---
title: "Get an IGN author profile"
method: GET
path: "/ign/author"
tags: ["IGN"]
---

# Get an IGN author profile

`GET /ign/author`

## Request

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

Returns an IGN author profile by `url`, a canonical `https://www.ign.com/person/<username>` link. The response has the `username`, name, job title, location, biography, headshot, `social_links` (platform and URL) and the author's recent articles.

## Query parameters

- `url` string, required

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- PublicnewsIgnAuthorResponseDoc
  - `data` IgnAuthorResponse
    - `articles` IgnHeadlineItem[]
      - `author` string
      - `image_url` string
      - `published_at` string
      - `summary` string
      - `title` string
      - `type` string
      - `url` string
    - `biography` string[]
    - `image_url` string
    - `job_title` string
    - `location` string
    - `name` string
    - `social_links` IgnAuthorSocialLink[]
      - `platform` string
      - `url` string
    - `url` string
    - `username` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `404`: Not Found
- `503`: Service Unavailable

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