Endpoint Playground
Returns one public author topic page, its name, optional author image and the latest article cards listed on that page.
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.
Return to section story discovery with Get The National section headlines.
14 Oct 2026: 15 articles; 4 fields had a value in every checked item.
Sample value profiles: url: thenationalnews.com; title: median 67 characters; summary: median 70 characters.
curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/national/author' \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | No | The National author slug, e.g. cody-combs | |
| url | string | No | Canonical thenationalnews.com/topics/Author/<slug> URL; alternative to slug |
{
"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"
}
]
}
}The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.