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MacRumors API endpoint

MacRumors author profile API

Returns a MacRumors author profile, identified by `slug` (such as `juli-clover`) or a canonical `macrumors.com/author/<slug>` `url`; provide exactly one. The response has the name, `bio`, `image_url` and about 20 recent articles with title, URL, publication time and, when shown, summary and image. Unknown authors return not found.

GETapiKey2 credits/requestMacRumorspublicnews.macRumorsAuthorResponseDoc/macrumors/author

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /macrumors/author
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: MacRumors
Response schema: #/definitions/publicnews.macRumorsAuthorResponseDoc

MacRumors Scraper API Try MacRumors author profile API in Playground MacRumors API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Returns one MacRumors author's public profile: name, bio, avatar and their most recent articles.

Query parameters:

slug (optional): an author slug, e.g. juli-clover, joe-rossignol or tim-hardwick; use the slug from the author's byline link.
url (optional): a canonical https://www.macrumors.com/author/<slug>/ URL, as an alternative to slug.

Exactly one of slug/url is required. The response is the first page of the author's article listing (about 20 articles, no further pagination); each article has title, url, published_at and, when the card shows one, summary and image_url. An unknown author returns a not-found error.

Example response (truncated):

{"code":200,"data":{"name":"Juli Clover","slug":"juli-clover","url":"https://www.macrumors.com/author/juli-clover","bio":"Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010.","image_url":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/be69f7b7d4fd13b0e0beb160270df7c5?s=160","articles":[{"title":"Google Photos Wardrobe Feature Comes to iOS","url":"https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/24/google-photos-wardrobe-ios","summary":"Google today said its digital wardrobe option is available in the Google Photos iOS app in the U.S., India, and Brazil. ...","published_at":"2026-09-24T20:33:00Z","image_url":"https://images.macrumors.com/t/i9ZG4opz8IdpO0vG3U7hgKrPleM=/400x400/article-new/2026/04/google-photos-wardrobe.jpg"}]}}

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /macrumors/author?slug=juli-clover
Items in articles: 20
Fields filled in every checked item: 5

Field	Filled in, of 20 checked	Values in the sample
title	20	median 60 characters
url	20	macrumors.com
summary	20	median 300 characters
published_at	20	2026-10-07 to 2026-10-13
image_url	20	images.macrumors.com

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
slug	string	No	Author slug, e.g. juli-clover	juli-clover
url	string	No	Canonical macrumors.com/author/<slug> URL; alternative to slug	https://www.macrumors.com/author/juli-clover/
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes	API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/macrumors/author" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Juli Clover",
    "slug": "juli-clover",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/author/juli-clover",
    "bio": "Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010.",
    "image_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/be69f7b7d4fd13b0e0beb160270df7c5?s=160",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Google Photos Wardrobe Feature Comes to iOS",
        "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/24/google-photos-wardrobe-ios",
        "summary": "Google today said its digital wardrobe option is available in the Google Photos iOS app in the U.S., India, and Brazil. ...",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T20:33:00Z",
        "image_url": "https://images.macrumors.com/t/i9ZG4opz8IdpO0vG3U7hgKrPleM=/400x400/article-new/2026/04/google-photos-wardrobe.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/publicnews.macRumorsAuthorResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required
data	macrumors.AuthorResponse	No
data.articles	array	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[].url	string	No
data.bio	string	No
data.image_url	string	No
data.name	string	No
data.slug	string	No
data.url	string	No

Failure responses

Status	Description	Schema
400	Bad Request	#/definitions/app.Response
404	Not Found	#/definitions/app.Response
503	Service Unavailable	#/definitions/app.Response

Code examples

Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/macrumors/author" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

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MacRumors API endpoint

MacRumors author profile API

GETapiKey2 credits/requestMacRumorspublicnews.macRumorsAuthorResponseDoc/macrumors/author

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /macrumors/author
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: MacRumors
Response schema: #/definitions/publicnews.macRumorsAuthorResponseDoc

MacRumors Scraper API Try MacRumors author profile API in Playground MacRumors API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Returns one MacRumors author's public profile: name, bio, avatar and their most recent articles.

Query parameters:

slug (optional): an author slug, e.g. juli-clover, joe-rossignol or tim-hardwick; use the slug from the author's byline link.
url (optional): a canonical https://www.macrumors.com/author/<slug>/ URL, as an alternative to slug.

Example response (truncated):

{"code":200,"data":{"name":"Juli Clover","slug":"juli-clover","url":"https://www.macrumors.com/author/juli-clover","bio":"Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010.","image_url":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/be69f7b7d4fd13b0e0beb160270df7c5?s=160","articles":[{"title":"Google Photos Wardrobe Feature Comes to iOS","url":"https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/24/google-photos-wardrobe-ios","summary":"Google today said its digital wardrobe option is available in the Google Photos iOS app in the U.S., India, and Brazil. ...","published_at":"2026-09-24T20:33:00Z","image_url":"https://images.macrumors.com/t/i9ZG4opz8IdpO0vG3U7hgKrPleM=/400x400/article-new/2026/04/google-photos-wardrobe.jpg"}]}}

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /macrumors/author?slug=juli-clover
Items in articles: 20
Fields filled in every checked item: 5

Field	Filled in, of 20 checked	Values in the sample
title	20	median 60 characters
url	20	macrumors.com
summary	20	median 300 characters
published_at	20	2026-10-07 to 2026-10-13
image_url	20	images.macrumors.com

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
slug	string	No	Author slug, e.g. juli-clover	juli-clover
url	string	No	Canonical macrumors.com/author/<slug> URL; alternative to slug	https://www.macrumors.com/author/juli-clover/
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes	API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/macrumors/author" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Juli Clover",
    "slug": "juli-clover",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/author/juli-clover",
    "bio": "Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010.",
    "image_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/be69f7b7d4fd13b0e0beb160270df7c5?s=160",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Google Photos Wardrobe Feature Comes to iOS",
        "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/24/google-photos-wardrobe-ios",
        "summary": "Google today said its digital wardrobe option is available in the Google Photos iOS app in the U.S., India, and Brazil. ...",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T20:33:00Z",
        "image_url": "https://images.macrumors.com/t/i9ZG4opz8IdpO0vG3U7hgKrPleM=/400x400/article-new/2026/04/google-photos-wardrobe.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/publicnews.macRumorsAuthorResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required
data	macrumors.AuthorResponse	No
data.articles	array	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[].url	string	No
data.bio	string	No
data.image_url	string	No
data.name	string	No
data.slug	string	No
data.url	string	No

Failure responses

Status	Description	Schema
400	Bad Request	#/definitions/app.Response
404	Not Found	#/definitions/app.Response
503	Service Unavailable	#/definitions/app.Response

Code examples

Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/macrumors/author" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

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MacRumors author profile API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Example JSON response

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

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MacRumors author profile API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Example JSON response

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

Related