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SBS News API endpoint
SBS News author profile API
Returns an SBS News byline collection by canonical `url`, for example `https://www.sbs.com.au/news/collection/jennifer-scherer`: name, headshot, biography and the articles on the requested archive `page` (1-based, default 1), with `has_next_page` for paging. Articles are limited to SBS News article, Insight and Dateline links.
GETapiKey2 credits/requestSBS Newspublicnews.sbsnewsAuthorResponseDoc
SBS News/sbsnews/authorEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /sbsnews/author
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 2 credits/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- SBS News
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.sbsnewsAuthorResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Query parameters: url is required and must be a canonical HTTPS SBS News author collection URL such as https://www.sbs.com.au/news/collection/jennifer-scherer; page is an optional 1-based archive page and defaults to 1. Pagination uses SBS's observed ?page=<n> query. Response articles are limited to canonical SBS News article, Insight, and Dateline links.
Workflow check
Start from the checked request: GET /sbsnews/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbs.com.au%2Fnews%2Fcollection%2Fjennifer-scherer. Live check on 2026-10-14: 5 articles returned. Fields present in every checked item: title, url.
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Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /sbsnews/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbs.com.au%2Fnews%2Fcollection%2Fjennifer-scherer
- Items in articles
- 5
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 2
| Field | Filled in, of 5 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 5 | median 80 characters |
| url | 5 | sbs.com.au |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical SBS News author collection URL | https://www.sbs.com.au/news/collection/jennifer-scherer | |
| page | integer | No | 1-based author archive page number | ||
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/sbsnews/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbs.com.au%2Fnews%2Fcollection%2Fjennifer-scherer&page=1" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Illustrative JSON response shape
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/collection/jennifer-scherer",
"name": "Jennifer Scherer",
"biography": "SBS News journalist.",
"page": 1,
"has_next_page": true,
"articles": [
{
"title": "Example story",
"url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/example-story/abc123xyz"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.sbsnewsAuthorResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | sbsnews.AuthorResponse | No | ||||
| data.articles | array | No | ||||
| data.articles[].published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].summary | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].url | string | No | ||||
| data.biography | string | No | ||||
| data.has_next_page | boolean | No | ||||
| data.headshot_url | string | No | ||||
| data.name | string | No | ||||
| data.page | integer | 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/sbsnews/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbs.com.au%2Fnews%2Fcollection%2Fjennifer-scherer&page=1" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"