---
title: "Get a Substack writer profile"
method: GET
path: "/v1/substack/profile"
tags: ["Substack"]
---

# Get a Substack writer profile

`GET /v1/substack/profile`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.scrapeatlas.com`
- URL: `https://api.scrapeatlas.com/v1/substack/profile`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Retrieve a writer’s public identity, bio, images, audience counts, profile links, publications and public subscriptions. Each successful request costs 1 account credit, including partial results. Failed requests cost 0 credits.

## Query parameters

- `handle` string, required

## Response `200`

Inspect the response status and failure or coverage fields.

- union
  - object
    - `requestId` string, uuid, required
    - `accounting` object, required
      - `upstreamRequests` integer, required
      - `responseBytes` integer, required
      - `durationMs` number, required
    - `success` true, required
    - `status` 'success' | 'partial', required
    - `sourceUrl` string, uri, required
    - `fetchedAt` string, date-time, required
    - `coverage` object, required
      - `source` 'public_web', required
      - `complete` boolean, required
      - `warnings` string[], required
      - `order` 'source_order' | 'ranked'
    - `profile` object, required
      - `id` integer, required
      - `name` string, nullable, required
      - `handle` string, required
      - `photo_url` string, nullable, required
      - `bio` string, nullable, required
      - `profile_set_up_at` string, nullable, required
      - `profile_disabled` boolean, nullable, required
      - `rough_num_free_subscribers_int` integer, nullable, required
      - `rough_num_free_subscribers` string, nullable, required
      - `subscriberCountString` string, nullable, required
      - `subscriberCount` string, nullable, required
      - `subscriberCountNumber` integer, nullable, required
      - `followerCount` integer, nullable, required
      - `bestseller_tier` integer, nullable, required
      - `visibleSubscriptionsCount` integer, nullable, required
      - `subscriptionsTruncated` boolean, nullable, required
      - `hasPosts` boolean, nullable, required
      - `hasActivity` boolean, nullable, required
      - `hasLikes` boolean, nullable, required
      - `userLinks` object[], required
        - `url` string, nullable, required
        - `name` string, nullable, required
        - `type` string, nullable, required
        - `label` string, nullable, required
        - `value` string, nullable, required
      - `primaryPublication` object, nullable, required
        - `id` integer, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `subdomain` string, required
        - `custom_domain` string, nullable, required
        - `author_id` integer, nullable, required
        - `author_name` string, nullable, required
        - `author_handle` string, nullable, required
        - `author_photo_url` string, nullable, required
        - `author_bio` string, nullable, required
        - `twitter_screen_name` string, nullable, required
        - `description` string, nullable, required
        - `hero_text` string, nullable, required
        - `logo_url` string, nullable, required
        - `logo_url_wide` string, nullable, required
        - `cover_photo_url` string, nullable, required
        - `created_at` string, nullable, required
        - `language` string, nullable, required
        - `copyright` string, nullable, required
        - `type` string, nullable, required
        - `has_posts` boolean, nullable, required
        - `has_podcast` boolean, nullable, required
        - `has_recommendations` boolean, nullable, required
        - `podcast_title` string, nullable, required
        - `podcast_description` string, nullable, required
        - `podcast_feed_url` string, nullable, required
        - `podcast_art_url` string, nullable, required
        - `freeSubscriberCount` string, nullable, required
        - `rankingDetail` string, nullable, required
        - `author_bestseller_tier` integer, nullable, required
        - `sections` object[], required
          - `id` integer, required
          - `name` string, nullable, required
          - `slug` string, nullable, required
          - `description` string, nullable, required
          - `is_podcast` boolean, nullable, required
      - `publications` object[], required
        - `id` integer, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `subdomain` string, required
        - `custom_domain` string, nullable, required
        - `author_id` integer, nullable, required
        - `author_name` string, nullable, required
        - `author_handle` string, nullable, required
        - `author_photo_url` string, nullable, required
        - `author_bio` string, nullable, required
        - `twitter_screen_name` string, nullable, required
        - `description` string, nullable, required
        - `hero_text` string, nullable, required
        - `logo_url` string, nullable, required
        - `logo_url_wide` string, nullable, required
        - `cover_photo_url` string, nullable, required
        - `created_at` string, nullable, required
        - `language` string, nullable, required
        - `copyright` string, nullable, required
        - `type` string, nullable, required
        - `has_posts` boolean, nullable, required
        - `has_podcast` boolean, nullable, required
        - `has_recommendations` boolean, nullable, required
        - `podcast_title` string, nullable, required
        - `podcast_description` string, nullable, required
        - `podcast_feed_url` string, nullable, required
        - `podcast_art_url` string, nullable, required
        - `freeSubscriberCount` string, nullable, required
        - `rankingDetail` string, nullable, required
        - `author_bestseller_tier` integer, nullable, required
        - `sections` object[], required
          - `id` integer, required
          - `name` string, nullable, required
          - `slug` string, nullable, required
          - `description` string, nullable, required
          - `is_podcast` boolean, nullable, required
      - `subscriptions` object[], required
        - `id` integer, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `subdomain` string, required
        - `custom_domain` string, nullable, required
        - `author_id` integer, nullable, required
        - `author_name` string, nullable, required
        - `author_handle` string, nullable, required
        - `author_photo_url` string, nullable, required
        - `author_bio` string, nullable, required
        - `twitter_screen_name` string, nullable, required
        - `description` string, nullable, required
        - `hero_text` string, nullable, required
        - `logo_url` string, nullable, required
        - `logo_url_wide` string, nullable, required
        - `cover_photo_url` string, nullable, required
        - `created_at` string, nullable, required
        - `language` string, nullable, required
        - `copyright` string, nullable, required
        - `type` string, nullable, required
        - `has_posts` boolean, nullable, required
        - `has_podcast` boolean, nullable, required
        - `has_recommendations` boolean, nullable, required
        - `podcast_title` string, nullable, required
        - `podcast_description` string, nullable, required
        - `podcast_feed_url` string, nullable, required
        - `podcast_art_url` string, nullable, required
        - `freeSubscriberCount` string, nullable, required
        - `rankingDetail` string, nullable, required
        - `author_bestseller_tier` integer, nullable, required
        - `sections` object[], required
          - `id` integer, required
          - `name` string, nullable, required
          - `slug` string, nullable, required
          - `description` string, nullable, required
          - `is_podcast` boolean, nullable, required
  - object
    - `requestId` string, uuid, required
    - `accounting` object, required
      - `upstreamRequests` integer, required
      - `responseBytes` integer, required
      - `durationMs` number, required
    - `success` false, required
    - `status` 'failed' | 'challenged', required
    - `failure` object, required
      - `code` 'invalid_request' | 'unauthorized' | 'not_found' | 'restricted_page' | 'upstream_challenged' | 'upstream_rate_limited' | 'upstream_error' | 'unsupported_page' | 'response_too_large' | 'unsafe_redirect' | 'request_limit' | 'timeout' | 'busy' | 'payload_too_complex', required
      - `message` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Request could not complete; inspect error or failure.code.
- `401`: Request could not complete; inspect error or failure.code.
- `402`: Request could not complete; inspect error or failure.code.
- `403`: Request could not complete; inspect error or failure.code.
- `404`: Request could not complete; inspect error or failure.code.
- `408`: Request could not complete; inspect error or failure.code.
- `413`: Request could not complete; inspect error or failure.code.
- `429`: Request could not complete; inspect error or failure.code.
- `500`: Request could not complete; inspect error or failure.code.
- `502`: Request could not complete; inspect error or failure.code.
- `503`: Request could not complete; inspect error or failure.code.
- `504`: Request could not complete; inspect error or failure.code.

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