TechCrunch

TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/) is a leading technology media property dedicated to covering startups, venture capital, and innovation. Founded in 2005 and acquired by AOL in 2010 and later by Yahoo, TechCrunch delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis, and original reporting on the technology industry, emerging companies, funding rounds, and the people shaping the future of tech. The publication hosts flagship events including TechCrunch Disrupt and the Startup Battlefield competition. TechCrunch runs on WordPress and exposes the standard WordPress REST API for programmatic content access.

TechCrunch publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Authors API, Categories API, Comments API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Media, News, Startups, Technology News, and Venture Capital.

The TechCrunch catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

🌐 Visit website 📡 Source on GitHub

39.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFreemium

9 APIs

Media News Startups Technology News Venture Capital

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 39.1/100 · thin

Contract Quality 15.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20

Access Clarity 11.4 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.4 / 13

Contract Governance 3.5 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

Improve this rating by publishing the missing artifacts — every area above can be raised, and the full rubric is at apis.io/rating/. This rating is computed from github.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch: open an issue to ask a question, or submit a pull request to add artifacts. Want it done for you? Prioritized profiling — $2,500 →

APIs 9

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Open Collections 10

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Techcrunch Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

JSONLDContext

JSONLDContext

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Contact

Contact

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 6

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

About

About

Newsletter

Newsletter

LinkedIn

Facebook

Facebook

Instagram

Instagram

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

RSSFeeds

RSSFeeds

Advertising

Advertising

Source (apis.yml)

aid: techcrunch
name: TechCrunch
description: TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/) is a leading technology media property dedicated to covering startups, venture
  capital, and innovation. Founded in 2005 and acquired by AOL in 2010 and later by Yahoo, TechCrunch delivers breaking news,
  in-depth analysis, and original reporting on the technology industry, emerging companies, funding rounds, and the people
  shaping the future of tech. The publication hosts flagship events including TechCrunch Disrupt and the Startup Battlefield
  competition. TechCrunch runs on WordPress and exposes the standard WordPress REST API for programmatic content access.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/techcrunch.png
tags:
- Media
- News
- Startups
- Technology News
- Venture Capital
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-24'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: techcrunch:rss-feed
  name: TechCrunch RSS Feed
  description: TechCrunch provides RSS feeds covering its full range of technology news, startup coverage, and venture capital
    reporting. The main feed delivers all published articles, and category-specific feeds are available for topics including
    startups, venture capital, artificial intelligence, security, apps, gadgets, and more. These standard RSS/Atom feeds allow
    readers and developers to consume TechCrunch content programmatically using any standard feed reader or parsing library.
  humanURL: https://techcrunch.com/feed/
  baseURL: https://techcrunch.com
  tags:
  - Feed
  - News
  - RSS
  - Syndication
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://techcrunch.com/feed/
  - type: RSSFeed
    url: https://techcrunch.com/feed/
- aid: techcrunch:techcrunch-authors-api
  name: TechCrunch Authors API
  description: Author and contributor profiles
  humanURL: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  baseURL: https://techcrunch.com/wp-json/wp/v2
  tags:
  - Authors
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/techcrunch-authors-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/json-schema/techcrunch-post-schema.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/rules/techcrunch-wordpress-rules.yml
- aid: techcrunch:techcrunch-categories-api
  name: TechCrunch Categories API
  description: Post category taxonomy
  humanURL: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  baseURL: https://techcrunch.com/wp-json/wp/v2
  tags:
  - Categories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/techcrunch-categories-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/json-schema/techcrunch-post-schema.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/rules/techcrunch-wordpress-rules.yml
- aid: techcrunch:techcrunch-comments-api
  name: TechCrunch Comments API
  description: Post comments
  humanURL: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  baseURL: https://techcrunch.com/wp-json/wp/v2
  tags:
  - Comments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/techcrunch-comments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/json-schema/techcrunch-post-schema.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/rules/techcrunch-wordpress-rules.yml
- aid: techcrunch:techcrunch-media-api
  name: TechCrunch Media API
  description: Media files and attachments
  humanURL: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  baseURL: https://techcrunch.com/wp-json/wp/v2
  tags:
  - Media
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/techcrunch-media-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/json-schema/techcrunch-post-schema.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/rules/techcrunch-wordpress-rules.yml
- aid: techcrunch:techcrunch-pages-api
  name: TechCrunch Pages API
  description: Static page content
  humanURL: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  baseURL: https://techcrunch.com/wp-json/wp/v2
  tags:
  - Pages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/techcrunch-pages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/json-schema/techcrunch-post-schema.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/rules/techcrunch-wordpress-rules.yml
- aid: techcrunch:techcrunch-posts-api
  name: TechCrunch Posts API
  description: Article and post content
  humanURL: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  baseURL: https://techcrunch.com/wp-json/wp/v2
  tags:
  - Posts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/techcrunch-posts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/json-schema/techcrunch-post-schema.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/rules/techcrunch-wordpress-rules.yml
- aid: techcrunch:techcrunch-search-api
  name: TechCrunch Search API
  description: Full-text search across content
  humanURL: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  baseURL: https://techcrunch.com/wp-json/wp/v2
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/techcrunch-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/json-schema/techcrunch-post-schema.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/rules/techcrunch-wordpress-rules.yml
- aid: techcrunch:techcrunch-tags-api
  name: TechCrunch Tags API
  description: Post tag taxonomy
  humanURL: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  baseURL: https://techcrunch.com/wp-json/wp/v2
  tags:
  - Tags
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/techcrunch-tags-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/json-schema/techcrunch-post-schema.json
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/rules/techcrunch-wordpress-rules.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/techcrunch-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/techcrunch-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/techcrunch
- url: https://techcrunch.com/
  name: TechCrunch
  type: Website
- url: https://techcrunch.com/about-techcrunch/
  name: About TechCrunch
  type: About
- url: https://techcrunch.com/newsletters/
  name: TechCrunch Newsletters
  type: Newsletter
- url: https://techcrunch.com/feed/
  name: TechCrunch RSS Feed
  type: RSSFeeds
- url: https://techcrunch.com/advertise/
  name: Advertise with TechCrunch
  type: Advertising
- url: https://techcrunch.com/contact-us/
  name: Contact TechCrunch
  type: Contact
- url: https://techcrunch.com/terms-of-service/
  name: Terms of Service
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://techcrunch.com/privacy-policy/
  name: Privacy Policy
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://x.com/TechCrunch
  name: TechCrunch on X
  type: X
- url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/techcrunch/
  name: TechCrunch on LinkedIn
  type: LinkedIn
- url: https://www.facebook.com/techcrunch/
  name: TechCrunch on Facebook
  type: Facebook
- url: https://www.instagram.com/techcrunch/
  name: TechCrunch on Instagram
  type: Instagram
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/techcrunch-vocabulary.yml
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/techcrunch/refs/heads/main/json-ld/techcrunch-context.jsonld
- type: Integrations
  url: https://techcrunch.com/category/apps/
integrations:
- name: Prime Video
- name: Truecaller
- name: TechCrunch Disrupt
- name: Disney+ app on phone
- name: Personal Computer splash screen
- name: TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 2023
- name: TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 exhibitor Google
- name: Spotify AI DJ on smartphone screen
- name: Snap banner at NY stock exchange
- name: tinder icon ios
- name: Bumble logo on smartphone screen
- name: Etsy on mobile
- name: TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 exhibitor
- name: view at TechCrunch Disrupt 2015
- name: ChatGPT India
- name: X icon on a smartphone screen
- name: Spotify 'verified' badge
- name: Event
- name: TechCrunch
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Work with this as data

Every provider here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for providers

9 MCP tools reach this

find_providersBrowse and filter every provider in the catalog.
get_provider_artifactsEvery artifact this provider publishes, grouped by type.
get_provider_operationsEvery operation across all of their OpenAPIs — one call instead of parsing every spec.
get_provider_toolsEvery MCP tool they ship, with the operation each wraps.
get_provider_evidenceHow each part of their score was established. Free — the basis for a claim should not sit behind it.
get_provider_ratingPRO — composite, band, trend and facet scores.
apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.

All 92 tools

Call it yourself

curl for this page

This provider

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/techcrunch"

All providers

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers?limit=25"

Every operation they expose

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/techcrunch/operations?limit=25"

How their score was established

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/techcrunch/evidence"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.