Endpoint Playground
Returns an IGN author profile by `url`, a canonical `https://www.ign.com/person/<username>` link. The response has the `username`, name, job title, location, biography, headshot, `social_links` (platform and URL) and the author's recent articles.
14 Oct 2026: 10 articles; 3 fields had a value in every checked item.
Sample value profiles: url: ign.com; title: median 102 characters; summary: median 29 characters.
curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/ign/author?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ign.com%2Fperson%2FtomphillipsIGN' \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | https://www.ign.com/person/tomphillipsIGN | Canonical www.ign.com/person/<username> URL |
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://www.ign.com/person/exampleauthorIGN",
"username": "exampleauthorIGN",
"name": "Example Author",
"job_title": "News Editor",
"location": "London",
"image_url": "https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/avatars/example.jpg",
"biography": [
"Example Author covers games and entertainment for IGN."
],
"social_links": [
{
"platform": "Twitter",
"url": "https://www.twitter.com/@exampleauthor"
}
],
"articles": [
{
"title": "Example headline",
"url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/example-article"
}
]
}
}The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.