# Quora Profiles API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/quora/profiles)

> Returns Quora profiles matching a keyword: display name, profile URL, credential, follower count, and avatar.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/quora/profiles` costs 5 credits per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | yes | Search keywords, for example a topic or a person's name. |
| `time` | no | Recency window: all, hour, day, week, month, or year. Default all. (all \| hour \| day \| week \| month \| year) |
| `limit` | no | Maximum rows to return, 1 to 10. Default 10. |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/quora/profiles?query=learn%20programming" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I search Quora profiles via API?

GET /v1/quora/profiles?query=learn+programming returns matching profiles with display name, URL, credential, followers, and avatar.

### What identity does each profile use?

author.id is the platform id. author.username is the profile URL slug. author.url is the public profile URL.

### How much do Quora profiles cost?

Each live miss costs 5 credits. Cache hits are free. Empty searches are refunded.

### Can I look up one profile by URL?

Not on this surface. Direct profile URLs return a thin name card. Search by keyword instead.

### Do profiles include follower counts?

Yes. Live search rows include metrics.followers and the credential line when Quora shows one.

See the full Quora API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/quora

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How to search Quora profiles with an API
- Quora user search API SocialCrawl