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Salon writer profile API

Returns a Salon writer's profile by canonical `url` (`https://www.salon.com/writer/<slug>`): name, `job_title`, `bio`, `image_url`, `same_as` links and a list of articles. Each article carries only a title and URL, with no date or category. Job title, photo and `same_as` appear only when the writer page shows them.

GETapiKey2 credits/requestSalonpublicnews.salonAuthorResponseDoc/salon/author

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /salon/author
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: Salon
Execution: Managed browser rendering where the target needs it
Response schema: #/definitions/publicnews.salonAuthorResponseDoc

Salon Scraper API Try Salon writer profile API in Playground Salon API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

url (required): a canonical https://www.salon.com/writer/<slug> URL.

job_title, image_url, and same_as reflect whatever Salon's own writer page shows for that author -- not every writer page carries a job title, photo, or a linked social account. Each article in articles carries only a title and URL; Salon's writer-page article list does not render a per-card publish date or category.

Example response (truncated):

{"code":200,"data":{"url":"https://www.salon.com/writer/troy_farah","name":"Troy Farah","job_title":"News Editor","bio":"Troy Farah is Salon's news editor and author of our morning newsletter, Crash Course. Previously he served as the national affairs editor and science and health editor.","image_url":"https://www.salon.com/app/uploads/2026/04/troy-farah.jpg","same_as":["https://x.com/filth_filler"],"articles":[{"title":"Trump admin spars with Iran at UN meeting","url":"https://www.salon.com/2026/09/23/trump-admin-spars-with-iran-at-un-meeting/"}]}}

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /salon/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salon.com%2Fwriter%2Ftroy_farah
Items in articles: 24
Fields filled in every checked item: 2

Field	Filled in, of 24 checked	Values in the sample
title	24	median 44 characters
url	24	salon.com

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
url	string	Yes		Canonical Salon writer URL	https://www.salon.com/writer/troy_farah
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes		API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/salon/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salon.com%2Fwriter%2Ftroy_farah" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.salon.com/writer/troy_farah",
    "name": "Troy Farah",
    "job_title": "News Editor",
    "bio": "Troy Farah is Salon's news editor and author of our morning newsletter, Crash Course. Previously he served as the national affairs editor and science and health editor.",
    "image_url": "https://www.salon.com/app/uploads/2026/04/troy-farah.jpg",
    "same_as": [
      "https://x.com/filth_filler"
    ],
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Trump admin spars with Iran at UN meeting",
        "url": "https://www.salon.com/2026/09/23/trump-admin-spars-with-iran-at-un-meeting/"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/publicnews.salonAuthorResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required
data	salon.AuthorResponse	No
data.articles	array	No
data.articles[].title	string	No
data.articles[].url	string	No
data.bio	string	No
data.image_url	string	No
data.job_title	string	No
data.name	string	No
data.same_as	array	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/salon/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salon.com%2Fwriter%2Ftroy_farah" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

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Salon API endpoint

Salon writer profile API

GETapiKey2 credits/requestSalonpublicnews.salonAuthorResponseDoc/salon/author

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /salon/author
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: Salon
Execution: Managed browser rendering where the target needs it
Response schema: #/definitions/publicnews.salonAuthorResponseDoc

Salon Scraper API Try Salon writer profile API in Playground Salon API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

url (required): a canonical https://www.salon.com/writer/<slug> URL.

Example response (truncated):

{"code":200,"data":{"url":"https://www.salon.com/writer/troy_farah","name":"Troy Farah","job_title":"News Editor","bio":"Troy Farah is Salon's news editor and author of our morning newsletter, Crash Course. Previously he served as the national affairs editor and science and health editor.","image_url":"https://www.salon.com/app/uploads/2026/04/troy-farah.jpg","same_as":["https://x.com/filth_filler"],"articles":[{"title":"Trump admin spars with Iran at UN meeting","url":"https://www.salon.com/2026/09/23/trump-admin-spars-with-iran-at-un-meeting/"}]}}

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /salon/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salon.com%2Fwriter%2Ftroy_farah
Items in articles: 24
Fields filled in every checked item: 2

Field	Filled in, of 24 checked	Values in the sample
title	24	median 44 characters
url	24	salon.com

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
url	string	Yes		Canonical Salon writer URL	https://www.salon.com/writer/troy_farah
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes		API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/salon/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salon.com%2Fwriter%2Ftroy_farah" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.salon.com/writer/troy_farah",
    "name": "Troy Farah",
    "job_title": "News Editor",
    "bio": "Troy Farah is Salon's news editor and author of our morning newsletter, Crash Course. Previously he served as the national affairs editor and science and health editor.",
    "image_url": "https://www.salon.com/app/uploads/2026/04/troy-farah.jpg",
    "same_as": [
      "https://x.com/filth_filler"
    ],
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Trump admin spars with Iran at UN meeting",
        "url": "https://www.salon.com/2026/09/23/trump-admin-spars-with-iran-at-un-meeting/"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/publicnews.salonAuthorResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required
data	salon.AuthorResponse	No
data.articles	array	No
data.articles[].title	string	No
data.articles[].url	string	No
data.bio	string	No
data.image_url	string	No
data.job_title	string	No
data.name	string	No
data.same_as	array	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/salon/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salon.com%2Fwriter%2Ftroy_farah" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

More Salon endpoint docs Salon Scraper API Salon article API documentation Salon section headlines API documentation Salon top stories API documentation Salon sections API documentation

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Salon writer 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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Salon writer profile API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Example JSON response

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

Related