# Are.na API

Search and inspect public Are.na profiles, channels, blocks, and their connections.

- Platform ID: `arena`
- Capabilities: 9
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`



## Capabilities

### [List block connections](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/arena/arena.block.connections-list)

- Capability ID: `arena.block.connections-list`
- Cost: 1 credit per request

Fetch up to 100 public channels that contain a specific Are.na block, newest connection first.
### [Get block](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/arena/arena.block.get)

- Capability ID: `arena.block.get`
- Cost: 1 credit per request

Fetch a single Are.na block by block ID or block URL.
### [List channel blocks](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/arena/arena.channel.blocks-list)

- Capability ID: `arena.channel.blocks-list`
- Cost: 1 credit per request

Fetch one bounded page of blocks from an Are.na channel.
### [Get channel](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/arena/arena.channel.get)

- Capability ID: `arena.channel.get`
- Cost: 1 credit per request

Fetch an Are.na channel by slug or channel URL.
### [Explore recent content](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/arena/arena.explore.get)

- Capability ID: `arena.explore.get`
- Cost: 1 credit per request

Fetch bounded pages of recently published public Are.na blocks and channels.
### [List profile blocks](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/arena/arena.profile.blocks-list)

- Capability ID: `arena.profile.blocks-list`
- Cost: 1 credit per request

Fetch one bounded page of public blocks created or added by an Are.na profile.
### [List profile channels](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/arena/arena.profile.channels-list)

- Capability ID: `arena.profile.channels-list`
- Cost: 1 credit per request

Fetch all channels for an Are.na profile.
### [Get profile](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/arena/arena.profile.get)

- Capability ID: `arena.profile.get`
- Cost: 1 credit per request

Fetch an Are.na user or group profile by username or profile URL.
### [Search Are.na](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/arena/arena.search)

- Capability ID: `arena.search`
- Cost: 1 credit per request

Search public Are.na channels and users by keyword, one page at a time. Block search isn't available.

## Common uses

- Research public visual references and curated collections
- Discover channels and curators around a topic
- Trace where reusable blocks appear across public channels

## Integration contract

All capabilities use the shared `POST /execute` envelope. A `200` response completed inline; a `202` response must be polled through `GET /jobs/{id}`.

See [authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication), [jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs), and [errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors).