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The Independent API endpoint

Independent author profile API

Returns one Independent author's profile by `slug` (for example `lizzie-dearden`) or `url`; exactly one is required. The response has name, job title, bio, X/Twitter handle and the author's recent articles with title, URL, section and section URL. It is a single page of articles with no further pagination.

GETapiKey2 credits/requestThe Independentpublicnews.independentAuthorResponseDoc/independent/author

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /independent/author
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: The Independent
Response schema: #/definitions/publicnews.independentAuthorResponseDoc

The Independent API Try Independent author profile API in Playground The Independent API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

slug (optional): an author slug, e.g. lizzie-dearden.
url (optional): a canonical https://www.independent.co.uk/author/<slug> URL, as an alternative to slug.

Exactly one of slug/url is required. The response is a single page of the author's most recent articles as shown on their profile page; there is no further pagination.

Example response (truncated):

{"code":200,"data":{"name":"Lizzie Dearden","slug":"lizzie-dearden","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/author/lizzie-dearden","job_title":"Former Home Affairs Editor","bio":"Lizzie Dearden was The Independent's Home Affairs Editor until August 2023...","twitter":"https://twitter.com/lizziedearden","articles":[{"title":"Home Office body returns £1m funding for counterextremism work","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terrorism-threat-extremism-budget-home-office-b2395559.html","section":"Home News","section_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news"}]}}

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /independent/author?slug=lizzie-dearden
Items in articles: 84
Fields filled in every checked item: 2
Fields empty in some or all items: 2

Field	Filled in, of 84 checked	Values in the sample
title	84	median 67 characters
url	84	independent.co.uk
section	6
section_url	6	independent.co.uk

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
slug	string	No	Author slug, e.g. lizzie-dearden	lizzie-dearden
url	string	No	Canonical independent.co.uk/author/<slug> URL; alternative to slug	https://www.independent.co.uk/author/lizzie-dearden
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes	API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/independent/author" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Lizzie Dearden",
    "slug": "lizzie-dearden",
    "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/author/lizzie-dearden",
    "job_title": "Former Home Affairs Editor",
    "bio": "Lizzie Dearden was The Independent's Home Affairs Editor until August 2023...",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/lizziedearden",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Home Office body returns £1m funding for counterextremism work",
        "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terrorism-threat-extremism-budget-home-office-b2395559.html",
        "section": "Home News",
        "section_url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/publicnews.independentAuthorResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required
data	independent.AuthorResponse	No
data.articles	array	No
data.articles[].section	string	No
data.articles[].section_url	string	No
data.articles[].title	string	No
data.articles[].url	string	No
data.bio	string	No
data.job_title	string	No
data.name	string	No
data.slug	string	No
data.twitter	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/independent/author" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

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The Independent API endpoint

Independent author profile API

GETapiKey2 credits/requestThe Independentpublicnews.independentAuthorResponseDoc/independent/author

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /independent/author
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: The Independent
Response schema: #/definitions/publicnews.independentAuthorResponseDoc

The Independent API Try Independent author profile API in Playground The Independent API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

slug (optional): an author slug, e.g. lizzie-dearden.
url (optional): a canonical https://www.independent.co.uk/author/<slug> URL, as an alternative to slug.

Exactly one of slug/url is required. The response is a single page of the author's most recent articles as shown on their profile page; there is no further pagination.

Example response (truncated):

{"code":200,"data":{"name":"Lizzie Dearden","slug":"lizzie-dearden","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/author/lizzie-dearden","job_title":"Former Home Affairs Editor","bio":"Lizzie Dearden was The Independent's Home Affairs Editor until August 2023...","twitter":"https://twitter.com/lizziedearden","articles":[{"title":"Home Office body returns £1m funding for counterextremism work","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terrorism-threat-extremism-budget-home-office-b2395559.html","section":"Home News","section_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news"}]}}

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /independent/author?slug=lizzie-dearden
Items in articles: 84
Fields filled in every checked item: 2
Fields empty in some or all items: 2

Field	Filled in, of 84 checked	Values in the sample
title	84	median 67 characters
url	84	independent.co.uk
section	6
section_url	6	independent.co.uk

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
slug	string	No	Author slug, e.g. lizzie-dearden	lizzie-dearden
url	string	No	Canonical independent.co.uk/author/<slug> URL; alternative to slug	https://www.independent.co.uk/author/lizzie-dearden
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes	API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/independent/author" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Lizzie Dearden",
    "slug": "lizzie-dearden",
    "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/author/lizzie-dearden",
    "job_title": "Former Home Affairs Editor",
    "bio": "Lizzie Dearden was The Independent's Home Affairs Editor until August 2023...",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/lizziedearden",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Home Office body returns £1m funding for counterextremism work",
        "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terrorism-threat-extremism-budget-home-office-b2395559.html",
        "section": "Home News",
        "section_url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/publicnews.independentAuthorResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required
data	independent.AuthorResponse	No
data.articles	array	No
data.articles[].section	string	No
data.articles[].section_url	string	No
data.articles[].title	string	No
data.articles[].url	string	No
data.bio	string	No
data.job_title	string	No
data.name	string	No
data.slug	string	No
data.twitter	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/independent/author" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

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Independent author profile API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Example JSON response

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

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Independent author profile API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Example JSON response

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

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