Ars Technica API endpoint
Returns an Ars Technica contributor's byline metadata (name, job title, headshot, contact email), biography, and recent articles from a canonical author URL. The service does not bypass authentication or access controls.
/arstechnica/authorQuery parameter: url is a canonical HTTPS
arstechnica.com/author/<slug>/ URL. Returns the contributor's byline
metadata (name, job title, and contact email, when present), biography,
headshot, and recent articles.
| Field | Filled in, of 36 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 36 | median 74 characters |
| url | 36 | arstechnica.com |
| published_at | 36 | 2026-08-11 to 2026-10-13 |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical Ars Technica contributor URL | https://arstechnica.com/author/example-writer/ | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/arstechnica/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Fauthor%2Fexample-writer%2F" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://arstechnica.com/author/example-writer/",
"name": "Example Writer",
"job_title": "Senior Example Reporter",
"biography": [
"Example Writer is a contributor covering example topics."
],
"articles": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/example-story/"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.arstechnicaAuthorResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | arstechnica.AuthorResponse | No | ||||
| data.articles | array | 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.image_url | 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/arstechnica/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Fauthor%2Fexample-writer%2F" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"