Is there an API for Marginal Revolution?

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

Do I need a Marginal Revolution account?

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

What does the Marginal Revolution 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

Marginal Revolution API

marginalrevolution.com

Marginal Revolution - latest articles, category archives, metadata, and comment votes.

Actions: 5
Category: News Media
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

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Call the Marginal Revolution API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_marginalrevolution_article_full_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_marginalrevolution_article_full_ssr",
    "params": {
      "article_slug": "can-liberals-be-pacifists",
      "year": "2026",
      "month": "05"
    }
  }'

5 actions on marginalrevolution.com

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Article Details
act_marginalrevolution_article_full_ssrread1 credit / call
Returns full article content with title, author, published date, body, and URL.
article_slug
string · required
year
string · required
month
string · required
Category Article Listing
act_marginalrevolution_category_article_listingread1 credit / call
Returns paginated article teasers for a category with slugs, paths, dates, IDs, and next links.
category_slug
string · required
Category Listing Next Page
act_marginalrevolution_category_listing_next_pageread2 credits / call
Returns article teasers from a paginated category page with slugs, paths, dates, IDs, and links.
category_slug
string · required
page
string · required
Category Navigation
act_marginalrevolution_category_navigationread1 credit / call
Returns the site category index with section names and paths for topics.
Homepage Article Feed
act_marginalrevolution_homepage_article_feedread1 credit / call
Returns the homepage with headline titles, article paths, and category navigation links.

Marginal Revolution API questions

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