NDTV API endpoint
Returns the live-verified NDTV-hosted category slugs accepted by ndtv-videos. Categories hosted on sister domains, Shorts, and unavailable Faith are excluded.
/ndtv/video-categoriesReturns the complete live-verified www.ndtv.com category inventory used by ndtv-videos. Supported slugs are news, business, entertainment, auto, exclusive, features, environment, fashion, travel, elections, comedy, property, art, beauty, lifestyle, and tech360.
The sports, food, tech, and style links lead to sister-site hosts; shorts/beeps is a separate surface, and faith is unavailable. These are not accepted values for ndtv-videos.
Query parameters: none.
Response data contains categories, an array of {slug, name, url} objects.
Example:
| Field | Filled in, of 16 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| slug | 16 | |
| name | 16 | “News” and 15 other values |
| url | 16 | ndtv.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/ndtv/video-categories" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 0,
"data": {
"categories": [
{
"slug": "news",
"name": "News",
"url": "https://www.ndtv.com/video/news"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.ndtvVideoCategoriesResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | ndtv.VideoCategoriesResponse | No | ||||
| data.categories | array | No | ||||
| data.categories[].name | string | No | ||||
| data.categories[].slug | string | No | ||||
| data.categories[].url | string | No |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/ndtv/video-categories" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"