ABC News Australia API endpoint
Returns an ABC News Australia author profile from `url`, a canonical `https://www.abc.net.au/news/<slug>/<id>` address: name, `biography`, `image_url` and recent articles. Not every author has a headshot or biography, and wire or staff bylines often have neither.
/abcau/authorQuery parameters:
url (required): a canonical https://www.abc.net.au/news/<slug>/<id> URL.image_url and biography reflect whatever the author's own profile carries -- not every author has a headshot or bio, and wire/staff bylines often have none.
Example response (truncated):
{"code":200,"data":{"url":"https://www.abc.net.au/news/jane-doe/12345","name":"Jane Doe","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/example.jpg","biography":["Jane Doe is a reporter based in Canberra."],"articles":[{"title":"Example headline","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/example-article-slug/107189792"}]}}
| Field | Filled in, of 25 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 25 | median 66 characters |
| url | 25 | abc.net.au |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical ABC News Australia author URL | https://www.abc.net.au/news/jane-doe/12345 | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/abcau/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2Fjane-doe%2F12345" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/jane-doe/12345",
"name": "Jane Doe",
"image_url": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/example.jpg",
"biography": [
"Jane Doe is a reporter based in Canberra."
],
"articles": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/example-article-slug/107189792"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.abcauAuthorResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | abcau.AuthorResponse | No | ||||
| data.articles | array | No | HeadlineItem record, 7 fields: author, image_url, published_at, summary, title, type, url. Described under ABC News Australia top stories API. | |||
| data.biography | array | No | ||||
| data.image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.name | 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/abcau/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2Fjane-doe%2F12345" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"