Is there an API for Criterion?

Criterion does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 5 maintained endpoints for criterion.com. 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 Criterion 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 criterion.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Criterion account?

No. Every Criterion action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the Criterion 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.

Entertainment

Criterion API

criterion.com

Criterion Current - editorial articles, sections, topics, authors, and keyword search.

Actions: 5
Category: Entertainment
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Criterion API

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

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_criterion_article_full",
    "params": {
      "article_slug": "9170-sentimental-value-between-trauma-and-the-sublime"
    }
  }'

5 actions on criterion.com

Read

Article Full
act_criterion_article_fullread1 credit / call
Returns a full article including headline, author, publication date, tags, and body.
article_slug
string · required
Author Listing
act_criterion_author_listingread1 credit / call
Returns articles by a given author with headlines, dates, and sections.
author_slug
string · required
Category Listing Pagination
act_criterion_category_listing_paginationread2 credits / call
Returns the next page of article cards for a category section.
category_id
string · required
article_id
string · required
Section Listing Essays
act_criterion_section_listing_essaysread1 credit / call
Returns the article listing for a category section with headlines and links.
category_id
string · required
category_slug
string · required
Tag Series Listing
act_criterion_tag_series_listingread1 credit / call
Returns articles for a tag or series with headlines and author info.
series_slug
string · required

Criterion API questions

Is there an API for Criterion?: Criterion does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 5 maintained endpoints for criterion.com. 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 Criterion 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 criterion.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Criterion account?: No. Every Criterion action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Criterion 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.