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SFGate API endpoint
SFGate author API
Returns an SFGATE author's name, job title, biography, headshot, public profile links, and recent articles from a canonical author URL. Author pages are served through proxied browser renderers; the service does not bypass authentication or access controls.
GETapiKey2 credits/requestSFGatepublicnews.sfgateAuthorResponseDoc
SFGate/sfgate/authorEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /sfgate/author
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 2 credits/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- SFGate
- Execution
- Managed browser rendering where the target needs it
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.sfgateAuthorResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Query parameter: url is a canonical HTTPS sfgate.com/author/<slug>/ URL. Returns the author's name, job title, biography, headshot, public profile links (same_as), and the recent articles shown on their page. Author pages are fetched through proxied browser renderers; when none can load the page the endpoint returns a 503 upstream error.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /sfgate/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfgate.com%2Fauthor%2Fgabe-fernandez%2F
- Items in articles
- 19
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 2
- Fields empty in some or all items
- 1
| Field | Filled in, of 19 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 19 | median 75 characters |
| url | 19 | sfgate.com |
| summary | 4 | median 62 characters |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical SFGate author URL | https://www.sfgate.com/author/example-writer/ | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/sfgate/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfgate.com%2Fauthor%2Fexample-writer%2F" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Example JSON response
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.sfgate.com/author/example-writer",
"name": "Example Writer",
"job_title": "Sports Reporter",
"biography": [
"Example Writer covers example topics."
],
"articles": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/example-story-22400002.php"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.sfgateAuthorResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | sfgate.AuthorResponse | No | ||||
| data.articles | array | No | ||||
| data.articles[].summary | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].url | string | No | ||||
| data.biography | array | 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/sfgate/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfgate.com%2Fauthor%2Fexample-writer%2F" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"