets/steam-news/searchSearches stored Steam news + announcements for tracked apps, stored in a search index. One document per app × news item (appid × gid), keeping the latest items per app. Filter by app_id for a single game's news, or run a full-text q over the news title + contents. Returns structured news records without triggering live scraping (for a live pull use /steam/news).
Dataset id enum:
steam-newsQuery parameters:
q: optional full-text query over the news title + contents, max 256 characters.app_id: optional exact Steam app id filter.sort: optional sort enum: date_desc (newest first, default), date_asc.page: optional page number, defaults to 1.page_size: optional page size, defaults to 20 and maxes at 100.Each record carries appid, gid, title, url, author, feed_label, feed_name, contents, tags, is_external_url, date (upstream epoch seconds), published_at (ISO), and crawled_at.
Response behavior:
sort=date_desc).10000; page * page_size must not exceed 10000.sort values return the standard invalid params envelope.items list rather than an error.1 credit per record returned, minimum 2. A search that returns 20 records costs 20 credits, a full page of 100 costs 100, and an empty or one-record result costs 2. You are charged for what comes back, not for the page_size you ask for, but your balance must cover the requested page_size for the call to be accepted. The response header x-credit-cost shows what a call was charged.
| Field | Filled in, of 20 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| appid | 20 | |
| gid | 20 | |
| title | 20 | median 30 characters |
| url | 20 | steamstore-a.akamaihd.net |
| author | 15 | |
| feed_label | 20 | |
| feed_name | 20 | |
| contents | 20 | median 550 characters |
| is_external_url | 20 | true in 20 of 20 |
| date | 20 | 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-13 |
| published_at | 20 | 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-13 |
| crawled_at | 20 | 2026-10-13 |
| schema_version | 20 | |
| tags | 5 | median 1 entry |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| q | string | No | Full-text query over the news title + contents, max 256 characters | ||
| app_id | string | No | Exact Steam app id filter | ||
| sort | string | No | Sort enum: date_desc, date_asc Allowed values: date_desc, date_asc. | ||
| page | integer | No | 1 | Page number, defaults to 1 | |
| page_size | integer | No | 20 and maxes at 100 | Page size, defaults to 20 and maxes at 100; page * page_size must be <= 10000 | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/datasets/steam-news/search?q=coffee&sort=date_desc&page=1" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"dataset": "steam-news",
"items": [
{
"appid": 730,
"gid": "5943051610484891716",
"title": "Counter-Strike 2 Update",
"url": "https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/730/view/5943051610484891716",
"author": "Valve",
"feed_label": "Community Announcements",
"feed_name": "steam_community_announcements",
"contents": "Released a new update with gameplay and stability fixes.",
"tags": [
"patchnotes"
],
"is_external_url": true,
"date": 1752192000,
"published_at": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z",
"crawled_at": "2026-07-11T04:12:33Z"
}
],
"page": 1,
"page_size": 20,
"total": 42,
"sort": "date_desc"
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/datasets.steamNewsSearchResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | datasets.SteamNewsSearchResponse | No | ||||
| data.dataset | string | No | ||||
| data.items | array | No | ||||
| data.items[].appid | integer | No | ||||
| data.items[].author | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].contents | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].crawled_at | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].date | integer | No | upstream epoch seconds | |||
| data.items[].feed_label | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].feed_name | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].gid | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].is_external_url | boolean | No | ||||
| data.items[].published_at | string | No | ISO, derived from Date | |||
| data.items[].schema_version | integer | No | ||||
| data.items[].tags | array | No | ||||
| data.items[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].url | string | No | ||||
| data.page | integer | No | ||||
| data.page_size | integer | No | ||||
| data.sort | string | No | ||||
| data.total | integer | No | ||||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/datasets/steam-news/search?q=coffee&sort=date_desc&page=1" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"