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TheBlaze API endpoint
TheBlaze author API
Returns a public /u/<slug> profile and up to 30 recent article feed items. Provide exactly one of slug or canonical profile URL.
GETapiKey2 credits/requestTheBlazepublicnews.theBlazeAuthorResponseDoc
TheBlaze/theblaze/authorEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /theblaze/author
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 2 credits/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- TheBlaze
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.theBlazeAuthorResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Provide exactly one query parameter: slug (a public TheBlaze username) or url (a canonical HTTPS theblaze.com/u/<slug> profile URL). Returns the public Person profile fields and recent stories from that user's public JSON feed.
Workflow check
Start from the checked request: GET /theblaze/author?slug=josephmackinnon. Live check on 2026-10-14: 30 articles returned. Fields present in every checked item: title, url, summary, published_at, author.
Return to section story discovery with Get Blaze Media section headlines.
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /theblaze/author?slug=josephmackinnon
- Items in articles
- 30
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 5
| Field | Filled in, of 30 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 30 | median 89 characters |
| url | 30 | theblaze.com |
| summary | 30 | median 5,075 characters |
| published_at | 30 | 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-13 |
| author | 30 |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | No | TheBlaze author username | josephmackinnon | |
| url | string | No | Canonical HTTPS theblaze.com/u/<slug> profile URL | https://www.theblaze.com/u/josephmackinnon | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/theblaze/author" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Illustrative JSON response shape
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"name": "Example Reporter",
"slug": "examplereporter",
"url": "https://www.theblaze.com/u/examplereporter",
"biography": [
"Example Reporter is a staff writer for Blaze News."
],
"image_url": "https://www.theblaze.com/media-library/reporter.jpg",
"articles": [
{
"title": "Example public headline",
"url": "https://www.theblaze.com/news/example-public-headline",
"published_at": "2026-09-29T18:15:00Z",
"author": "Example Reporter"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.theBlazeAuthorResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | theblaze.AuthorResponse | No | ||||
| data.articles | array | No | HeadlineItem record, 7 fields: author, image_url, published_at, summary, title, type, url. Described under TheBlaze top stories API. | |||
| data.biography | array | No | ||||
| data.image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.name | string | No | ||||
| data.role | string | No | ||||
| data.slug | 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/theblaze/author" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"