# Vanguardngr — Wrapped API

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> Stay updated with Nigeria's latest news by accessing trending articles and full content from Vanguard Nigeria, one of the country's leading publications. Search for specific news stories and retrieve complete article details all in one place.

**Category:** News & Media | **Website:** [www.vanguardngr.com/](https://www.vanguardngr.com/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/4caf765a-72f6-4be8-b668-92409ff6db59/vanguardngr-com-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/4caf765a-72f6-4be8-b668-92409ff6db59/vanguardngr-com-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-vanguardngr-com-api-4caf765a/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_article

Get a single article's full content by its numeric ID. Returns complete article data including HTML content, metadata, tags, and categories. The article_id can be obtained from get_latest_news or search_news results.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `article_id` | string | Yes | Numeric article ID (e.g. '2891414') from get_latest_news or search_news results. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-vanguardngr-com-api-4caf765a/get_article \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"article_id":"<string>"}'
```

### get_latest_news

Get the latest news articles from Vanguard Nigeria, ordered by date (newest first). Optionally filter by category slug. Returns a paginated list of article summaries. Categories map to editorial sections (politics, sports, business, metro, editorial). Omitting category returns articles across all sections.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category` | string | No | Category slug to filter by. Common values include: politics, sports, business, metro, editorial. Omitting returns articles from all categories. |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination. |
| `per_page` | integer | No | Number of articles per page, between 1 and 100. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-vanguardngr-com-api-4caf765a/get_latest_news \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category":"<string>","page":"<integer>","per_page":"<integer>"}'
```

### search_news

Search Vanguard Nigeria news articles by keyword query. Results are ordered by relevance. Returns a paginated list of article summaries matching the query across title and body text.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination. |
| `per_page` | integer | No | Number of articles per page, between 1 and 100. |
| `query` | string | Yes | Search query term (e.g. 'Nigeria economy', 'election results'). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-vanguardngr-com-api-4caf765a/search_news \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"page":"<integer>","per_page":"<integer>","query":"<string>"}'
```