Endpoint Playground
Returns an IOL author profile, identified by `slug` (such as `xolile-mtembu`) or a canonical `iol.co.za/authors/<slug>/` `url`; provide exactly one. The response has the name, `role` and `image_url` when present, and up to 25 recent articles with title, URL, summary, section and a `published_date` taken from the article URL. Unknown authors return not found.
14 Oct 2026: 25 articles; 5 fields had a value in every checked item.
Sample value profiles: published_date: 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-13; url: iol.co.za; title: median 77 characters.
curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/iol/author' \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | No | Author slug, e.g. xolile-mtembu | |
| url | string | No | Canonical iol.co.za/authors/<slug>/ URL; alternative to slug |
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"name": "Xolile Mtembu",
"slug": "xolile-mtembu",
"url": "https://iol.co.za/authors/xolile-mtembu/",
"role": "Digital Journalist, IOL News",
"image_url": "https://iol-prod.appspot.com/image/f67fc379e08a1fc50070b5a5aa23f2565c0849af",
"articles": [
{
"title": "Petition demands permanent serial crime task team after Kempton Park murders",
"url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-09-23-petition-demands-permanent-serial-crime-task-team-after-kempton-park-murders",
"summary": "A petition is calling on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia to establish and permanently fund a specialised serial crime task team following the deaths of nine women in Ekurhuleni.",
"section": "Crime and Courts",
"published_date": "2026-09-23"
}
]
}
}The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.