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Try the ZDNet author profile API

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

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Prefilled cURL

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

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
slug	string	No	Author slug, e.g. abeaty
url	string	No	Canonical zdnet.com/meet-the-team/<slug> URL; alternative to slug
page	integer	No	1-based page number of the author's article list; overrides any page number in url

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Artie Beaty",
    "slug": "abeaty",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/abeaty/",
    "role": "Contributing Writer",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "joined_at": "June 8, 2023",
    "article_count": 1086,
    "expertise": [
      {
        "name": "Amazon",
        "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/topic/amazon/"
      }
    ],
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/tech/example-article/",
        "type": "news",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T20:31:27Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GETapiKey2 credits/requestpublicnews.zdnetAuthorResponseDocZDNet

GET /zdnet/author

Get a ZDNet author profile

Returns one ZDNet author's public profile: name, role, biography, education, areas of expertise, join date, article count, and one page of their recent articles.

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Artie Beaty",
    "slug": "abeaty",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/abeaty/",
    "role": "Contributing Writer",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "joined_at": "June 8, 2023",
    "article_count": 1086,
    "expertise": [
      {
        "name": "Amazon",
        "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/topic/amazon/"
      }
    ],
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/tech/example-article/",
        "type": "news",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T20:31:27Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Returns one ZDNet author's public profile: name, role, biography, education, areas of expertise, join date, article count, and one page of their recent articles.

Method: GET
Path: /zdnet/author
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: ZDNet
Parameters: 4 documented fields

Request parameters

slug:queryurl:querypage:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

datadata.article_countdata.articlesdata.articles[].authordata.articles[].image_urldata.articles[].published_atdata.articles[].summarydata.articles[].titledata.articles[].typedata.articles[].urldata.biographydata.credentials

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Artie Beaty",
    "slug": "abeaty",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/abeaty/",
    "role": "Contributing Writer",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "joined_at": "June 8, 2023",
    "article_count": 1086,
    "expertise": [
      {
        "name": "Amazon",
        "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/topic/amazon/"
      }
    ],
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/tech/example-article/",
        "type": "news",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T20:31:27Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

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

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Try the ZDNet author profile API

Endpoint facts

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

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

Prefilled cURL

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

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
slug	string	No	Author slug, e.g. abeaty
url	string	No	Canonical zdnet.com/meet-the-team/<slug> URL; alternative to slug
page	integer	No	1-based page number of the author's article list; overrides any page number in url

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Artie Beaty",
    "slug": "abeaty",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/abeaty/",
    "role": "Contributing Writer",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "joined_at": "June 8, 2023",
    "article_count": 1086,
    "expertise": [
      {
        "name": "Amazon",
        "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/topic/amazon/"
      }
    ],
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/tech/example-article/",
        "type": "news",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T20:31:27Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GET /zdnet/author

Get a ZDNet author profile

Returns one ZDNet author's public profile: name, role, biography, education, areas of expertise, join date, article count, and one page of their recent articles.

API key required. Paste a full key or rotate one from the API Keys page.

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Artie Beaty",
    "slug": "abeaty",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/abeaty/",
    "role": "Contributing Writer",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "joined_at": "June 8, 2023",
    "article_count": 1086,
    "expertise": [
      {
        "name": "Amazon",
        "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/topic/amazon/"
      }
    ],
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/tech/example-article/",
        "type": "news",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T20:31:27Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Returns one ZDNet author's public profile: name, role, biography, education, areas of expertise, join date, article count, and one page of their recent articles.

Method: GET
Path: /zdnet/author
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 2 credits/request
Platform: ZDNet
Parameters: 4 documented fields

Request parameters

slug:queryurl:querypage:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "data": {
    "name": "Artie Beaty",
    "slug": "abeaty",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/abeaty/",
    "role": "Contributing Writer",
    "biography": [
      "Example biography paragraph."
    ],
    "joined_at": "June 8, 2023",
    "article_count": 1086,
    "expertise": [
      {
        "name": "Amazon",
        "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/topic/amazon/"
      }
    ],
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "articles": [
      {
        "title": "Example headline",
        "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/tech/example-article/",
        "type": "news",
        "published_at": "2026-09-24T20:31:27Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

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

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