---
title: "Get a PC Gamer author profile"
method: GET
path: "/pcgamer/author"
tags: ["PC Gamer"]
---

# Get a PC Gamer author profile

`GET /pcgamer/author`

## Request

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

Returns a PC Gamer author profile by `slug` (for example `harvey-randall`) or a pcgamer.com author `url`; supply exactly one. `page` picks the 1-based page of recent articles (default 1) and overrides a `/page/<n>` segment in `url`. The response has `name`, `job_title`, `biography`, `social_links`, articles, `page` and `has_next_page`.

## Query parameters

- `slug` string
- `url` string
- `page` integer

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- PublicnewsPcgamerAuthorResponseDoc
  - `data` PcgamerAuthorResponse
    - `articles` NewsplatformHeadlineItem[]
      - `author` string
      - `image_url` string
      - `published_at` string
      - `summary` string
      - `title` string
      - `type` string
      - `url` string
    - `biography` string[]
    - `has_next_page` boolean
    - `job_title` string
    - `name` string
    - `page` integer
    - `slug` string
    - `social_links` PcgamerAuthorSocialLink[]
      - `platform` string
      - `url` string
    - `url` string

## Other responses

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

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