Criczop Cricket Feed API (RSS)

This page explains how to use the RSS version of the Criczop Cricket Feed API

Making the request

API endpoint

GET https://api.criczop.com/v1/cricket-feed/rss

Headers

Name
Description

Authorization: Bearer*

You must ask your Gamezop Account Manager to get your Bearer token created for you. You can then find the Bearer token for this API under Settings & Admin > API Tokens within the Gamezop Business Dashboard.

Understanding the response

HTTP response codes

The API provides a RSS version 2.0 response, with a list of items that you can use to create a cricket feed in your app / website.

Expected response body:

<rss version="2.0"
     xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
     xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <channel>
        <title><![CDATA[Criczop Cricket Feed]]></title>
        <link>https://www.criczop.com/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Stay ahead of the game with breaking cricket news, live match updates, player insights, and thrilling stories curated by Criczop.]]></description>
        <atom:link href="https://api.criczop.com/v1/cricket-feed/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
        <image>
            <url>https://static.criczop.com/rss-feed-logo.png</url>
            <title><![CDATA[Criczop Cricket Feed]]></title>
            <link>https://www.criczop.com/</link>
        </image>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[England vs India T20I: Smriti Mandhana Breaks Into Top 3 of ICC T20I Rankings After Historic Ton]]></title>
            <link>https://www.criczop.com/cricket-news/england-vs-india-t20i-smriti-mandhana-breaks-into-top-3-of-icc-t20i-rankings-after-historic-ton</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="false">6863ef58af718ddc1b4895a2</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[ICC T20I rankings see Smriti Mandhana climb to 3rd spot after her maiden T20I century, becoming the first Indian to score tons in all three formats.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 03:15:01 +0530</pubDate>
            <media:content url="https://static.platform.gamezop.com/cms/media/harry-brook-ind-vs-eng-1st-test.webp" type="image/webp" width="1200" height="800"></media:content>
        </item>
    </channel>
</rss>

Response body content

The RSS/XML response above conforms to the standard structure defined in the RSS 2.0 specification. The table below adds more context to the response values, which may be useful if you're new to RSS feeds

Key
Description
Sample

rss

Root element of the RSS feed. Declares namespaces used in the feed, including Media RSS and Atom.

<rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">

channel.title

The title of the entire RSS feed, displayed by feed readers / apps / websites as the feed’s name.

<title><![CDATA[Criczop Cricket Feed]]></title>

channel.link

URL of the Criczop website associated with the feed. Often shown as a “visit site” link in feed readers.

<link>https://www.criczop.com/</link>

channel.description

Short description explaining the purpose and contents of the feed. Helps users understand what kind of content to expect.

<description><![CDATA[Stay ahead of the game with breaking cricket news, live match updates, player insights, and thrilling stories curated by Criczop.]]></description>

channel.atom:link

A self-referencing URL indicating the location of the feed itself. Used for feed discovery and updates.

<atom:link href="https://api.criczop.com/v1/cricket-feed/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />

channel.image

Container for the feed's logo. You can display this as the feed’s icon.

(see nested fields below)

channel.image.url

URL pointing to the Criczop feed’s logo image.

<url>https://static.criczop.com/rss-feed-logo.png</url>

channel.image.title

Textual title describing the image

<title><![CDATA[Criczop Cricket Feed]]></title>

channel.image.link

A when the feed logo is clicked.

<link>https://www.criczop.com/</link>

item

Represents a single cricket news article or piece of content. A feed contains multiple such items.

(see nested fields below)

item.title

The headline of the article / content. Ideally, display it as a clickable link.

<title><![CDATA[England vs India T20I: Smriti Mandhana Breaks Into Top 3 of ICC T20I Rankings After Historic Ton]]></title>

item.link

or content on Criczop. Send your users to this URL when they want to read the full content.

<link>https://www.criczop.com/cricket-news/england-vs-india-t20i-smriti-mandhana-breaks-into-top-3-of-icc-t20i-rankings-after-historic-ton</link>

item.guid

Globally unique identifier for the news item.

<guid isPermaLink="false">6863ef58af718ddc1b4895a2</guid>

item.description

Short summary of the article’s content. Often displayed as preview text below the title in feed readers. Always wrapped in .

<description><![CDATA[ICC T20I rankings see Smriti Mandhana climb to 3rd spot after her maiden T20I century, becoming the first Indian to score tons in all three formats.]]></description>

item.pubDate

Publication date and time of the item. Follows the RFC 822 format.

<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 03:15:01 +0530</pubDate>

item.media:content

Provides the URL to an image associated with the item.

  • item.media:content.@url references the direct URL of the image

  • item.media:content.@type is the MIME type of the image (such as image/webp)

  • item.media:content.@width is the width of the image in pixels

  • item.media:content.@height is the height of the image in pixels

<media:content url="https://static.platform.gamezop.com/cms/media/harry-brook-ind-vs-eng-1st-test.webp" type="image/webp" width="1200" height="800"></media:content>

Other notes

  • Criczop only offers content in English

  • There is no pagination on the API; it will always return the 100 latest items

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