MakeUseOf API endpoint
Returns an author's public byline metadata, biography, social links, and recent stories from a canonical author URL. Only the first page is covered.
/makeuseof/authorQuery parameters:
url (required): canonical HTTPS MakeUseOf author URL, such as https://www.makeuseof.com/author/oluwademilade-afolabi/.Returns public author metadata, biography, social links, and recent article cards from the first profile page.
| Field | Filled in, of 20 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 20 | median 77 characters |
| url | 20 | makeuseof.com |
| summary | 20 | median 67 characters |
| image_url | 20 | static0.makeuseofimages.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical MakeUseOf author URL | https://www.makeuseof.com/author/oluwademilade-afolabi/ | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/makeuseof/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.makeuseof.com%2Fauthor%2Foluwademilade-afolabi%2F" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://makeuseof.com/author/example-author/",
"name": "Example Author",
"title": "Staff Writer",
"articles": [
{
"title": "Example story title",
"url": "https://makeuseof.com/example-story-title/"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.makeuseofAuthorResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | makeuseof.AuthorResponse | No | ||||
| data.articles | array | No | HeadlineItem record, 7 fields: author, image_url, published_at, summary, title, type, url. Described under MakeUseOf News API. | |||
| data.biography | string | 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.title | 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/makeuseof/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.makeuseof.com%2Fauthor%2Foluwademilade-afolabi%2F" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"