9to5Google API endpoint
Returns a 9to5Google author profile from `url`, a canonical `https://9to5google.com/author/<slug>/` address. The response has the author's `name`, avatar, `biography`, `social_links` and the first page of recent articles, each with title, URL, summary and image. Social-link types and dates are as the author's page shows them.
/ninetofivegoogle/authorQuery parameter: url is required and must be a canonical https://9to5google.com/author/<slug>/ profile URL. Returns the profile's public name, avatar, biography, social links, and first page of recent articles. Social-link types and dates reflect the source page.
Start from the checked request: GET /ninetofivegoogle/author?url=https%3A%2F%2F9to5google.com%2Fauthor%2Ftechnacity%2F. Live check on 2026-10-14: 24 articles returned. Fields present in every checked item: title, url, summary, published_at, author, image_url.
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| Field | Filled in, of 24 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 24 | median 62 characters |
| url | 24 | 9to5google.com |
| summary | 24 | median 127 characters |
| published_at | 24 | |
| author | 24 | |
| image_url | 24 | 9to5google.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical 9to5Google author URL | https://9to5google.com/author/technacity/ | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/ninetofivegoogle/author?url=https%3A%2F%2F9to5google.com%2Fauthor%2Ftechnacity%2F" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://9to5google.com/author/technacity/",
"name": "Abner Li",
"biography": [
"Abner Li is a writer at 9to5Google."
],
"articles": [
{
"title": "Google story title",
"url": "https://9to5google.com/2026/09/29/example-story"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.ninetofivegoogleAuthorResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | ninetofivegoogle.AuthorResponse | No | ||||
| data.articles | array | No | ||||
| data.articles[].author | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].summary | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].type | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].url | string | No | ||||
| data.biography | array | No | ||||
| data.image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.name | string | No | ||||
| data.social_links | array | No | ||||
| data.social_links[].type | string | No | ||||
| data.social_links[].url | string | No | ||||
| data.url | string | No |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/ninetofivegoogle/author?url=https%3A%2F%2F9to5google.com%2Fauthor%2Ftechnacity%2F" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"