# Readly — Wrapped API

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> Discover and search thousands of magazines and newspapers on Readly, browse back issues, and access detailed publication information including categories and metadata. Build apps that help readers find their favorite publications and explore available issues across different genres and topics.

**Category:** News & Media | **Website:** [readly.com/](https://readly.com/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/f197471b-89ed-4fd7-a3ef-1aee5b39fb65/readly-com-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/f197471b-89ed-4fd7-a3ef-1aee5b39fb65/readly-com-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy for Locus Pro. Each call burns credits from your workspace balance.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/readly/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY>` (an `lcr_` secret key or a scoped `lcac_` agent credential)
**Required header:** `Idempotency-Key: <fresh UUID per call>`. A retry with the same key replays the stored result without a new charge.
**Response:** the provider response after any endpoint-specific normalization. `X-Locus-Credits-Charged` carries the charge and `X-Locus-Credits-Balance` the remaining balance. Insufficient credits return `402` before the provider is called.
**Pricing:** estimated costs below are USD. Locus debits the credit equivalent at your workspace rate.

Full call contract: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/api-reference/introduction

> Using a Pay With Locus wallet key (`claw_` prefix)? Wallet routes are documented separately: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/wrapped-apis/for-agents

## Endpoints

### Get publication details

Get detailed metadata for a single publication including its editorial description, release frequency, publisher, and total back-issue count. The publication_id comes from list_publications or search_publications results.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `publication_id` | string | Yes | The publication ID (from list_publications or search_publications results). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/readly/get-publication-details \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"publication_id":"<string>"}'
```

### Get publication issues

Fetch back issues for a specific publication. Returns a paginated list of issues ordered by release date (newest first), each with cover image URL, page count, and issue metadata.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination. |
| `publication_id` | string | Yes | The publication ID (from list_publications or search_publications results). |
| `size` | integer | No | Number of issues per page. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/readly/get-publication-issues \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"page":"<integer>","publication_id":"<string>","size":"<integer>"}'
```

### List categories

List all available magazine categories (topics). Each category has an ID usable with list_publications to filter by topic. Categories may include sub-topics, each also usable as a topic_id filter.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/readly/list-categories \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### List publications

List publications from the Readly catalogue. Without a topic_id, returns the latest/hot publications. With a topic_id (from list_categories), returns publications in that category. Results are paginated by page number; each page returns up to `limit` items from the full topic listing.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `limit` | integer | No | Number of items per page. |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination. |
| `topic_id` | string | No | Topic/category ID from list_categories (e.g. 'Q38926' for News & Politics). Omitting returns the latest/hot publications. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/readly/list-publications \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"limit":"<integer>","page":"<integer>","topic_id":"<string>"}'
```

### Search publications

Search for publications by keyword. Returns matching publications with their latest issue information. The full result set is returned in one response (no server-side pagination); use limit to cap how many results come back.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `limit` | integer | No | Maximum number of results to return. |
| `query` | string | Yes | Search keyword. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/readly/search-publications \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"limit":"<integer>","query":"<string>"}'
```

## Next steps

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