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Try the Independent author profile API

Test Crawlora's Independent 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: /independent/author
Platform: The Independent
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Required params: None
Common optional params: slug, url

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

Prefilled cURL

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

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
slug	string	No		Author slug, e.g. lizzie-dearden
url	string	No		Canonical independent.co.uk/author/<slug> URL; alternative to slug

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Lizzie Dearden",
    "slug": "lizzie-dearden",
    "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/author/lizzie-dearden",
    "job_title": "Former Home Affairs Editor",
    "bio": "Lizzie Dearden was The Independent's Home Affairs Editor until August 2023...",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/lizziedearden",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Home Office body returns £1m funding for counterextremism work",
        "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terrorism-threat-extremism-budget-home-office-b2395559.html",
        "section": "Home News",
        "section_url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GETapiKey2 credits/requestpublicnews.independentAuthorResponseDocThe Independent

GET /independent/author

Get an Independent author profile

Returns one Independent author's public profile: name, job title, bio, X/Twitter handle, and their recent articles.

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Lizzie Dearden",
    "slug": "lizzie-dearden",
    "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/author/lizzie-dearden",
    "job_title": "Former Home Affairs Editor",
    "bio": "Lizzie Dearden was The Independent's Home Affairs Editor until August 2023...",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/lizziedearden",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Home Office body returns £1m funding for counterextremism work",
        "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terrorism-threat-extremism-budget-home-office-b2395559.html",
        "section": "Home News",
        "section_url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Returns one Independent author's public profile: name, job title, bio, X/Twitter handle, and their recent articles.

Method: GET
Path: /independent/author
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: The Independent
Parameters: 3 documented fields

Request parameters

slug:queryurl:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

datadata.articlesdata.articles[].sectiondata.articles[].section_urldata.articles[].titledata.articles[].urldata.biodata.job_titledata.namedata.slugdata.twitterdata.url

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Lizzie Dearden",
    "slug": "lizzie-dearden",
    "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/author/lizzie-dearden",
    "job_title": "Former Home Affairs Editor",
    "bio": "Lizzie Dearden was The Independent's Home Affairs Editor until August 2023...",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/lizziedearden",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Home Office body returns £1m funding for counterextremism work",
        "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terrorism-threat-extremism-budget-home-office-b2395559.html",
        "section": "Home News",
        "section_url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news"
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

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

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Try the Independent author profile API

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /independent/author
Platform: The Independent
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Required params: None
Common optional params: slug, url

Prefilled cURL

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

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
slug	string	No		Author slug, e.g. lizzie-dearden
url	string	No		Canonical independent.co.uk/author/<slug> URL; alternative to slug

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Lizzie Dearden",
    "slug": "lizzie-dearden",
    "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/author/lizzie-dearden",
    "job_title": "Former Home Affairs Editor",
    "bio": "Lizzie Dearden was The Independent's Home Affairs Editor until August 2023...",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/lizziedearden",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Home Office body returns £1m funding for counterextremism work",
        "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terrorism-threat-extremism-budget-home-office-b2395559.html",
        "section": "Home News",
        "section_url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GETapiKey2 credits/requestpublicnews.independentAuthorResponseDocThe Independent

GET /independent/author

Get an Independent author profile

Returns one Independent author's public profile: name, job title, bio, X/Twitter handle, and their recent articles.

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

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Lizzie Dearden",
    "slug": "lizzie-dearden",
    "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/author/lizzie-dearden",
    "job_title": "Former Home Affairs Editor",
    "bio": "Lizzie Dearden was The Independent's Home Affairs Editor until August 2023...",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/lizziedearden",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Home Office body returns £1m funding for counterextremism work",
        "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terrorism-threat-extremism-budget-home-office-b2395559.html",
        "section": "Home News",
        "section_url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Returns one Independent author's public profile: name, job title, bio, X/Twitter handle, and their recent articles.

Method: GET
Path: /independent/author
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: The Independent
Parameters: 3 documented fields

Request parameters

slug:queryurl:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

datadata.articlesdata.articles[].sectiondata.articles[].section_urldata.articles[].titledata.articles[].urldata.biodata.job_titledata.namedata.slugdata.twitterdata.url

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Lizzie Dearden",
    "slug": "lizzie-dearden",
    "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/author/lizzie-dearden",
    "job_title": "Former Home Affairs Editor",
    "bio": "Lizzie Dearden was The Independent's Home Affairs Editor until August 2023...",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/lizziedearden",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Home Office body returns £1m funding for counterextremism work",
        "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terrorism-threat-extremism-budget-home-office-b2395559.html",
        "section": "Home News",
        "section_url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news"
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

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