---
title: "Get a Stuff author profile"
method: GET
path: "/stuff/author"
tags: ["Stuff"]
---

# Get a Stuff author profile

`GET /stuff/author`

## Request

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

Returns a Stuff (New Zealand) author's profile, looked up by `slug` (for example `damien-venuto`) or canonical `url`; exactly one is required. The response has the name, `job_title`, `location`, biography, headshot, `email` and recent stories. Fields show only what the profile has; shared team bylines usually carry just a job title. An unknown author returns not found.

## Query parameters

- `slug` string
- `url` string

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- PublicnewsStuffAuthorResponseDoc
  - `data` StuffAuthorResponse
    - `articles` StuffHeadlineItem[]
      - `author` string
      - `image_url` string
      - `published_at` string
      - `summary` string
      - `title` string
      - `type` string
      - `url` string
    - `biography` string
    - `email` string
    - `image_url` string
    - `job_title` string
    - `location` string
    - `name` string
    - `slug` string
    - `url` string

## Other responses

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

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