AP News API endpoint
Returns an AP News author's byline metadata, biography, and recent articles from a canonical author URL. The service does not bypass authentication or access controls. Billing is 1 credit, or 5 credits when browser rendering is required.
/apnews/authorQuery parameter: url is a canonical HTTPS apnews.com/author/<slug> URL. Returns the author's byline metadata (job title and email, when AP publishes them on the page), biography paragraphs, and their recent articles.
| Field | Filled in, of 30 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 30 | median 75 characters |
| url | 30 | apnews.com |
| description | 30 | median 156 characters |
| published_at | 30 | 2026-02-18 to 2026-10-05 |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical AP News author URL | https://apnews.com/author/lauran-neergaard | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/apnews/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Fauthor%2Flauran-neergaard" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://apnews.com/author/example-author",
"name": "Example Author",
"job_title": "Example writer",
"email": "[email protected]",
"biography": [
"Example is an Associated Press writer who covers example topics."
],
"articles": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://apnews.com/article/example-article-id",
"description": "Example article summary.",
"published_at": "2026-09-22T10:00:00Z"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.apNewsAuthorResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | apnews.AuthorResponse | No | ||||
| data.articles | array | No | ||||
| data.articles[].description | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].url | string | No | ||||
| data.biography | array | No | ||||
| data.email | string | No | ||||
| data.job_title | 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/apnews/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Fauthor%2Flauran-neergaard" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"