Endpoint Playground
Returns a Townhall author profile by `slug` (such as `amy-curtis`) or by an author `url`; exactly one is required. The response has the name, photo, bio, X profile link and the first page of the author's archive, about 50 stories, each with its section label and a `vip` flag. Unknown authors return a not-found error.
14 Oct 2026: 50 articles; 5 fields had a value in every checked item and 1 varied between items.
Sample value profiles: published_at: 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-13; url: townhall.com; vip: true in 8 of 8.
curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/townhall/author' \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | No | Author slug, e.g. amy-curtis | |
| url | string | No | Canonical townhall.com/author/<slug> URL; alternative to slug |
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"name": "Amy Curtis",
"slug": "amy-curtis",
"url": "https://townhall.com/author/amy-curtis",
"bio": "Purveyor of epic Twitter rants and awesome Townhall content by day, gamer, bookworm, and cinephile by night.",
"image_url": "https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/authorimages/124338e5-f660-4d48-8d57-6705f22d3210-250x0.png",
"x_url": "https://x.com/RantyAmyCurtis",
"articles": [
{
"title": "The Beatification of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Is Exactly What We Need Right Now",
"url": "https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/24/beatification-of-bishop-fulton-j-sheen-n2683550",
"section": "Catholic Church",
"published_at": "2026-09-25T01:00:27Z",
"vip": true
}
]
}
}The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.