Endpoint Playground
Test Crawlora's IOL article API with realistic prefilled parameters. Generate a cURL request, inspect the expected structured JSON response, and open the full docs or pricing page when you are ready to integrate this public web data extraction endpoint into your application.
curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/iol/article?url=<url>" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical IOL article URL |
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-09-24-homii-lift-tragedy-durban-father-demands-ethekwini-report-nearly-a-year-after-twins-fall",
"title": "HOMii lift tragedy: Durban father demands eThekwini report nearly a year after twins’ fall",
"description": "Khaya Dlamini is calling on eThekwini Municipality to release its investigation into the HOMii building lift shaft tragedy that killed his son and left his daughter paralysed.",
"published_at": "2026-09-24T14:09:10Z",
"updated_at": "2026-09-24T14:09:10Z",
"section": "Crime and Courts",
"authors": [
"Yoshini Perumal"
],
"image_url": "https://iol-prod.appspot.com/image/7a17d1c39c7fc662a8b431895d82cb3651c72831",
"paragraphs": [
"Nearly a year after his eight-year-old twins fell into an open lift shaft at the HOMii Lifestyle residential apartment building in Durban, father Khaya Dlamini is calling on eThekwini Municipality to release its investigation report."
]
}
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Returns public IOL article metadata and body paragraphs from a canonical article URL.
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-09-24-homii-lift-tragedy-durban-father-demands-ethekwini-report-nearly-a-year-after-twins-fall",
"title": "HOMii lift tragedy: Durban father demands eThekwini report nearly a year after twins’ fall",
"description": "Khaya Dlamini is calling on eThekwini Municipality to release its investigation into the HOMii building lift shaft tragedy that killed his son and left his daughter paralysed.",
"published_at": "2026-09-24T14:09:10Z",
"updated_at": "2026-09-24T14:09:10Z",
"section": "Crime and Courts",
"authors": [
"Yoshini Perumal"
],
"image_url": "https://iol-prod.appspot.com/image/7a17d1c39c7fc662a8b431895d82cb3651c72831",
"paragraphs": [
"Nearly a year after his eight-year-old twins fell into an open lift shaft at the HOMii Lifestyle residential apartment building in Durban, father Khaya Dlamini is calling on eThekwini Municipality to release its investigation report."
]
}
}curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/iol/article?url=<url>" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"