# TechCrunch API: List headlines > Lists the latest TechCrunch story headlines in a section, in page order. Skips video, podcast and event promotion cards. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by TechCrunch. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com/list-headlines - Method: `techcrunch.com/list_headlines`, version 1 - Website: techcrunch.com - Returns: headline, summary, published, authors, section, image_link, article_link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `section` | string | no | `"startups"` | News section, for example ai or startups. One of "latest", "startups", "ai", "venture", "apps", "security", "fintech", "climate". Default "latest". | | `max_results` | integer | no | `50` | Most stories to return, for example 20. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 27, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "section": "startups", "max_results": 50 } ``` Its output: ```json { "stories": [ { "authors": [ "Julie Bort" ], "section": "Startups", "summary": "Turns out selling to big companies isn’t about having the shiniest tech: It’s about hitching a ride on a giant’s sales team.", "headline": "Databricks co-founder shares his secrets for winning big enterprise customers", "published": "2026-10-26T15:00:00-07:00", "image_link": "https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Databricks-co-founder-Arsalan-Tavakoli-Shiraji.jpg?w=499", "article_link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/databricks-co-founder-shares-his-secrets-for-winning-big-enterprises-customers/" }, { "authors": [ "Lucas Ropek" ], "section": "Startups", "summary": "At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, two founders and a VC discussed how to not just gain an early following but keep one.", "headline": "Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers", "published": "2026-10-23T16:07:45-07:00", "image_link": "https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55591670558_36cac514d1_k.jpg?w=563", "article_link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/startups-dont-need-to-go-viral-to-win-customers/" }, { "authors": [ "Dominic-Madori Davis" ], "section": "Venture", "summary": "Top investors from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures, along with Rahul Vohra, the founder of Superhuman Mail, share the do’s and don’ts for building hit products.", "headline": "VCs, Superhuman Mail founder share red flags about product-market fit", "published": "2026-10-23T13:57:13-07:00", "image_link": "https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/PMf-panel.jpg?w=562", "article_link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/vcs-superhuman-mail-founder-share-red-flags-about-product-market-fit/" } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"techcrunch.com/list_headlines","input":{"section":"startups","max_results":50}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Show me the latest headlines in the AI section, up to 10 stories - What are the newest startup stories right now? Give me around 15 with authors and links - List the top 20 venture capital headlines from TechCrunch in page order - I need the most recent security news headlines, just 5 of them, with summaries - Pull up the fintech section stories including publish dates and image links ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [], "properties": { "section": { "enum": [ "latest", "startups", "ai", "venture", "apps", "security", "fintech", "climate" ], "type": "string", "default": "latest", "description": "News section, for example ai or startups." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "description": "Most stories to return, for example 20." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "stories" ], "properties": { "stories": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "headline", "summary", "published", "authors", "section", "image_link", "article_link" ], "properties": { "authors": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "section": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "summary": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "headline": { "type": "string" }, "published": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Publication date and time in ISO 8601 with time-zone offset." }, "image_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "article_link": { "type": "string" } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Stories in section-page order." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [TechCrunch API: Search articles](https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com/search-news.md): Searches TechCrunch articles by keyword, with an optional publication date range and newest or most relevant order. - [TechCrunch API: Read an article](https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com/read-article.md): Reads a public TechCrunch article by link or headline and returns its text, authors, dates, section, tags and image. Live blogs return their latest public updates. - [TechCrunch API: List funding news](https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com/list-funding-news.md): Lists recent TechCrunch articles announcing startup funding, with the amount, round, investors and company details stated in each article. - [The Verge API: List headlines](https://fous.com/methods/theverge.com/list-headlines.md): Lists The Verge story headlines, including quick posts, in the order shown on a section page. Archive pages are added when more stories are needed. - [CNBC API: List headlines](https://fous.com/methods/cnbc.com/list-headlines.md): Lists CNBC article headlines in the order they appear on a public news section page, with summary, time, authors and image. - [wsj.com API: List Wall Street Journal section headlines](https://fous.com/methods/wsj.com/list-headlines.md): Lists the headlines shown in a Wall Street Journal news section (top stories, business, markets, tech, economy, world, politics or personal finance) with summaries, bylines, dates, images and story links. - [BBC News API: List headlines](https://fous.com/methods/bbc.com/list-headlines.md): Lists the article headlines shown on a BBC News section page, in page order, with summary, publish time, authors, image and link. - [Yahoo API: List Yahoo News headlines](https://fous.com/methods/yahoo.com/list-headlines.md): Lists the latest Yahoo News headlines for a section in page order, with summary, byline, original publisher, image and publication time when the article provides them. - [All TechCrunch methods](https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com.md)