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The Age scraper API: articles as JSON

Send any The Age page URL with recipe=theage and get description, headline, image and 5 more fields as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

1 page type
8 fields
5 credits a page · $0.50 per 1,000
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recipe=theage

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-suburbs-getting-new-and-upgraded-kindergartens-20240821-p5k480.html' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=theage'

200 OK · JSON

{
    "result": {
        "description": "Areas that are short on childcare have been s...",
        "headline": "The suburbs getting new and upgraded kinderga...",
        "modified": "2024-08-21T19:00:00Z",
        "published": "2024-08-21T19:00:00Z"
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from The Age

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

Articles `recipe=theage` 5 credits a page

Field	Type	Example
`article.description`	text	Areas that are short on childcare have been selected by the state g...
`article.headline`	text	The suburbs getting new and upgraded kindergartens
`article.image`	URL	https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.258%2C$multiply_0.7025%2C$rati...
`article.modified`	date	2024-08-21T19:00:00Z
`article.published`	date	2024-08-21T19:00:00Z
`article.publisher`	text	The Age
`url`	URL	https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-suburbs-getting-new...
`section`	text	National

Sample answer, validated 2026-11-02

{
    "article": {
        "description": "Areas that are short on childcare have been selected by the state government as locations for new or expanded facilities.",
        "headline": "The suburbs getting new and upgraded kindergartens",
        "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.258%2C$multiply_0.7025%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_365%2C$y_125/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/52336b1e18491d7c3dc...",
        "modified": "2024-08-21T19:00:00Z",
        "published": "2024-08-21T19:00:00Z",
        "publisher": "The Age"
    },
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-suburbs-getting-new-and-upgraded-kindergartens-20240821-p5k480.html",
    "section": "National"
}

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 Age (JavaScript rendering).

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-suburbs-getting-new-and-upgraded-kindergartens-20240821-p5k480.html' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=theage'

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape",
    params={"url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-suburbs-getting-new-and-upgraded-kindergartens-20240821-p5k480.html", "recipe": "theage"},
    headers={"ApiKey": os.environ["UJEEBU_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
print(r.json()["result"])

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-suburbs-getting-new-and-upgraded-kindergartens-20240821-p5k480.html",
  recipe: "theage",
});
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 Age data

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Publishing timeline
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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 Age recipe return?

JSON with 8 fields from article (recipe=theage), 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 Age?

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 Age: JavaScript rendering. Send only the URL and recipe=theage.

What happens when The Age changes its pages?

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

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