---
title: "Get a Kotaku author profile"
method: GET
path: "/kotaku/author"
tags: ["Kotaku"]
---

# Get a Kotaku author profile

`GET /kotaku/author`

## Request

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

Returns a Kotaku author profile by `url`, a canonical `https://kotaku.com/author/<slug>` link. The response has the `name`, `biography`, `image_url`, `social_links` (a `type` label and URL) and recent articles. The article `published_at` is the page's own date text, such as `Published September 23, 2026 at 11:20 am`, not a timestamp.

## Query parameters

- `url` string, required

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- PublicnewsKotakuAuthorResponseDoc
  - `data` KotakuAuthorResponse
    - `articles` NewsplatformHeadlineItem[]
      - `author` string
      - `image_url` string
      - `published_at` string
      - `summary` string
      - `title` string
      - `type` string
      - `url` string
    - `biography` string[]
    - `image_url` string
    - `name` string
    - `social_links` KotakuAuthorSocialLink[]
      - `type` string
      - `url` string
    - `url` string

## Other responses

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

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