Endpoint Playground
Returns one Toronto Star author's public profile: name, job title, biography, location and topic focus, avatar, and their recent articles.
14 Oct 2026: 8 articles; 4 fields had a value in every checked item.
Sample value profiles: published_at: 2026-09-24 to 2026-10-13; url: thestar.com; title: median 97 characters.
curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/torontostar/author' \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | No | Author profile slug (thestar.com/users/profile/<slug>); use this or url | |
| url | string | No | Canonical thestar.com/users/profile/<slug> URL; alternative to slug |
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"name": "Omar Mosleh",
"slug": "omar-mosleh",
"url": "https://www.thestar.com/users/profile/omar-mosleh",
"job_title": "Staff Reporter",
"bio": "Omar Mosleh is a Toronto-based reporter for the Star. He previously was based in Alberta.",
"location": "Edmonton, Alberta",
"topics": "Generalist",
"image_url": "https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/content/tncms/avatars/b/7e/5fd/b7e5fd3a-a243-11ed-8909-6367051164ce.37a17bb94b37c933d33dbd8b32a1c1ad.png",
"articles": [
{
"title": "Suicide victims' families confront Ontario poison seller Kenneth Law",
"url": "https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/court-set-to-hear-from-victims-families-in-case-of-international-poison-seller-kenneth-law/article_e760a06a-60da-49b6-ae00-fe14e1b5eb5b.html",
"summary": "You may one day regain your freedom, Mr. Law, but you will never erase the consequences of what you did.",
"published_at": "2026-09-24T13:02:54Z"
}
]
}
}The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.