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Test Crawlora's Washington Post staff 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/wapo/author" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | No | Washington Post people slug, e.g. adam-taylor | |
| url | string | No | Canonical washingtonpost.com/people/<slug>/ URL, optionally with a ?page= query; alternative to slug | |
| page | integer | No | 1-based page number; overrides any page number in url |
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"name": "Adam Taylor",
"slug": "adam-taylor",
"url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/adam-taylor/",
"author_type": "Staff writer",
"role": "Reporter",
"location": "Washington, D.C.",
"expertise": "National Security reporter with a focus on the State Department",
"bio": "Adam Taylor writes about national security and foreign policy for The Washington Post.",
"email": "adam.taylor@washpost.com",
"twitter_url": "https://twitter.com/mradamtaylor",
"image_url": "https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/washpost/5ca9816b-ff47-49a9-a99d-778fc202b6fe.png",
"page": 1,
"total_pages": 15,
"total_count": 283,
"articles": [
{
"title": "Trump pledges to open new Arctic military bases as he signs Greenland deal",
"url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/22/trump-pledges-open-new-arctic-military-bases-he-signs-greenland-deal/",
"section": "National Security",
"published_at": "2026-09-22T17:18:23.392Z"
}
]
},
"msg": "OK"
}Public Playground
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Returns one Washington Post staff author's public profile: byline metadata, bio, contact/social links, and one page of their recent articles.
{
"code": 200,
"data": {
"name": "Adam Taylor",
"slug": "adam-taylor",
"url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/adam-taylor/",
"author_type": "Staff writer",
"role": "Reporter",
"location": "Washington, D.C.",
"expertise": "National Security reporter with a focus on the State Department",
"bio": "Adam Taylor writes about national security and foreign policy for The Washington Post.",
"email": "adam.taylor@washpost.com",
"twitter_url": "https://twitter.com/mradamtaylor",
"image_url": "https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/washpost/5ca9816b-ff47-49a9-a99d-778fc202b6fe.png",
"page": 1,
"total_pages": 15,
"total_count": 283,
"articles": [
{
"title": "Trump pledges to open new Arctic military bases as he signs Greenland deal",
"url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/09/22/trump-pledges-open-new-arctic-military-bases-he-signs-greenland-deal/",
"section": "National Security",
"published_at": "2026-09-22T17:18:23.392Z"
}
]
},
"msg": "OK"
}curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/wapo/author" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"