Is there an API for Nikkei Asia?

Nikkei Asia does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 8 maintained endpoints for asia.nikkei.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 Nikkei Asia 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 asia.nikkei.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Nikkei Asia account?

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

What does the Nikkei Asia 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

Nikkei Asia API

asia.nikkei.com

Nikkei Asia - articles, sections, country feeds, paywalled text, search, and topics.

Actions: 8
Category: News Media
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Nikkei Asia API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs nk_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": "nk_article",
    "params": {
      "url": "https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/bangladeshi-foreign-minister-visits-india-to-reset-relationship"
    }
  }'

8 actions on asia.nikkei.com

Read

Article Content
nk_articleread2 credits / call
Returns full article body, author, tags, keywords, and related articles from a URL.
url
string · required
Article Search
nk_searchread2 credits / call
Returns Nikkei Asia articles matching a search query with pagination.
query
string · required
page
integer
Latest Articles
nk_latestread1 credit / call
Returns the latest Nikkei Asia articles with titles, descriptions, and publish dates.
limit
integer
Most Read
nk_most_readread2 credits / call
Returns the most read Nikkei Asia articles.
Region News
nk_regionread1 credit / call
Returns Nikkei Asia articles by country or region.
region
string · required
page
integer
Related Articles
nk_relatedread2 credits / call
Returns related articles for a given Nikkei Asia article URL.
url
string · required
Section News
nk_sectionread1 credit / call
Returns Nikkei Asia articles by editorial section with pagination.
section
string · required
page
integer
Topic News
nk_topicread1 credit / call
Returns Nikkei Asia coverage of specific topics.
topic
string · required
when
string
limit
integer

Nikkei Asia API questions

Is there an API for Nikkei Asia?: Nikkei Asia does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 8 maintained endpoints for asia.nikkei.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 Nikkei Asia 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 asia.nikkei.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Nikkei Asia account?: No. Every Nikkei Asia action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the Nikkei Asia 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.