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Try the Sun author profile API

Test Crawlora's Sun 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: /sun/author
Platform: The Sun
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Required params: url

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Prefilled cURL

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/sun/author?url=<url>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
url	string	Yes		Canonical The Sun author URL

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/becky-pemberton/",
    "name": "Becky Pemberton",
    "bio": "Becky is a senior Fabulous writer focusing on real life, royal and Bossing It stories. She was previously at the MailOnline's Travel Desk before joining the Sun in 2016.",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "From bizarre 'bumsters' to 'human backpacks' - jaw-dropping catwalk moments",
        "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/40459810/leigh-anne-pinnock-catwalk-moments/",
        "category": "Fashion",
        "category_url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/fashion/",
        "excerpt": "CATWALK shows are created with the purpose of turning heads."
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Method

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Endpoint

GETapiKey2 credits/requestpublicnews.sunAuthorResponseDocThe Sun

GET /sun/author

Get a Sun author profile

Returns a Sun author's byline metadata, biography, and recent articles from a canonical author URL.

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Required query parameters

url

requiredstring

Canonical The Sun author URL

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/becky-pemberton/",
    "name": "Becky Pemberton",
    "bio": "Becky is a senior Fabulous writer focusing on real life, royal and Bossing It stories. She was previously at the MailOnline's Travel Desk before joining the Sun in 2016.",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "From bizarre 'bumsters' to 'human backpacks' - jaw-dropping catwalk moments",
        "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/40459810/leigh-anne-pinnock-catwalk-moments/",
        "category": "Fashion",
        "category_url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/fashion/",
        "excerpt": "CATWALK shows are created with the purpose of turning heads."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Returns a Sun author's byline metadata, biography, and recent articles from a canonical author URL.

Method: GET
Path: /sun/author
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: The Sun
Parameters: 2 documented fields

Request parameters

url:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

datadata.articlesdata.articles[].categorydata.articles[].category_urldata.articles[].excerptdata.articles[].titledata.articles[].urldata.biodata.job_titledata.namedata.url

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/becky-pemberton/",
    "name": "Becky Pemberton",
    "bio": "Becky is a senior Fabulous writer focusing on real life, royal and Bossing It stories. She was previously at the MailOnline's Travel Desk before joining the Sun in 2016.",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "From bizarre 'bumsters' to 'human backpacks' - jaw-dropping catwalk moments",
        "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/40459810/leigh-anne-pinnock-catwalk-moments/",
        "category": "Fashion",
        "category_url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/fashion/",
        "excerpt": "CATWALK shows are created with the purpose of turning heads."
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/sun/author?url=<url>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

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Try the Sun author profile API

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /sun/author
Platform: The Sun
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Required params: url

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

Prefilled cURL

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/sun/author?url=<url>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
url	string	Yes		Canonical The Sun author URL

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/becky-pemberton/",
    "name": "Becky Pemberton",
    "bio": "Becky is a senior Fabulous writer focusing on real life, royal and Bossing It stories. She was previously at the MailOnline's Travel Desk before joining the Sun in 2016.",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "From bizarre 'bumsters' to 'human backpacks' - jaw-dropping catwalk moments",
        "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/40459810/leigh-anne-pinnock-catwalk-moments/",
        "category": "Fashion",
        "category_url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/fashion/",
        "excerpt": "CATWALK shows are created with the purpose of turning heads."
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Endpoint

GETapiKey2 credits/requestpublicnews.sunAuthorResponseDocThe Sun

GET /sun/author

Get a Sun author profile

Returns a Sun author's byline metadata, biography, and recent articles from a canonical author URL.

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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Active Playground key: not configured

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Required query parameters

url

requiredstring

Canonical The Sun author URL

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If an active API key is configured, Copy cURL includes it. Share links never include API keys.

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/becky-pemberton/",
    "name": "Becky Pemberton",
    "bio": "Becky is a senior Fabulous writer focusing on real life, royal and Bossing It stories. She was previously at the MailOnline's Travel Desk before joining the Sun in 2016.",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "From bizarre 'bumsters' to 'human backpacks' - jaw-dropping catwalk moments",
        "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/40459810/leigh-anne-pinnock-catwalk-moments/",
        "category": "Fashion",
        "category_url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/fashion/",
        "excerpt": "CATWALK shows are created with the purpose of turning heads."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Returns a Sun author's byline metadata, biography, and recent articles from a canonical author URL.

Method: GET
Path: /sun/author
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: The Sun
Parameters: 2 documented fields

Request parameters

url:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

datadata.articlesdata.articles[].categorydata.articles[].category_urldata.articles[].excerptdata.articles[].titledata.articles[].urldata.biodata.job_titledata.namedata.url

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/becky-pemberton/",
    "name": "Becky Pemberton",
    "bio": "Becky is a senior Fabulous writer focusing on real life, royal and Bossing It stories. She was previously at the MailOnline's Travel Desk before joining the Sun in 2016.",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "From bizarre 'bumsters' to 'human backpacks' - jaw-dropping catwalk moments",
        "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/40459810/leigh-anne-pinnock-catwalk-moments/",
        "category": "Fashion",
        "category_url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/fashion/",
        "excerpt": "CATWALK shows are created with the purpose of turning heads."
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/sun/author?url=<url>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

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