TechCrunch API

TechCrunch stories by keyword, category, tag and date, with headlines, excerpts, authors and links as JSON.

The API.SH TechCrunch API lists TechCrunch stories filtered by keyword, category, tag and date range, sorted by newest, oldest, relevance, last modified or title. Each story has its headline, excerpt, link, publish and update times, authors, section, keywords, reading time, categories, tags and image. Look up one story by URL, slug or id, and search TechCrunch's categories and tags, which cover companies, people and topics. Article bodies are not returned.

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TechCrunch categories

GET https://api.api.sh/techcrunch/v1/categories

{ "success": true }

1 credit · $1 per 1,000 calls

What you can build with the TechCrunch API

Startup and funding news tracking

Follow a category or tag, such as a sector or a company, and pull new stories each day with headlines, authors and links.

/posts /tags

Company press monitoring

Find the tag for a company or person and list every story about them in a date range.

/tags /posts

News feeds and newsletters

Build a feed or digest from TechCrunch headlines, excerpts and images filtered by keyword and category.

/posts /categories

Link metadata

Turn a TechCrunch URL into its headline, authors, dates, tags and image for a CRM, research note or link preview.

/post

TechCrunch data you get

Field names from real responses. Numbers come parsed, URLs absolute, dates in ISO 8601.

TechCrunch API endpoints and prices

Every TechCrunch endpoint costs 1 credit per call: credits are $1 per 1,000 on a monthly plan, $2 pay-as-you-go. Pricing

Posts and media2

TechCrunch story metadata /techcrunch/v1/post	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit
TechCrunch stories /techcrunch/v1/posts	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit

More data2

TechCrunch categories /techcrunch/v1/categories	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit
TechCrunch tags /techcrunch/v1/tags	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit

Call the TechCrunch API

TechCrunch categories: GET https://api.api.sh/techcrunch/v1/categories

curl "https://api.api.sh/techcrunch/v1/categories" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APISH_KEY"

import os, requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.api.sh/techcrunch/v1/categories",
    params={},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["APISH_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
res.raise_for_status()
data = res.json()

const url = new URL("https://api.api.sh/techcrunch/v1/categories");


const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.APISH_KEY } });
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);
const data = await res.json();

# Google Sheets (API.SH add-on)
=APISH("/techcrunch/v1/categories")

# Zapier, Make, n8n (verified node): pick the API.SH app,
# choose "TechCrunch" and "TechCrunch categories".

# AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor): add the
# API.SH MCP server https://api.sh/mcp

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Why API.SH for TechCrunch data

Public data only: no TechCrunch login, cookies or account needed
One key and one response shape for TechCrunch and 481 other platforms
Built and maintained by API.SH, not third-party publishers
Pay per call; errors on our side cost nothing
Live status for every endpoint

API.SH vs the official TechCrunch API

TechCrunch does not offer an official API or data product. Its site runs on WordPress, but that feed is undocumented for outside use and can change. API.SH returns TechCrunch story metadata, categories and tags in a stable JSON format.

Easier than an n8n scraping template, a GitHub scraper or a scraping API you have to parse yourself: one key, fixed fields and a fixed price per call.

TechCrunch API questions

What TechCrunch data can I get?+

Stories with keyword, category, tag and date filters (/techcrunch/v1/posts), one story's metadata by URL, slug or id (/techcrunch/v1/post), and searchable lists of categories (/techcrunch/v1/categories) and tags (/techcrunch/v1/tags).

How much does the TechCrunch API cost?+

Every TechCrunch endpoint costs 1 credit per call. On a monthly plan 1,000 credits cost $1 (Starter is $50/month for 50,000 credits). Pay-as-you-go is $2 per 1,000 credits, with top-ups from $15 that never expire.

Is there a free trial?+

Yes. Every account gets 1,000 free credits every month. That is 1,000 calls to /techcrunch/v1/categories at 1 credit each.

Is there an official TechCrunch API?+

No. TechCrunch does not publish a developer API or API key. API.SH returns public story metadata as JSON.

Do I need a TechCrunch account or API key?+

No. API.SH reads public TechCrunch data only. You only need your API.SH key.

Does it return full article text?+

No. You get the headline, excerpt, link, authors, dates, keywords, reading time, categories, tags and image. Read the full story on TechCrunch through the link.

Is there a free TechCrunch news API?+

Yes, within the free monthly credits every API.SH account gets. Every account gets 1,000 free credits every month. That is 1,000 calls to /techcrunch/v1/categories at 1 credit each.

How do I get started?+

1. Sign up at api.sh. 2. Copy your API key. 3. Call /techcrunch/v1/posts with a keyword in q or a category slug. Request examples and every parameter are in the docs at https://api.sh/docs. You can also use the JS or Python SDK, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, n8n or the MCP server at https://api.sh/mcp.

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