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The National API endpoint
The National author profile API
Returns one public author topic page, its name, optional author image and the latest article cards listed on that page.
GETapiKey2 credits/requestThe Nationalpublicnews.nationalAuthorResponseDoc
The National/national/authorEndpoint facts
- Method
- GET
- API path
- /national/author
- Auth
- apiKey
- Credits
- 2 credits/request
- Charged on
- Successful 2xx responses only
- Platform
- The National
- Response schema
- #/definitions/publicnews.nationalAuthorResponseDoc
How this endpoint behaves
Supply either slug or url. The author slug is required when url is omitted. A URL must be a canonical thenationalnews.com/topics/Author/<slug>/ profile URL. Slugs use lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens. The public Arc author topic page provides the name, optional author image, and latest article cards. The site does not publish a separate biography or full author RSS feed on this route.
Workflow check
Start from the checked request: GET /national/author?slug=cody-combs. Live check on 2026-10-14: 15 articles returned. Fields present in every checked item: title, url, summary, author.
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Live monitoring
- Monitored request
- GET /national/author?slug=cody-combs
- Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026
- 100%
- Median response time
- 3.00 s
Sampled response
- Request, 14 Oct 2026
- GET /national/author?slug=cody-combs
- Items in articles
- 15
- Fields filled in every checked item
- 4
| Field | Filled in, of 15 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| title | 15 | median 67 characters |
| url | 15 | thenationalnews.com |
| summary | 15 | median 70 characters |
| author | 15 |
Request parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | No | The National author slug, e.g. cody-combs | cody-combs | |
| url | string | No | Canonical thenationalnews.com/topics/Author/<slug> URL; alternative to slug | https://www.thenationalnews.com/topics/Author/cody-combs/ | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
cURL example
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/national/author" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Illustrative JSON response shape
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"name": "Cody Combs",
"slug": "cody-combs",
"url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/topics/Author/cody-combs/",
"articles": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/09/30/example-story/",
"author": "Cody Combs"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/publicnews.nationalAuthorResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | national.AuthorResponse | No | ||||
| data.articles | array | No | HeadlineItem record, 7 fields: author, image_url, published_at, summary, title, type, url. Described under The National latest news API. | |||
| data.image_url | string | No | ||||
| data.name | 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/national/author" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"