The Guardian

The Guardian Sections API

Browse Guardian sections

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GET /sections List all sections #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Guardian Content Sections API
  description: The Guardian's Open Platform Content API provides free access to all content published on theguardian.com. Search for articles, browse sections and tags, retrieve specific content items, and access edition-specific content. Supports filtering by date, section, tag, and more.
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: The Guardian Open Platform
    url: https://open-platform.theguardian.com/
  termsOfService: https://open-platform.theguardian.com/access/
  x-jentic-source-url: https://open-platform.theguardian.com/
servers:
- url: https://content.guardianapis.com
  description: Guardian Content API Production Server
security:
- apiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: Sections
  description: Browse Guardian sections
paths:
  /sections:
    get:
      operationId: getSections
      summary: List all sections
      description: Retrieve all Guardian sections. Sections represent the major content categories like News, Sport, Culture, etc.
      tags:
      - Sections
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        description: Search query for section names
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with sections
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SectionsResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    SectionsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        response:
          type: object
          properties:
            status:
              type: string
            userTier:
              type: string
            total:
              type: integer
            results:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Section'
    Section:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        webTitle:
          type: string
        webUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        apiUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        editions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              webTitle:
                type: string
              webUrl:
                type: string
                format: uri
              apiUrl:
                type: string
                format: uri
              code:
                type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api-key
      description: API key obtained from https://open-platform.theguardian.com/access/. A test key 'test' is available for development.