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Sky Sports API endpoint
Sky Sports author API
Returns a Sky Sports author's name, current `job_title`, biography paragraphs and the article links on their profile page, from an author `url` such as `https://www.skysports.com/author/kaveh-solhekol-773`. Each article has a title and URL, with summary, author, publication time and image where present.
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Sky Sports/skysports/authorEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /skysports/author
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 2 credits/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- Sky Sports
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.skySportsAuthorResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Query parameters: url (required): an HTTPS author page URL such as https://www.skysports.com/author/kaveh-solhekol-773.
Notable response behavior: Returns the author's name, current job title, public biography paragraphs, and article links present on the profile page.
Workflow check
Start from the checked request: GET /skysports/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skysports.com%2Fauthor%2Fkaveh-solhekol-773. Live check on 2026-10-14: 44 articles returned. Fields present in every checked item: title, url.
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Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /skysports/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skysports.com%2Fauthor%2Fkaveh-solhekol-773
- Items in articles
- 44
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 2
| Field | Filled in, of 44 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 44 | median 61 characters |
| url | 44 | skysports.com |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical Sky Sports author URL | https://www.skysports.com/author/kaveh-solhekol-773 | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/skysports/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skysports.com%2Fauthor%2Fkaveh-solhekol-773" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Illustrative JSON response shape
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.skysports.com/author/kaveh-solhekol-773",
"name": "Kaveh Solhekol",
"job_title": "Chief Correspondent",
"biography": [
"Kaveh Solhekol is Sky Sports News' Chief Correspondent."
],
"articles": [
{
"title": "Why Man City charges case could still drag on for years",
"url": "https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13592544/example-story"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.skySportsAuthorResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | skysports.AuthorResponse | No | ||||
| data.articles | array | No | HeadlineItem record, 7 fields: author, image_url, published_at, summary, title, type, url. Described under Sky Sports top stories API. | |||
| data.biography | array | No | ||||
| data.job_title | string | No | ||||
| data.name | 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/skysports/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skysports.com%2Fauthor%2Fkaveh-solhekol-773" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"