Is there an API for ABC News (Australia)?

ABC News (Australia) does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 7 maintained endpoints for abc.net.au. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape ABC News (Australia) data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when abc.net.au changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a ABC News (Australia) account?

No. Every ABC News (Australia) action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the ABC News (Australia) API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

News Media

ABC News (Australia) API

abc.net.au

Australian ABC News - article details, topic listings, live blogs, and recommendations.

Actions: 7
Category: News Media
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the ABC News (Australia) API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_abc_net_au_article_detail_ssr.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_abc_net_au_article_detail_ssr",
    "params": {
      "article_date": "2026-06-08",
      "article_slug": "first-big-freeze-at-mcg-since-neale-daniher-death",
      "article_id": "106771574"
    }
  }'

7 actions on abc.net.au

Read

Article Details
act_abc_net_au_article_detail_ssrread1 credit / call
Returns a news article's title, headline, and full body text.
article_date
date · required
article_slug
string · required
article_id
string · required
Article Social Embed
act_abc_net_au_article_social_embedread1 credit / call
Returns embed metadata, author, and provider for a social post URL.
url
string · required
Liveblog Updates
act_abc_net_au_liveblog_updatesread2 credits / call
Returns a live blog's posts with titles, bodies, and live status.
liveblog_id
string · required
article_url
string · required
articleId
string · required
Related Articles
act_abc_net_au_related_articles_carouselread1 credit / call
Returns related articles for a given article with titles, summaries, and links.
contentId
string · required
Topic Listing
act_abc_net_au_topic_listing_politicsread1 credit / call
Returns articles for a topic with titles, links, sections, and tags.
category_slug
string · required
Topic Listing Pagination
act_abc_net_au_topic_listing_paginationread2 credits / call
Returns the next page of topic articles with titles, summaries, and links.
documentId
string · required
offset
string · required
size
string · required
total
string · required

Write

Write actions change state on abc.net.au and run as the account you connect.

Trending Recommendations
act_abc_net_au_trending_recommendationswrite2 credits / call
Returns ranked trending article IDs and recommendation rows.
user_id
string · required
user_type
string
limit
integer
include_collections
array
exclude_collections
array

ABC News (Australia) API questions

Is there an API for ABC News (Australia)?: ABC News (Australia) does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 7 maintained endpoints for abc.net.au. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape ABC News (Australia) data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when abc.net.au changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a ABC News (Australia) account?: No. Every ABC News (Australia) action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the ABC News (Australia) API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.