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Try the Townhall author profile API

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

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

Prefilled cURL

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/townhall/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. amy-curtis
url	string	No		Canonical townhall.com/author/<slug> URL; alternative to slug

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Amy Curtis",
    "slug": "amy-curtis",
    "url": "https://townhall.com/author/amy-curtis",
    "bio": "Purveyor of epic Twitter rants and awesome Townhall content by day, gamer, bookworm, and cinephile by night.",
    "image_url": "https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/authorimages/124338e5-f660-4d48-8d57-6705f22d3210-250x0.png",
    "x_url": "https://x.com/RantyAmyCurtis",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "The Beatification of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Is Exactly What We Need Right Now",
        "url": "https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/24/beatification-of-bishop-fulton-j-sheen-n2683550",
        "section": "Catholic Church",
        "published_at": "2026-09-25T01:00:27Z",
        "vip": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GETapiKey2 credits/requestpublicnews.townhallAuthorResponseDocTownhall

GET /townhall/author

Get a Townhall author profile

Returns one Townhall author's public profile: name, photo, bio, X profile, and their most recent stories.

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Amy Curtis",
    "slug": "amy-curtis",
    "url": "https://townhall.com/author/amy-curtis",
    "bio": "Purveyor of epic Twitter rants and awesome Townhall content by day, gamer, bookworm, and cinephile by night.",
    "image_url": "https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/authorimages/124338e5-f660-4d48-8d57-6705f22d3210-250x0.png",
    "x_url": "https://x.com/RantyAmyCurtis",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "The Beatification of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Is Exactly What We Need Right Now",
        "url": "https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/24/beatification-of-bishop-fulton-j-sheen-n2683550",
        "section": "Catholic Church",
        "published_at": "2026-09-25T01:00:27Z",
        "vip": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Returns one Townhall author's public profile: name, photo, bio, X profile, and their most recent stories.

Method: GET
Path: /townhall/author
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: Townhall
Parameters: 3 documented fields

Request parameters

slug:queryurl:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

datadata.articlesdata.articles[].image_urldata.articles[].published_atdata.articles[].sectiondata.articles[].titledata.articles[].urldata.articles[].vipdata.biodata.image_urldata.namedata.slug

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Amy Curtis",
    "slug": "amy-curtis",
    "url": "https://townhall.com/author/amy-curtis",
    "bio": "Purveyor of epic Twitter rants and awesome Townhall content by day, gamer, bookworm, and cinephile by night.",
    "image_url": "https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/authorimages/124338e5-f660-4d48-8d57-6705f22d3210-250x0.png",
    "x_url": "https://x.com/RantyAmyCurtis",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "The Beatification of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Is Exactly What We Need Right Now",
        "url": "https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/24/beatification-of-bishop-fulton-j-sheen-n2683550",
        "section": "Catholic Church",
        "published_at": "2026-09-25T01:00:27Z",
        "vip": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

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

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Try the Townhall author profile API

Endpoint facts

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

Prefilled cURL

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/townhall/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. amy-curtis
url	string	No		Canonical townhall.com/author/<slug> URL; alternative to slug

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Amy Curtis",
    "slug": "amy-curtis",
    "url": "https://townhall.com/author/amy-curtis",
    "bio": "Purveyor of epic Twitter rants and awesome Townhall content by day, gamer, bookworm, and cinephile by night.",
    "image_url": "https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/authorimages/124338e5-f660-4d48-8d57-6705f22d3210-250x0.png",
    "x_url": "https://x.com/RantyAmyCurtis",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "The Beatification of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Is Exactly What We Need Right Now",
        "url": "https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/24/beatification-of-bishop-fulton-j-sheen-n2683550",
        "section": "Catholic Church",
        "published_at": "2026-09-25T01:00:27Z",
        "vip": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GETapiKey2 credits/requestpublicnews.townhallAuthorResponseDocTownhall

GET /townhall/author

Get a Townhall author profile

Returns one Townhall author's public profile: name, photo, bio, X profile, and their most recent stories.

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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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Amy Curtis",
    "slug": "amy-curtis",
    "url": "https://townhall.com/author/amy-curtis",
    "bio": "Purveyor of epic Twitter rants and awesome Townhall content by day, gamer, bookworm, and cinephile by night.",
    "image_url": "https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/authorimages/124338e5-f660-4d48-8d57-6705f22d3210-250x0.png",
    "x_url": "https://x.com/RantyAmyCurtis",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "The Beatification of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Is Exactly What We Need Right Now",
        "url": "https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/24/beatification-of-bishop-fulton-j-sheen-n2683550",
        "section": "Catholic Church",
        "published_at": "2026-09-25T01:00:27Z",
        "vip": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Returns one Townhall author's public profile: name, photo, bio, X profile, and their most recent stories.

Method: GET
Path: /townhall/author
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: Townhall
Parameters: 3 documented fields

Request parameters

slug:queryurl:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

datadata.articlesdata.articles[].image_urldata.articles[].published_atdata.articles[].sectiondata.articles[].titledata.articles[].urldata.articles[].vipdata.biodata.image_urldata.namedata.slug

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Amy Curtis",
    "slug": "amy-curtis",
    "url": "https://townhall.com/author/amy-curtis",
    "bio": "Purveyor of epic Twitter rants and awesome Townhall content by day, gamer, bookworm, and cinephile by night.",
    "image_url": "https://media.townhall.com/cdn/hodl/authorimages/124338e5-f660-4d48-8d57-6705f22d3210-250x0.png",
    "x_url": "https://x.com/RantyAmyCurtis",
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "The Beatification of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Is Exactly What We Need Right Now",
        "url": "https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/24/beatification-of-bishop-fulton-j-sheen-n2683550",
        "section": "Catholic Church",
        "published_at": "2026-09-25T01:00:27Z",
        "vip": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

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

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