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Test Crawlora's Toronto Star 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/torontostar/author" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | No | Author profile slug (thestar.com/users/profile/<slug>); use this or url | |
| url | string | No | Canonical thestar.com/users/profile/<slug> URL; alternative to slug |
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"name": "Omar Mosleh",
"slug": "omar-mosleh",
"url": "https://www.thestar.com/users/profile/omar-mosleh",
"job_title": "Staff Reporter",
"bio": "Omar Mosleh is a Toronto-based reporter for the Star. He previously was based in Alberta.",
"location": "Edmonton, Alberta",
"topics": "Generalist",
"image_url": "https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/content/tncms/avatars/b/7e/5fd/b7e5fd3a-a243-11ed-8909-6367051164ce.37a17bb94b37c933d33dbd8b32a1c1ad.png",
"articles": [
{
"title": "Suicide victims' families confront Ontario poison seller Kenneth Law",
"url": "https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/court-set-to-hear-from-victims-families-in-case-of-international-poison-seller-kenneth-law/article_e760a06a-60da-49b6-ae00-fe14e1b5eb5b.html",
"summary": "You may one day regain your freedom, Mr. Law, but you will never erase the consequences of what you did.",
"published_at": "2026-09-24T13:02:54Z"
}
]
}
}Public Playground
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Returns one Toronto Star author's public profile: name, job title, biography, location and topic focus, avatar, and their recent articles.
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"name": "Omar Mosleh",
"slug": "omar-mosleh",
"url": "https://www.thestar.com/users/profile/omar-mosleh",
"job_title": "Staff Reporter",
"bio": "Omar Mosleh is a Toronto-based reporter for the Star. He previously was based in Alberta.",
"location": "Edmonton, Alberta",
"topics": "Generalist",
"image_url": "https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/content/tncms/avatars/b/7e/5fd/b7e5fd3a-a243-11ed-8909-6367051164ce.37a17bb94b37c933d33dbd8b32a1c1ad.png",
"articles": [
{
"title": "Suicide victims' families confront Ontario poison seller Kenneth Law",
"url": "https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/court-set-to-hear-from-victims-families-in-case-of-international-poison-seller-kenneth-law/article_e760a06a-60da-49b6-ae00-fe14e1b5eb5b.html",
"summary": "You may one day regain your freedom, Mr. Law, but you will never erase the consequences of what you did.",
"published_at": "2026-09-24T13:02:54Z"
}
]
}
}curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/torontostar/author" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"