# 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 for Locus Pro. Each call burns credits from your workspace balance.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/vanguardngr/`
**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 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.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/vanguardngr/get-article \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -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.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/vanguardngr/get-latest-news \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -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.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/vanguardngr/search-news \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"page":"<integer>","per_page":"<integer>","query":"<string>"}'
```

## Next steps

- [All wrapped API providers](https://beta.paywithlocus.com/wapi/index.md): pick another provider.
- [Find and call tools](https://beta.paywithlocus.com/agent/tools.md): price ceilings, async results, and errors.
- [Credits and billing](https://beta.paywithlocus.com/agent/billing.md): what a call costs and how to add credits.
- [Agent docs index](https://beta.paywithlocus.com/agent/index.md): every Locus agent page.