Endpoint Playground
Test Crawlora's Kotaku 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.
curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/kotaku/author?url=<url>" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Canonical Kotaku author URL |
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://kotaku.com/author/ethangach",
"name": "Ethan Gach",
"image_url": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/926f3f50f2edc54a0c13d4af2e065aea",
"biography": [
"I'm a senior reporter who's been writing about games and internet culture at Kotaku for almost 10 years."
],
"social_links": [
{
"type": "X (Twitter)",
"url": "https://twitter.com/ethangach"
}
],
"articles": [
{
"title": "Bethesda President Addresses Obsidian Amid Questions About Whether It Will Be Demoted To A Support Studio",
"url": "https://kotaku.com/bethesda-president-addresses-obsidian-amid-questions-about-whether-it-will-be-demoted-to-a-support-studio-2000736746",
"published_at": "Published September 23, 2026 at 11:20 am"
}
]
}
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Returns a Kotaku author's name, biography, headshot, social links, and most recent articles from a canonical author URL.
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"url": "https://kotaku.com/author/ethangach",
"name": "Ethan Gach",
"image_url": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/926f3f50f2edc54a0c13d4af2e065aea",
"biography": [
"I'm a senior reporter who's been writing about games and internet culture at Kotaku for almost 10 years."
],
"social_links": [
{
"type": "X (Twitter)",
"url": "https://twitter.com/ethangach"
}
],
"articles": [
{
"title": "Bethesda President Addresses Obsidian Amid Questions About Whether It Will Be Demoted To A Support Studio",
"url": "https://kotaku.com/bethesda-president-addresses-obsidian-amid-questions-about-whether-it-will-be-demoted-to-a-support-studio-2000736746",
"published_at": "Published September 23, 2026 at 11:20 am"
}
]
}
}curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/kotaku/author?url=<url>" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"