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The Guardian Editions API

Browse Guardian editions (UK, US, AU, International, Europe)

The Guardian Editions API is one of 5 APIs that The Guardian publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Editions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://content.guardianapis.com.

1 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://content.guardianapis.com/
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

The Guardian Editions API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as api-key (apiKeyQuery). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • apiKeyQuery — API key obtained from https://open-platform.theguardian.com/access/. A test key 'test' is available for development.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Editions 1

Browse Guardian editions (UK, US, AU, International, Europe)

GET
/editions
List all editions
getEditions → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Edition (6 properties), EditionsResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Edition
object
6 properties
EditionsResponse
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

guardian-editions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs The Guardian publishes across the network.

The Guardian Content API
The Guardian Content API
The Guardian Sections API
The Guardian Tags API