News & MediaDifficulty: Easy

AP News Data Extraction

Extract publicly available data from AP News at scale using AlterLab's API — JavaScript rendering, structured extraction, and automatic retries in one request.

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Website Compatibility Notes

AP News has light protections. Most article pages serve well-structured content that renders reliably with basic JavaScript support.

Quick Start — Extract from AP News

cURL
curl -X POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/example-story-slug",
    "advanced": { "render_js": true }
  }'

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Python Example

Python
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape",
    headers={
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "url": "https://apnews.com/article/example-story-slug",
        "advanced": {"render_js": True},
    },
)

data = response.json()
print(data["content"][:500])  # First 500 chars of extracted content

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I extract AP News articles?

Send AP News article URLs to AlterLab with JavaScript rendering. You'll receive headlines, article body text, publication dates, author names, and associated media descriptions.

Can I extract AP News topic pages?

Yes. AlterLab renders AP News topic and hub pages, returning article headlines, summaries, timestamps, and bylines for each story in the topic collection.

What makes AP News good for data extraction?

AP News provides clean, well-structured article content with consistent HTML patterns, making extraction reliable. Articles include clear metadata like dates, authors, and topic tags.

Responsible Use

AlterLab is designed for extracting publicly available data. Always review the terms of service for any website you access, respect robots.txt directives, and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws in your jurisdiction. Do not use this service to access non-public, authenticated, or personally identifiable data without appropriate authorization.

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terminal
curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://example.com", "formats": ["markdown"]}'

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