Are.na API

Get Are.na data as clean JSON with one key: 4 endpoints, 1 to 5 credits per call, the same response shape as every other platform.

What you get#

Onekey exposes Are.na as 4 endpoints behind one API key: 2 endpoints return one record (data is an object) and 2 endpoints return a list (data is an array). Every answer uses the same envelope (success, data, metadata, error), the cost is reported in metadata.credits_charged, and fields are mapped onto the unified schema so the code you write for Are.na also works for the rest of the entertainment, art & culture category.

Endpoints#

EndpointWhat it doesParametersCreditsStatus
channelFetch an Are.na channel.channel*1stable
channel_contentsLatest blocks in an Are.na channel.channel*5stable
search_channelsSearch public Are.na channels.q*5stable
userFetch an Are.na user profile.user*1stable

A * marks a required parameter. Each endpoint name links to its reference page with the full parameter table, caching window and a recorded response.

Make a request#

This calls arena.channel (1 credit, stable). Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your key; sign up, no card. 1,000 free credits cover the open-platform endpoints. Hard-to-reach platforms (X, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, and others marked on their page) need a verified email and a purchased pack.

curl "https://api.onekey.dev/v1/arena/channel?channel=arena-influences" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Fields you get back#

These unified fields come back from Are.na, with the same names as on every other platform. The count is how many of its 4 mapped endpoints return the field; a field the source lacks is null, never missing. 1 platform-specific field (ext.<name>) come on top, documented on each endpoint page.

FieldTypeEndpoints
author.usernamestring4
content.createdAtISO 8601 date4
author.idstring2
entity.idstring2
entity.namestring2
entity.slugstring2
entity.stats.itemCountinteger2
author.avatarUrlURL1
author.displayNamestring1
author.followersinteger1
author.followinginteger1
content.idstring1
content.textstring1
content.titlestring1
content.urlURL1
engagement.commentsinteger1
entity.descriptionstring1
entity.stats.followersinteger1
entity.statusstring1
entity.typestring1
entity.updatedAtISO 8601 date1
media.thumbnailUrlURL1

The full schema is in Unified schema.

Pricing#

Are.na calls cost 1 to 5 credits, flat per endpoint. Free when served from cache (0.2 credit for a cached response over 100 KB). Invalid, failed or not-found calls are not charged. See pricing for credit packs.