News & MediaDifficulty: Moderate

Reuters Data Extraction

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

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Website Compatibility Notes

Reuters uses moderate protections with JavaScript-rendered article content. Full rendering is needed for complete article text and metadata.

Quick Start — Extract from Reuters

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://www.reuters.com/technology/",
    "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://www.reuters.com/technology/",
        "advanced": {"render_js": True},
    },
)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I extract Reuters article content?

Send Reuters article URLs to AlterLab with JavaScript rendering. The service returns article headlines, body text, publication dates, author names, and category tags.

Can I extract Reuters section pages?

Yes. AlterLab renders Reuters section pages (Technology, Business, etc.) and returns article headlines, summaries, timestamps, and thumbnail descriptions for each story.

What news data can I extract from Reuters?

You can extract article headlines, full text, publication timestamps, author bylines, categories, related stories, and media captions from publicly accessible Reuters pages.

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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