Are.na API Capability

List Profile Blocks

Fetch one bounded page of public blocks created or added by an Are.na profile.

Capability ID arena.profile.blocks-list

Cost 1 credit per request

Maximum runtime 15 seconds

# List Profile Blocks

Fetch one bounded page of public blocks created or added by an Are.na profile.

- Platform: [Are.na](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/arena)
- Capability ID: `arena.profile.blocks-list`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 15 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "limit": 3,
    "page": 1,
    "username": "laurel-schwulst"
  },
  "capability": "arena.profile.blocks-list"
}'
```

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum contents inspected in the requested page |
| `page` | `integer` | No | Profile-content page number |
| `username` | `string` | Yes | Are.na username or profile URL |

### Example input

```json
{
  "limit": 3,
  "page": 1,
  "username": "laurel-schwulst"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This redacted fixture is an example, not a fixed response schema.

```json
{
  "blocks": [
    {
      "class": "Image",
      "created_at": "2026-08-16T00:24:03Z",
      "description": "https://www.vos.noaa.gov/MWL/apr_09/cdmp.shtml",
      "description_html": "<p><a href=\"https://www.vos.noaa.gov/MWL/apr_09/cdmp.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https://www.vos.noaa.gov/MWL/apr_09/cdmp.shtml</a></p>",
      "href": "/block/49554107",
      "id": 49554107,
      "state": "available",
      "title": "Logbook",
      "updated_at": "2026-08-16T00:24:24Z",
      "user": {
        "avatar": "https://static.avatars.are.na/449/large_394b882d8af9c3ac0ae82d50d2ca27e6.png?1372882632",
        "href": "/laurel-schwulst",
        "id": 449,
        "name": "Laurel Schwulst",
        "slug": "laurel-schwulst"
      }
    }
  ],
  "content_total": 9970,
  "has_more": true,
  "page": 1,
  "per": 3,
  "total": 3,
  "total_pages": 3324
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `blocks` | `array` | 1 items |
| `blocks` | `array` | 1 items |
| `content_total` | `integer` | 9970 |
| `has_more` | `boolean` | true |
| `page` | `integer` | 1 |
| `per` | `integer` | 3 |
| `total` | `integer` | 3 |
| `total_pages` | `integer` | 3324 |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

limit integer optional

Maximum contents inspected in the requested page

Example 3

page integer optional

Profile-content page number

Example 1

username string required

Are.na username or profile URL

Example laurel-schwulst

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The full redacted fixture is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These observed fields are not a fixed response schema.

Path	Observed type	Example
`blocks`	`array`	1 items
`blocks`	`array`	1 items
`content_total`	`integer`	9970
`has_more`	`boolean`	true
`page`	`integer`	1
`per`	`integer`	3
`total`	`integer`	3
`total_pages`	`integer`	3324

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "input": { "limit": 3, "page": 1, "username": "laurel-schwulst" }, "capability": "arena.profile.blocks-list" }'

import json import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "limit": 3, "page": 1, "username": "laurel-schwulst" }, "capability": "arena.profile.blocks-list" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "blocks": [ { "class": "Image", "created_at": "2026-08-16T00:24:03Z", "description": "https://www.vos.noaa.gov/MWL/apr_09/cdmp.shtml", "description_html": "<p><a href=\"https://www.vos.noaa.gov/MWL/apr_09/cdmp.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https://www.vos.noaa.gov/MWL/apr_09/cdmp.shtml</a></p>", "href": "/block/49554107", "id": 49554107, "state": "available", "title": "Logbook", "updated_at": "2026-08-16T00:24:24Z", "user": { "avatar": "https://static.avatars.are.na/449/large_394b882d8af9c3ac0ae82d50d2ca27e6.png?1372882632", "href": "/laurel-schwulst", "id": 449, "name": "Laurel Schwulst", "slug": "laurel-schwulst" } } ], "content_total": 9970, "has_more": true, "page": 1, "per": 3, "total": 3, "total_pages": 3324 }