Endpoint Playground
Test Crawlora's Philstar author archive 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/philstar/author" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | No | Numeric Philstar author id from a byline link, e.g. 1805259 | |
| url | string | No | Author archive URL, https://www.philstar.com/authors/<id>[/<name>]; alternative to id |
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"id": "1805259",
"name": "Richmond Mercurio",
"url": "https://www.philstar.com/authors/1805259",
"articles": [
{
"title": "‘Naysayers won’t take away GCash’s very exciting story’",
"url": "https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/25/2558683/naysayers-wont-take-away-gcashs-very-exciting-story",
"section": "Business",
"summary": "Ayala president and CEO Cezar Consing has allayed concerns over Mynt Inc.’s upcoming blockbuster initial public offering (IPO), saying critics won’t be able to undermine GCash’s “very...",
"published_at": "2026-09-24T16:00:00Z"
}
]
}
}Public Playground
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Returns one Philstar author's public archive: name, profile photo when set, and the most recent stories on the first page of the archive. Authors are identified by the numeric id in the byline link (philstar.com/authors/<id>/<name>).
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"id": "1805259",
"name": "Richmond Mercurio",
"url": "https://www.philstar.com/authors/1805259",
"articles": [
{
"title": "‘Naysayers won’t take away GCash’s very exciting story’",
"url": "https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/25/2558683/naysayers-wont-take-away-gcashs-very-exciting-story",
"section": "Business",
"summary": "Ayala president and CEO Cezar Consing has allayed concerns over Mynt Inc.’s upcoming blockbuster initial public offering (IPO), saying critics won’t be able to undermine GCash’s “very...",
"published_at": "2026-09-24T16:00:00Z"
}
]
}
}curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/philstar/author" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"