Guardian API endpoint
Returns a Guardian article by `url`, a canonical `www.theguardian.com` article link. The response has the title, description, section, authors, lead image, publication and update times, and the body as `paragraphs`. Live-blog timelines are not supported.
/guardian/articleQuery parameter: required url, a canonical www.theguardian.com article URL. Normal article pages are supported; live-blog timelines are not.
| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| url | Has a value | theguardian.com |
| title | Has a value | 76 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 | i.guim.co.uk |
| paragraphs | Has a value | 11 entries |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical www.theguardian.com article URL | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/us-military-kills-four-boat-strike-caribbean | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/guardian/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2026%2Faug%2F26%2Fus-military-kills-four-boat-strike-caribbean" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/us-military-kills-four-boat-strike-caribbean",
"title": "Example article",
"paragraphs": [
"Example paragraph."
]
},
"msg": "OK"
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/guardian.articleResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | guardian.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/guardian/article?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2026%2Faug%2F26%2Fus-military-kills-four-boat-strike-caribbean" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"