Endpoint Playground
Returns a bounded page of public BBC search-result metadata: title, URL, standfirst summary, display date, and a type of article, video, audio, live, topic, or page. Topic items are BBC topic hub pages rather than articles and carry no published_at. Media entries link only to their BBC landing pages; streams, downloads, and transcripts are not returned.
14 Oct 2026: 10 items; 6 fields had a value in every checked item and 1 varied between items.
Sample value profiles: type: audio (4), article (4), topic (1) and 1 more; title: “Climate” and 8 other values; url: bbc.co.uk.
curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/bbc/search?q=climate' \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| q | string | Yes | climate | Search query, up to 120 characters |
| page | integer | No | Results page, defaults to 1 |
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"query": "artificial intelligence",
"page": 1,
"items": [
{
"title": "Artificial Intelligence",
"url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/ce1qrvleleqt",
"summary": "All the latest content about Artificial intelligence from the BBC.",
"type": "topic",
"site": "News",
"section": "Topics"
},
{
"title": "Artificial intelligence: Why firms are struggling to set prices",
"url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c872r52x7jgo",
"summary": "Buyers of AI services are struggling to control costs and sellers are not sure how much to charge.",
"published_at": "12 August",
"type": "article",
"site": "News"
}
]
}
}The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.