---
title: "Forbes contributor/staff author profile"
method: GET
path: "/forbes/author"
tags: ["Forbes"]
---

# Forbes contributor/staff author profile

`GET /forbes/author`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/forbes/author`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Returns one Forbes contributor or staff author's public byline page: name, display type, bio, headshot, and their most recent bylined articles. This is the journalist byline page at forbes.com/sites/<slug>/, distinct from forbes-person, which is a billionaire net-worth profile from Forbes's rich-list data.

## Query parameters

- `slug` string
- `url` string

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- ForbesAuthorResponseDoc
  - `code` integer
  - `data` ForbesAuthorResponse
    - `articles` ForbesAuthorArticle[]
      - `description` string
      - `image_url` string
      - `published_at` string
      - `title` string
      - `url` string
    - `bio` string
    - `display_type` string
    - `image_url` string
    - `name` string
    - `short_bio` string
    - `slug` string
    - `twitter_url` string
    - `url` string
  - `msg` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `404`: Not Found
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable

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