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Try the CNET author profile API

Test Crawlora's CNET author 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: /cnet/author
Platform: CNET
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Required params: None
Common optional params: slug, url, page

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Prefilled cURL

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

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
slug	string	No	Author slug, e.g. scottstein8
url	string	No	Canonical cnet.com/profiles/<slug> URL, optionally with a /page/<n>/ segment; alternative to slug
page	integer	No	1-based page number; overrides any page number in url

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Scott Stein",
    "slug": "scottstein8",
    "url": "https://www.cnet.com/profiles/scottstein8/",
    "role": "Editor at Large",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "joined_at": "July 12, 2013",
    "article_count": 3588,
    "expertise": [
      {
        "name": "Wearables",
        "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/wearables/"
      }
    ],
    "social_links": [
      {
        "platform": "facebook",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/example"
      }
    ],
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/example-article/",
        "type": "news",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T01:12:05Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GETapiKey2 credits/requestpublicnews.cnetAuthorResponseDocCNET

GET /cnet/author

Get a CNET author profile

Returns one CNET author's public profile: name, role, biography, areas of expertise, social links, and one page of their recent articles.

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Scott Stein",
    "slug": "scottstein8",
    "url": "https://www.cnet.com/profiles/scottstein8/",
    "role": "Editor at Large",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "joined_at": "July 12, 2013",
    "article_count": 3588,
    "expertise": [
      {
        "name": "Wearables",
        "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/wearables/"
      }
    ],
    "social_links": [
      {
        "platform": "facebook",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/example"
      }
    ],
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/example-article/",
        "type": "news",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T01:12:05Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Returns one CNET author's public profile: name, role, biography, areas of expertise, social links, and one page of their recent articles.

Method: GET
Path: /cnet/author
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: CNET
Parameters: 4 documented fields

Request parameters

slug:queryurl:querypage:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

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

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Scott Stein",
    "slug": "scottstein8",
    "url": "https://www.cnet.com/profiles/scottstein8/",
    "role": "Editor at Large",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "joined_at": "July 12, 2013",
    "article_count": 3588,
    "expertise": [
      {
        "name": "Wearables",
        "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/wearables/"
      }
    ],
    "social_links": [
      {
        "platform": "facebook",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/example"
      }
    ],
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/example-article/",
        "type": "news",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T01:12:05Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

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

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Try the CNET author profile API

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /cnet/author
Platform: CNET
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Required params: None
Common optional params: slug, url, page

CNET author profile API documentation CNET platform page Crawlora API pricing Try CNET article API Try CNET section headlines API Try CNET top stories API Try CNET sections API

Prefilled cURL

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

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
slug	string	No	Author slug, e.g. scottstein8
url	string	No	Canonical cnet.com/profiles/<slug> URL, optionally with a /page/<n>/ segment; alternative to slug
page	integer	No	1-based page number; overrides any page number in url

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Scott Stein",
    "slug": "scottstein8",
    "url": "https://www.cnet.com/profiles/scottstein8/",
    "role": "Editor at Large",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "joined_at": "July 12, 2013",
    "article_count": 3588,
    "expertise": [
      {
        "name": "Wearables",
        "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/wearables/"
      }
    ],
    "social_links": [
      {
        "platform": "facebook",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/example"
      }
    ],
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/example-article/",
        "type": "news",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T01:12:05Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GETapiKey2 credits/requestpublicnews.cnetAuthorResponseDocCNET

GET /cnet/author

Get a CNET author profile

Returns one CNET author's public profile: name, role, biography, areas of expertise, social links, and one page of their recent articles.

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 Stein",
    "slug": "scottstein8",
    "url": "https://www.cnet.com/profiles/scottstein8/",
    "role": "Editor at Large",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "joined_at": "July 12, 2013",
    "article_count": 3588,
    "expertise": [
      {
        "name": "Wearables",
        "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/wearables/"
      }
    ],
    "social_links": [
      {
        "platform": "facebook",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/example"
      }
    ],
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/example-article/",
        "type": "news",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T01:12:05Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Returns one CNET author's public profile: name, role, biography, areas of expertise, social links, and one page of their recent articles.

Method: GET
Path: /cnet/author
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: CNET
Parameters: 4 documented fields

Request parameters

slug:queryurl:querypage:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Scott Stein",
    "slug": "scottstein8",
    "url": "https://www.cnet.com/profiles/scottstein8/",
    "role": "Editor at Large",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "joined_at": "July 12, 2013",
    "article_count": 3588,
    "expertise": [
      {
        "name": "Wearables",
        "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/wearables/"
      }
    ],
    "social_links": [
      {
        "platform": "facebook",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/example"
      }
    ],
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/example-article/",
        "type": "news",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T01:12:05Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

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

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