Endpoint Playground
Returns one Washington Post staff author's public profile: byline metadata, bio, contact/social links, and one page of their recent articles.
14 Oct 2026: 20 articles; 6 fields had a value in every checked item.
Sample value profiles: published_at: 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-13; url: washingtonpost.com; description: median 159 characters.
curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/wapo/author' \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | No | Washington Post people slug, e.g. adam-taylor | |
| url | string | No | Canonical washingtonpost.com/people/<slug>/ URL, optionally with a ?page= query; alternative to slug | |
| page | integer | No | 1-based page number; overrides any page number in url |
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"name": "Adam Taylor",
"slug": "adam-taylor",
"url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/adam-taylor/",
"author_type": "Staff writer",
"role": "Reporter",
"location": "Washington, D.C.",
"expertise": "National Security reporter with a focus on the State Department",
"bio": "Adam Taylor writes about national security and foreign policy for The Washington Post.",
"email": "[email protected]",
"twitter_url": "https://twitter.com/mradamtaylor",
"image_url": "https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/washpost/5ca9816b-ff47-49a9-a99d-778fc202b6fe.png",
"page": 1,
"total_pages": 15,
"total_count": 283,
"articles": [
{
"title": "Trump pledges to open new Arctic military bases as he signs Greenland deal",
"url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/22/trump-pledges-open-new-arctic-military-bases-he-signs-greenland-deal/",
"section": "National Security",
"published_at": "2026-09-22T17:18:23.392Z"
}
]
},
"msg": "OK"
}The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.