---
title: "Get an RNZ author profile"
method: GET
path: "/rnz/author"
tags: ["RNZ"]
---

# Get an RNZ author profile

`GET /rnz/author`

## Request

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

Returns one RNZ reporter's public profile: name, role, bio, email, X/Twitter handle, photo, total story count, and the first page of their news stories.

## Query parameters

- `slug` string
- `url` string

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- PublicnewsRnzAuthorResponseDoc
  - `data` RnzAuthorResponse
    - `article_count` integer: ArticleCount is the total number of news stories RNZ lists for the author ("Displaying items 1 - 25 of N"); Articles holds only the first page.
    - `articles` RnzAuthorArticle[]
      - `image_url` string
      - `published_label` string: PublishedLabel is the card's own date label as RNZ prints it ("8:58 am today", "23 Sep 2026"); the listing carries no machine timestamp.
      - `summary` string
      - `title` string
      - `url` string
    - `bio` string
    - `email` string
    - `image_url` 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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