---
title: "Get an Independent author profile"
method: GET
path: "/independent/author"
tags: ["The Independent"]
---

# Get an Independent author profile

`GET /independent/author`

## Request

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

Returns one Independent author's profile by `slug` (for example `lizzie-dearden`) or `url`; exactly one is required. The response has name, job title, bio, X/Twitter handle and the author's recent articles with title, URL, section and section URL. It is a single page of articles with no further pagination.

## Query parameters

- `slug` string
- `url` string

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- PublicnewsIndependentAuthorResponseDoc
  - `data` IndependentAuthorResponse
    - `articles` IndependentAuthorArticle[]
      - `section` string
      - `section_url` string
      - `title` string
      - `url` string
    - `bio` string
    - `job_title` string
    - `name` string
    - `slug` string
    - `twitter` string
    - `url` string

## Other responses

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

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