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The Guardian scraper API: articles as JSON

Send any The Guardian page URL with recipe=guardian and get description, headline, image and 4 more fields as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

1 page type
7 fields
5 credits a page · $0.50 per 1,000
Working · 96.9% in 7 days

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recipe=guardian

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/10/marina-silva-flavio-bolsonaro-the-amazon-brazil-president-far-right' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=guardian'

200 OK · JSON

{
    "result": {
        "headline": "Marina Silva on Flávio Bolsonaro: He will try...",
        "modified": "2026-10-12T09:53:09.000Z",
        "published": "2026-10-10T13:00:57.000Z",
        "publisher": "The Guardian"
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from The Guardian

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

Articles `recipe=guardian` 5 credits a page

Field	Type	Example
`article.headline`	text	Marina Silva on Flávio Bolsonaro: He will try to finish his father’...
`article.image`	image URL	https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/dceb7fc630e609286ac8e2d2274a68455da0...
`article.modified`	date	2026-10-12T09:53:09.000Z
`article.published`	date	2026-10-10T13:00:57.000Z
`article.publisher`	text	The Guardian
`description`	text	Exclusive: Former Brazilian environment minister warns of destructi...
`url`	URL	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/10/marina-silva-flavio-b...

Sample answer, validated 2026-10-28

{
    "article": {
        "headline": "Marina Silva on Flávio Bolsonaro: He will try to finish his father’s ‘perverse project’ to destroy the Amazon",
        "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/dceb7fc630e609286ac8e2d2274a68455da0bcab/0_648_7000_5598/master/7000.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop...",
        "modified": "2026-10-12T09:53:09.000Z",
        "published": "2026-10-10T13:00:57.000Z",
        "publisher": "The Guardian"
    },
    "description": "Exclusive: Former Brazilian environment minister warns of destruction as far-right scion favourite to become president",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/10/marina-silva-flavio-bolsonaro-the-amazon-brazil-president-far-right"
}

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 The Guardian (JavaScript rendering).

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/10/marina-silva-flavio-bolsonaro-the-amazon-brazil-president-far-right' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=guardian'

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape",
    params={"url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/10/marina-silva-flavio-bolsonaro-the-amazon-brazil-president-far-right", "recipe": "guardian"},
    headers={"ApiKey": os.environ["UJEEBU_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
print(r.json()["result"])

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/10/marina-silva-flavio-bolsonaro-the-amazon-brazil-president-far-right",
  recipe: "guardian",
});
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 The Guardian data

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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 The Guardian recipe return?

JSON with 7 fields from article (recipe=guardian), for example description, headline, image, modified, published. The answer is {"result": {...}} with the fields shown on this page.

How much does it cost to scrape The Guardian?

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 The Guardian: JavaScript rendering. Send only the URL and recipe=guardian.

What happens when The Guardian changes its pages?

We check The Guardian 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 The Guardian: live status, URL patterns, the recipe rules and runnable code.

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