Is there an API for The Guardian?

The Guardian does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 10 maintained endpoints for theguardian.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 The Guardian 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 theguardian.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a The Guardian account?

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

What does the The Guardian 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

The Guardian API

theguardian.com

The Guardian - articles, 80 sections, date-filtered search, tags, and authors.

Actions: 10
Category: News Media
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the The Guardian API

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

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": "gu_article",
    "params": {
      "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/apr/08/keir-starmer-iran-war-trump-ceasefire-gulf-strait-of-hormuz-labour-conservatives-liberal-democrats-reform-scotland-holyrood-uk-politics-latest-news-updates"
    }
  }'

10 actions on theguardian.com

Read

Article Content
gu_articleread2 credits / call
Returns full article body, author, tags, section, thumbnail, and word count from a URL.
url
string · required
Article Search
gu_searchread1 credit / call
Returns Guardian articles matching a full-text search with date range and section filtering.
query
string · required
section
string
from_date
string
to_date
string
order_by
string
page
integer
limit
integer
Author Articles
gu_authorread2 credits / call
Returns Guardian articles by a specific contributor using their profile tag ID.
author
string · required
page
integer
limit
integer
Editor's Picks
gu_editors_picksread1 credit / call
Returns editorially curated top articles for a given Guardian section.
section
string · required
Latest Articles
gu_latestread3 credits / call
Returns the latest Guardian articles optionally filtered by section with author and excerpt.
section
string
page
integer
limit
integer
Most Viewed
gu_most_viewedread3 credits / call
Returns the most viewed articles in a given Guardian section.
section
string · required
Section News
gu_sectionread1 credit / call
Returns Guardian articles by editorial section such as world, business, and technology.
section
string · required
page
integer
limit
integer
Sections List
gu_sections_listread3 credits / call
Returns all 80 Guardian editorial sections with IDs and URLs.
Tag Browser
gu_tagread1 credit / call
Returns Guardian articles by tag including topics, countries, organizations, and people.
tag
string · required
page
integer
limit
integer
Topic Browser
gu_topicread3 credits / call
Returns Guardian articles by topic keyword, resolving the tag automatically.
topic
string · required
page
integer
limit
integer

The Guardian API questions

Is there an API for The Guardian?: The Guardian does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 10 maintained endpoints for theguardian.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 The Guardian 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 theguardian.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a The Guardian account?: No. Every The Guardian action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the The Guardian 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.