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CNN scraper API: articles as JSON

Send any CNN page URL with recipe=cnn and get title, image, url and 3 more fields as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

1 page type
6 fields
5 credits a page · $0.50 per 1,000
Mostly working · 60.6% in 7 days

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recipe=cnn

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/12/middleeast/israel-explosion-lebanon-border-intl' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=cnn'

200 OK · JSON

{
    "result": {
        "title": "One teen killed, others wounded, after explos...",
        "headline": "Explosion near Lebanon border on Israeli scho...",
        "summary": "One teenager was killed and others were wound...",
        "section": "The Middle East"
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from CNN

The fields of each page type and a real sample from our last validation, shortened.

Articles `recipe=cnn` 5 credits a page

Field	Type	Example
`title`	text	One teen killed, others wounded, after explosion on Israeli school...
`image`	image URL	https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/fd897909-4291-4fe8...
`url`	URL	https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/12/middleeast/israel-explosion-lebanon-...
`headline`	text	Explosion near Lebanon border on Israeli school trip leaves one dea...
`summary`	text	One teenager was killed and others were wounded in an explosion dur...
`section`	text	The Middle East

Sample answer, validated 2026-10-30

{
    "title": "One teen killed, others wounded, after explosion on Israeli school trip near Lebanon border",
    "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/fd897909-4291-4fe8-b058-dc31e3311279-1.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
    "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/12/middleeast/israel-explosion-lebanon-border-intl",
    "headline": "Explosion near Lebanon border on Israeli school trip leaves one dead, others wounded",
    "summary": "One teenager was killed and others were wounded in an explosion during an Israeli school trip near the Lebanon border, according to Israeli emergency respons...",
    "section": "The Middle East"
}

One call

Send the page URL and the recipe name to the Scrape API. The recipe brings the extract rules and the settings that work on CNN (JavaScript rendering).

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/12/middleeast/israel-explosion-lebanon-border-intl' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=cnn'

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape",
    params={"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/12/middleeast/israel-explosion-lebanon-border-intl", "recipe": "cnn"},
    headers={"ApiKey": os.environ["UJEEBU_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
print(r.json()["result"])

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/12/middleeast/israel-explosion-lebanon-border-intl",
  recipe: "cnn",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape?${params}`, {
  headers: { ApiKey: process.env.UJEEBU_API_KEY },
});
console.log((await res.json()).result);

The answer is {"result": {...}} with the headers Ujb-Recipe and Ujb-Credits. Your own parameters always win over the recipe.

What people build with CNN data

Media monitoring
Track the articles published on the topics and companies you follow.
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Content for AI and RAG
Collect headlines, dates and summaries as structured input for search and LLM pipelines.
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Publishing timeline
Measure when and how often a site publishes, by section.

Price

Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Page type	Credits a page	Per 1,000, Starter	Per 1,000, Pro
Article	5	$0.82	$0.50

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FAQ

What does the CNN recipe return?

JSON with 6 fields from article (recipe=cnn), for example title, image, url, headline, summary. The answer is {"result": {...}} with the fields shown on this page.

How much does it cost to scrape CNN?

5 credits a page ($0.50 per 1,000 on Pro, $0.82 on Starter). Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Do I need proxies or a headless browser?

No. The recipe brings the settings that work on CNN: JavaScript rendering. Send only the URL and recipe=cnn.

What happens when CNN changes its pages?

We check CNN every day and re-validate the recipe on real pages every week, then fix it when the site changes. Until a fix is live, the API answers 404 "the recipe has no working version" instead of empty data, and that call is free.

Can I change the fields?

Yes. Send your own extract_rules or any setting (js, proxy_type, wait_for) and it wins over the recipe. The developer guide shows the recipe rules to start from.

Developer guide: settings, pagination, troubleshootingHow to scrape CNN: live status, URL patterns, the recipe rules and runnable code.

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