---
title: "Get a PCMag author profile"
method: GET
path: "/pcmag/author"
tags: ["PCMag"]
---

# Get a PCMag author profile

`GET /pcmag/author`

## Request

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

Returns a PCMag author profile by `slug` (for example `michael-kan`) or a pcmag.com authors `url`; supply exactly one. The response has `name`, `role`, `biography`, `image_url`, `expertise` topics linked to category hubs, `social_links` (X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Threads) as full URLs, and recent articles.

## Query parameters

- `slug` string
- `url` string

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- PublicnewsPcmagAuthorResponseDoc
  - `data` PcmagAuthorResponse
    - `articles` NewsplatformHeadlineItem[]
      - `author` string
      - `image_url` string
      - `published_at` string
      - `summary` string
      - `title` string
      - `type` string
      - `url` string
    - `biography` string
    - `expertise` PcmagAuthorTopic[]
      - `name` string
      - `url` string
    - `image_url` string
    - `name` string
    - `role` string
    - `slug` string
    - `social_links` PcmagAuthorSocialLink[]
      - `platform` string
      - `url` string
    - `url` string

## Other responses

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

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