# The Guardian API: Read article > Reads one public Guardian article by link or headline and returns its details and available full-text paragraphs. Live blogs return the latest entries shown on the page; some older articles may be unavailable. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by The Guardian. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/theguardian.com/read-article - Method: `theguardian.com/read_article`, version 2 - Website: theguardian.com - Returns: headline, summary, authors, dates, section, tags, image, paragraphs, word count, URL - 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 | |---|---|---|---|---| | `article` | string | yes | `"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runaway-intelligence-explosion"` | The article link or headline, for example https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runaway-intelligence-explosion or AI godfathers warn of runaway intelligence explosion. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "article": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runaway-intelligence-explosion" } ``` Its output: ```json { "tags": [ "AI (artificial intelligence)", "OpenAI", "Anthropic" ], "authors": [ "Dan Milmo" ], "section": "Technology", "summary": "OpenAI chief scientist also among authors of report on prospect of ‘most consequential technological development in history’", "headline": "AI godfathers warn of runaway ‘intelligence explosion’", "article_id": "technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runaway-intelligence-explosion", "paragraphs": [ "Two of the “godfathers” of modern AI and senior executives at OpenAI and Anthropic have warned governments to prepare for an AI “intelligence explosion”, which they say could be the most consequential technological development in history.", "A report co-authored by the Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton and the Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio , considered godfathers of modern AI for their work in the field, urges politicians to act now before there is runaway progress in the technology.", "The authors say they are concerned about an “intelligence explosion”, which they describe as a “dramatic AI-driven acceleration of AI progress, compressing advances that would otherwise take years into months or less”." ], "updated_at": "2026-09-30T08:58:57+00:00", "word_count": 783, "article_url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runaway-intelligence-explosion", "published_at": "2026-09-28T15:00:36+00:00", "main_image_url": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/aec7cba8735b2ae3c20055f3561db31f83275566/0_0_4714_3771/master/4714.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none", "main_image_caption": "Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton is among more than 20 authors of the report. Photograph: Johnny Guatto/University of Toronto/Reuters", "full_text_available": true } ``` ## 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":"theguardian.com/read_article","input":{"article":"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runaway-intelligence-explosion"}}' ``` 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 - Pull the full text of this piece for me: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/14/uk-heatwave-record-temperatures-climate-scientists - Can you get me the byline, publish date and every paragraph of the Guardian article titled 'Bank of England holds interest rates as inflation stalls'? - I need the complete body and word count of the article 'Rishi Sunak announces snap general election for July' so I can quote it in my essay. - What are the latest updates on this live blog? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2025/jul/06/wimbledon-day-seven-live-scores-updates - Fetch the article headlined 'Scientists discover new species of deep-sea octopus off Australia' from theguardian.com and give me its summary, tags, section and main image. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "article" ], "properties": { "article": { "type": "string", "description": "The article link or headline, for example https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/28/ai-godfathers-warn-of-runaway-intelligence-explosion or AI godfathers warn of runaway intelligence explosion." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "headline", "summary", "authors", "published_at", "updated_at", "section", "tags", "main_image_url", "main_image_caption", "paragraphs", "full_text_available", "word_count", "article_url", "article_id" ], "properties": { "tags": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "authors": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "section": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "summary": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "headline": { "type": "string" }, "article_id": { "type": "string", "x-fous-developer": true }, "paragraphs": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "updated_at": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date-time" }, "word_count": { "type": "integer" }, "article_url": { "type": "string" }, "published_at": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date-time" }, "main_image_url": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "main_image_caption": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "full_text_available": { "type": "boolean" } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [The Guardian API: Search news](https://fous.com/methods/theguardian.com/search-news.md): Searches Guardian articles by keyword through the public Google News feed for theguardian.com, optionally within publication dates, ordered newest first or by relevance, and returns each article's headline, summary, authors, section and publication time from its Guardian page. - [The Guardian API: List headlines](https://fous.com/methods/theguardian.com/list-headlines.md): Lists the stories on a Guardian section front (top stories, world, UK, US, business, environment, technology, sport or culture) in page order, with the summary and image shown on the front, the publication time (as displayed, else from the story page), and each story's section and authors from its page. - [BBC News API: Read article](https://fous.com/methods/bbc.com/read-article.md): Reads the text and details of a BBC News article from its link or headline. Live coverage pages return the latest entries available. - [NPR API: Read article](https://fous.com/methods/npr.org/read-article.md): Reads an NPR article by its link or headline and returns its text and publication details. For live blogs, returns the displayed updates. - [Daily Mail API: Read an article](https://fous.com/methods/dailymail.co.uk/read-article.md): Reads a public Daily Mail article from its link, or from a headline (the best-matching result of the site's search), and returns its text and details; live blogs give the latest entries shown on the page. - [CNN API: Read an article](https://fous.com/methods/cnn.com/read-article.md): Reads a CNN article by link or headline and returns its headline, summary, authors, dates, section, tags, main image and public paragraphs. Subscriber stories return only a brief public preview; live blogs include their entries. - [AP News API: Read article](https://fous.com/methods/apnews.com/read-article.md): Reads the full text and details of one public AP News article from its link or headline. - [Yahoo API: Read article](https://fous.com/methods/yahoo.com/read-article.md): Reads a public Yahoo News article from its link or headline and returns its text and details. Headline matching uses Yahoo News search results. - [All The Guardian methods](https://fous.com/methods/theguardian.com.md)