The Atlantic API endpoint
Returns one Atlantic staff author's public profile -- name, headshot, and biography -- plus their recent articles, from a canonical author URL.
/theatlantic/authorQuery parameter: required url, a canonical theatlantic.com/author/<slug>/ URL. Returns the author's name, headshot, biography, and their recent articles.
| Field | Filled in, of 10 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 10 | |
| url | 10 | theatlantic.com |
| description | 10 | |
| author | 10 | |
| published_at | 10 | 2026-07-14 to 2026-10-01 |
| image_url | 10 | cdn.theatlantic.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical theatlantic.com/author/<slug>/ URL | https://www.theatlantic.com/author/example-author/ | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/theatlantic/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fauthor%2Fexample-author%2F" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"name": "Jane Example",
"url": "https://www.theatlantic.com/author/jane-example/",
"headshot_url": "https://cdn.theatlantic.com/img/headshot.jpg",
"biography": "Jane Example is a staff writer at The Atlantic.",
"articles": [
{
"title": "An Article By This Author",
"url": "https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/09/an-article-by-this-author/000001/",
"published_at": "2026-09-20T10:00:00Z",
"image_url": "https://cdn.theatlantic.com/img/square.jpg"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/theatlantic.authorResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | theatlantic.AuthorResponse | No | ||||
| data.articles | array | No | ||||
| data.articles[].author | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].description | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].published_at | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.articles[].url | string | No | ||||
| data.biography | string | No | ||||
| data.headshot_url | string | No | ||||
| data.name | string | No | ||||
| data.url | string | No | ||||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/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/theatlantic/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fauthor%2Fexample-author%2F" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"