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Try the Bleacher Report writer profile API

Test Crawlora's Bleacher Report writer profile API with realistic prefilled parameters. Generate a cURL request, inspect the expected structured JSON response, and open the full docs or pricing page when you are ready to integrate this public web data extraction endpoint into your application.

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /bleacherreport/author
Platform: Bleacher Report
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Required params: None
Common optional params: slug, url

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Prefilled cURL

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/bleacherreport/author" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
slug	string	No		Writer slug, e.g. scott-polacek
url	string	No		Canonical bleacherreport.com/writers/<slug> URL; alternative to slug

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Scott Polacek",
    "slug": "scott-polacek",
    "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/writers/scott-polacek",
    "role": "Breaking News Writer",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "image_url": "https://images.cdn.prd.api.discomax.com/example.jpg",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25502772-example-headline",
        "image_url": "https://gsp-image-cdn.wmsports.io/cms/prod/bleacher-report/example.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GETapiKey2 credits/requestpublicnews.bleacherreportAuthorResponseDocBleacher Report

GET /bleacherreport/author

Get a Bleacher Report writer profile

Returns one Bleacher Report writer's public profile: name, role, biography, photo, and the latest stories listed on the page.

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Scott Polacek",
    "slug": "scott-polacek",
    "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/writers/scott-polacek",
    "role": "Breaking News Writer",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "image_url": "https://images.cdn.prd.api.discomax.com/example.jpg",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25502772-example-headline",
        "image_url": "https://gsp-image-cdn.wmsports.io/cms/prod/bleacher-report/example.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Returns one Bleacher Report writer's public profile: name, role, biography, photo, and the latest stories listed on the page.

Method: GET
Path: /bleacherreport/author
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: Bleacher Report
Parameters: 3 documented fields

Request parameters

slug:queryurl:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

datadata.articlesdata.articles[].authordata.articles[].image_urldata.articles[].published_atdata.articles[].summarydata.articles[].titledata.articles[].typedata.articles[].urldata.biographydata.image_urldata.name

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Scott Polacek",
    "slug": "scott-polacek",
    "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/writers/scott-polacek",
    "role": "Breaking News Writer",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "image_url": "https://images.cdn.prd.api.discomax.com/example.jpg",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25502772-example-headline",
        "image_url": "https://gsp-image-cdn.wmsports.io/cms/prod/bleacher-report/example.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/bleacherreport/author" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

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Try the Bleacher Report writer profile API

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /bleacherreport/author
Platform: Bleacher Report
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Required params: None
Common optional params: slug, url

Prefilled cURL

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/bleacherreport/author" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
slug	string	No		Writer slug, e.g. scott-polacek
url	string	No		Canonical bleacherreport.com/writers/<slug> URL; alternative to slug

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Scott Polacek",
    "slug": "scott-polacek",
    "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/writers/scott-polacek",
    "role": "Breaking News Writer",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "image_url": "https://images.cdn.prd.api.discomax.com/example.jpg",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25502772-example-headline",
        "image_url": "https://gsp-image-cdn.wmsports.io/cms/prod/bleacher-report/example.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GETapiKey2 credits/requestpublicnews.bleacherreportAuthorResponseDocBleacher Report

GET /bleacherreport/author

Get a Bleacher Report writer profile

Returns one Bleacher Report writer's public profile: name, role, biography, photo, and the latest stories listed on the page.

API key required. Paste a full key or rotate one from the API Keys page.

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API key

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Scott Polacek",
    "slug": "scott-polacek",
    "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/writers/scott-polacek",
    "role": "Breaking News Writer",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "image_url": "https://images.cdn.prd.api.discomax.com/example.jpg",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25502772-example-headline",
        "image_url": "https://gsp-image-cdn.wmsports.io/cms/prod/bleacher-report/example.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Returns one Bleacher Report writer's public profile: name, role, biography, photo, and the latest stories listed on the page.

Method: GET
Path: /bleacherreport/author
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: Bleacher Report
Parameters: 3 documented fields

Request parameters

slug:queryurl:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Scott Polacek",
    "slug": "scott-polacek",
    "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/writers/scott-polacek",
    "role": "Breaking News Writer",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "image_url": "https://images.cdn.prd.api.discomax.com/example.jpg",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25502772-example-headline",
        "image_url": "https://gsp-image-cdn.wmsports.io/cms/prod/bleacher-report/example.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/bleacherreport/author" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"