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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 11 (from laksa065)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa011.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/6th-edition/archived-cite-a-website/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/6th-edition/archived-cite-a-website/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/6th-edition\/archived-cite-a-website\/","crawl_time":1775005199,"first_indexed_time":1604946795,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,scribbr!www,\/apa-style\/6th-edition\/archived-cite-a-website\/ s443","src_root_hash":"9175914091137272011","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Citing a Website in APA Style (6th Edition) | Format & Examples","meta_descriptions":["To cite a website or online article in APA Style, you need the author, title, date, and URL. If there is no author, use the title instead."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Citing a Website in APA Style (6th Edition) | Format & Examples\nPublished on\n    November 5, 2020\n    by\nJack Caulfield\n.\n                \n        Revised on\n        January 25, 2024.\nThis article reflects the\nAPA 6th edition\nguidelines.\nClick here\nfor APA 7th edition guidelines.\nAPA website citations usually include the author, the publication date, the title of the page or article, and the URL. If there is no author, start the citation with the title of the article. If the page is likely to change over time, add a retrieval date.\nIf you are citing an online version of a print publication (e.g. a\nnewspaper\n, magazine, or\ndictionary\n), use the same format as you would for print, with a URL added at the end.\nCite a website in APA Style now\nCiting an entire website\nWhen you refer to a website in your text without\nquoting\nor\nparaphrasing\nfrom a specific part of it, you don’t need a formal citation. Instead, you can just include the URL in parentheses after the name of the site:\nOne of the most popular social media sites, Instagram (http:\/\/instagram.com), allows users to share images and videos.\nFor this kind of citation, you don’t need to include the website on the\nreference page\n. However, if you’re citing a specific page or article from a website, you will need a formal\nin-text citation\nand reference list entry.\nHow to cite online articles\nVarious kinds of articles appear online, and how you cite them depends on where the article appears.\nArticles from online versions of newspapers and magazines\nArticles appearing in online versions of print publications (e.g.\nnewspapers\nand magazines) are cited like their print versions, but with an added URL. Give the homepage URL instead of the specific article, as the latter is more likely to change over time.\nMacGillis, A. (2019, November 11). The case against Boeing.\nThe New Yorker\n. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/\nArticles from blogs\nCitations of blogs include the words “Blog post” and the article URL. The name of the blog is not included:\nAlexander, S. (2019, November 13). Autism and intelligence: Much more than you wanted to know [Blog post]. Retrieved from https:\/\/slatestarcodex.com\/2019\/11\/13\/autism-and-intelligence-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know\/\nOther online articles\nFor articles from other websites, including news sites without print equivalents (e.g. BBC News, Reuters), the name of the site is not mentioned, and the URL links directly to the article:\nWalker, A. (2019, November 14). Germany avoids recession but growth remains weak. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-50419127\nTip\nYou can use Scribbr’s free\nAPA Citation Generator\nto automatically create citations.\nWebsites with no author\nWhen a web page does not list any author, replace the author name with the title of the page or article.\nIn the\nAPA 6 in-text citation\n, put the title in quotation marks, and shorten it to the first few words if necessary.\nAPA website citation (no author)\nFormat\nArticle Title. (Year, month day). Retrieved from URL\nExample\nAustralia fires: ‘Catastrophic’ alerts in South Australia and Victoria. (2019, November 11). Retrieved from https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-australia-50483410\nIn-text citation\n(“Australia fires,” 2019)\nNote that if the source is attributed to a specific organization or company, you should use this as the author name instead.\nWebsites with no date\nWhen a web page or article does not list a publication or revision date, replace the date with “n.d.” (“no date”) in all citations.\nIf an online source is likely to change over time, it is recommended to include the date on which you accessed it.\nAPA website citation (no date)\nFormat\nAuthor or Organization Name. (n.d.). Article Title. Retrieved month day, year, from URL\nReference list\nUniversity of Amsterdam. (n.d.).  About the UvA. Retrieved November 20, 2019, from https:\/\/www.uva.nl\/en\/about-the-uva\/about-the-university\/about-the-university.html\nIn-text citation\n(University of Amsterdam, n.d.)\n7th edition updates\nSince the 6th edition of the APA manual does not provide guidelines for citing from social media, the information in this section follows the\n7th edition\n.\nAs social media posts are usually untitled, use the first 20 words of the post, in italics, as a title. Also include any relevant information about the type of post and any multimedia aspects (e.g. videos, images, sound) in square brackets:\nEno, B. (2019, September 21).\nLast night an immersive arts installation by VOICES FOR THE FUTURE was shown at the UN Headquarters, NY.\n[Images attached] [Status update]. Facebook. https:\/\/bit.ly\/2XfDB4Q\nOn some social media sites, users go by usernames instead of or in addition to their real names. Where the author’s real name is known, include it, along with their username in square brackets:\nDorsey, J. [@jack]. (2018, March 1).\nWe’re committing Twitter to help increase the collective health, openness, and civility of public conversation, and to hold ourselves publicly\n[Tweet]. Twitter. https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/969234275420655616\nIn some cases, you’ll want to cite a whole social media profile instead of a specific post. In these cases, include an access date, because a profile will obviously change over time:\nDorsey, J. [@jack]. (n.d.).\nTweets\n[Twitter profile]. Twitter. 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Revised on January 25, 2024.\n\nThis article reflects the **APA 6th edition** guidelines. [Click here](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/website\/) for APA 7th edition guidelines.\n\nAPA website citations usually include the author, the publication date, the title of the page or article, and the URL. If there is no author, start the citation with the title of the article. If the page is likely to change over time, add a retrieval date.\n\nIf you are citing an online version of a print publication (e.g. a [newspaper](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/newspaper-article\/), magazine, or [dictionary](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/dictionary\/)), use the same format as you would for print, with a URL added at the end.\n\n###### Cite a website in APA Style now\n## Table of contents\n1. [Citing an entire website](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/6th-edition\/archived-cite-a-website\/#citing-an-entire-website)\n2. [How to cite online articles](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/6th-edition\/archived-cite-a-website\/#how-to-cite-online-articles)\n3. [Websites with no author](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/6th-edition\/archived-cite-a-website\/#websites-with-no-author)\n4. [Websites with no date](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/6th-edition\/archived-cite-a-website\/#websites-with-no-date)\n5. [How to cite from social media](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/6th-edition\/archived-cite-a-website\/#how-to-cite-from-social-media)\n## Citing an entire website\nWhen you refer to a website in your text without [quoting](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/working-with-sources\/how-to-quote\/) or [paraphrasing](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/working-with-sources\/how-to-paraphrase\/) from a specific part of it, you don’t need a formal citation. 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Run a free check.\n[Try for free](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/plagiarism-checker\/?scr_source=knowledgebase&scr_medium=in-text&scr_campaign=prevent-plagiarism-run-a-check)\n## How to cite online articles\nVarious kinds of articles appear online, and how you cite them depends on where the article appears.\n\n### Articles from online versions of newspapers and magazines\nArticles appearing in online versions of print publications (e.g. [newspapers](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/newspaper-article\/) and magazines) are cited like their print versions, but with an added URL. Give the homepage URL instead of the specific article, as the latter is more likely to change over time.\n\nMacGillis, A. (2019, November 11). The case against Boeing. *The New Yorker*. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/\n\n### Articles from blogs\nCitations of blogs include the words “Blog post” and the article URL. The name of the blog is not included:\n\nAlexander, S. (2019, November 13). Autism and intelligence: Much more than you wanted to know \\[Blog post\\]. Retrieved from https:\/\/slatestarcodex.com\/2019\/11\/13\/autism-and-intelligence-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know\/\n\n### Other online articles\nFor articles from other websites, including news sites without print equivalents (e.g. BBC News, Reuters), the name of the site is not mentioned, and the URL links directly to the article:\n\nWalker, A. (2019, November 14). Germany avoids recession but growth remains weak. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-50419127\n\nTip\n\nYou can use Scribbr’s free [APA Citation Generator](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citation\/generator\/apa\/) to automatically create citations.\n## Websites with no author\nWhen a web page does not list any author, replace the author name with the title of the page or article.\n\nIn the [APA 6 in-text citation](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/6th-edition\/archived-in-text-citation\/), put the title in quotation marks, and shorten it to the first few words if necessary.\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Format | Article Title. (Year, month day). Retrieved from URL |\n| Example | Australia fires: ‘Catastrophic’ alerts in South Australia and Victoria. (2019, November 11). 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If there is no author, start the citation with the title of the article. If the page is likely to change over time, add a retrieval date.\n\nIf you are citing an online version of a print publication (e.g. a [newspaper](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/newspaper-article\/), magazine, or [dictionary](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/dictionary\/)), use the same format as you would for print, with a URL added at the end.\n\n###### Cite a website in APA Style now\n## Citing an entire website\nWhen you refer to a website in your text without [quoting](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/working-with-sources\/how-to-quote\/) or [paraphrasing](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/working-with-sources\/how-to-paraphrase\/) from a specific part of it, you don’t need a formal citation. Instead, you can just include the URL in parentheses after the name of the site:\n\nOne of the most popular social media sites, Instagram (http:\/\/instagram.com), allows users to share images and videos.\n\nFor this kind of citation, you don’t need to include the website on the [reference page](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/apa-reference-page\/). However, if you’re citing a specific page or article from a website, you will need a formal [in-text citation](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/in-text-citation\/) and reference list entry.\n\n## How to cite online articles\nVarious kinds of articles appear online, and how you cite them depends on where the article appears.\n\n### Articles from online versions of newspapers and magazines\nArticles appearing in online versions of print publications (e.g. [newspapers](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-examples\/newspaper-article\/) and magazines) are cited like their print versions, but with an added URL. Give the homepage URL instead of the specific article, as the latter is more likely to change over time.\n\nMacGillis, A. (2019, November 11). The case against Boeing. *The New Yorker*. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/\n\n### Articles from blogs\nCitations of blogs include the words “Blog post” and the article URL. The name of the blog is not included:\n\nAlexander, S. (2019, November 13). Autism and intelligence: Much more than you wanted to know \\[Blog post\\]. Retrieved from https:\/\/slatestarcodex.com\/2019\/11\/13\/autism-and-intelligence-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know\/\n\n### Other online articles\nFor articles from other websites, including news sites without print equivalents (e.g. BBC News, Reuters), the name of the site is not mentioned, and the URL links directly to the article:\n\nWalker, A. (2019, November 14). Germany avoids recession but growth remains weak. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-50419127\n\nTip\n\nYou can use Scribbr’s free [APA Citation Generator](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/citation\/generator\/apa\/) to automatically create citations.\n## Websites with no author\nWhen a web page does not list any author, replace the author name with the title of the page or article.\n\nIn the [APA 6 in-text citation](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/6th-edition\/archived-in-text-citation\/), put the title in quotation marks, and shorten it to the first few words if necessary.\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Format | Article Title. (Year, month day). Retrieved from URL |\n| Example | Australia fires: ‘Catastrophic’ alerts in South Australia and Victoria. (2019, November 11). Retrieved from https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-australia-50483410 |\n| In-text citation | (“Australia fires,” 2019) |\n\nNote that if the source is attributed to a specific organization or company, you should use this as the author name instead.\n\n## Websites with no date\nWhen a web page or article does not list a publication or revision date, replace the date with “n.d.” (“no date”) in all citations.\n\nIf an online source is likely to change over time, it is recommended to include the date on which you accessed it.\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| Format | Author or Organization Name. (n.d.). Article Title. Retrieved month day, year, from URL |\n| Reference list | University of Amsterdam. (n.d.). About the UvA. Retrieved November 20, 2019, from https:\/\/www.uva.nl\/en\/about-the-uva\/about-the-university\/about-the-university.html |\n| In-text citation | (University of Amsterdam, n.d.) |\n\n###### 7th edition updates\nSince the 6th edition of the APA manual does not provide guidelines for citing from social media, the information in this section follows the [7th edition](https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/apa-style\/apa-seventh-edition-changes\/).\n\nAs social media posts are usually untitled, use the first 20 words of the post, in italics, as a title. Also include any relevant information about the type of post and any multimedia aspects (e.g. videos, images, sound) in square brackets:\n\nEno, B. (2019, September 21). *Last night an immersive arts installation by VOICES FOR THE FUTURE was shown at the UN Headquarters, NY.* \\[Images attached\\] \\[Status update\\]. 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Boilerpipe Text	Citing a Website in APA Style (6th Edition) \| Format & Examples Published on November 5, 2020 by Jack Caulfield . Revised on January 25, 2024. This article reflects the APA 6th edition guidelines. Click here for APA 7th edition guidelines. APA website citations usually include the author, the publication date, the title of the page or article, and the URL. If there is no author, start the citation with the title of the article. If the page is likely to change over time, add a retrieval date. If you are citing an online version of a print publication (e.g. a newspaper , magazine, or dictionary ), use the same format as you would for print, with a URL added at the end. Cite a website in APA Style now Citing an entire website When you refer to a website in your text without quoting or paraphrasing from a specific part of it, you don’t need a formal citation. Instead, you can just include the URL in parentheses after the name of the site: One of the most popular social media sites, Instagram (http://instagram.com), allows users to share images and videos. For this kind of citation, you don’t need to include the website on the reference page . However, if you’re citing a specific page or article from a website, you will need a formal in-text citation and reference list entry. How to cite online articles Various kinds of articles appear online, and how you cite them depends on where the article appears. Articles from online versions of newspapers and magazines Articles appearing in online versions of print publications (e.g. newspapers and magazines) are cited like their print versions, but with an added URL. Give the homepage URL instead of the specific article, as the latter is more likely to change over time. MacGillis, A. (2019, November 11). The case against Boeing. The New Yorker . Retrieved from https://www.newyorker.com/ Articles from blogs Citations of blogs include the words “Blog post” and the article URL. The name of the blog is not included: Alexander, S. (2019, November 13). Autism and intelligence: Much more than you wanted to know [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/11/13/autism-and-intelligence-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know/ Other online articles For articles from other websites, including news sites without print equivalents (e.g. BBC News, Reuters), the name of the site is not mentioned, and the URL links directly to the article: Walker, A. (2019, November 14). Germany avoids recession but growth remains weak. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50419127 Tip You can use Scribbr’s free APA Citation Generator to automatically create citations. Websites with no author When a web page does not list any author, replace the author name with the title of the page or article. In the APA 6 in-text citation , put the title in quotation marks, and shorten it to the first few words if necessary. APA website citation (no author) Format Article Title. (Year, month day). Retrieved from URL Example Australia fires: ‘Catastrophic’ alerts in South Australia and Victoria. (2019, November 11). Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50483410 In-text citation (“Australia fires,” 2019) Note that if the source is attributed to a specific organization or company, you should use this as the author name instead. Websites with no date When a web page or article does not list a publication or revision date, replace the date with “n.d.” (“no date”) in all citations. If an online source is likely to change over time, it is recommended to include the date on which you accessed it. APA website citation (no date) Format Author or Organization Name. (n.d.). Article Title. Retrieved month day, year, from URL Reference list University of Amsterdam. (n.d.). About the UvA. Retrieved November 20, 2019, from https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/about-the-university/about-the-university.html In-text citation (University of Amsterdam, n.d.) 7th edition updates Since the 6th edition of the APA manual does not provide guidelines for citing from social media, the information in this section follows the 7th edition . As social media posts are usually untitled, use the first 20 words of the post, in italics, as a title. Also include any relevant information about the type of post and any multimedia aspects (e.g. videos, images, sound) in square brackets: Eno, B. (2019, September 21). Last night an immersive arts installation by VOICES FOR THE FUTURE was shown at the UN Headquarters, NY. [Images attached] [Status update]. Facebook. https://bit.ly/2XfDB4Q On some social media sites, users go by usernames instead of or in addition to their real names. Where the author’s real name is known, include it, along with their username in square brackets: Dorsey, J. [@jack]. (2018, March 1). We’re committing Twitter to help increase the collective health, openness, and civility of public conversation, and to hold ourselves publicly [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/jack/status/969234275420655616 In some cases, you’ll want to cite a whole social media profile instead of a specific post. In these cases, include an access date, because a profile will obviously change over time: Dorsey, J. [@jack]. (n.d.). Tweets [Twitter profile]. Twitter. Retrieved November 14, 2019, from https://twitter.com/jack Cite this Scribbr article If you want to cite this source, you can copy and paste the citation or click the “Cite this Scribbr article” button to automatically add the citation to our free Citation Generator. Caulfield, J. (2024, January 25). Citing a Website in APA Style (6th Edition) \| Format & Examples. Scribbr. 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Revised on January 25, 2024. This article reflects the APA 6th edition guidelines. [Click here](https://www.scribbr.com/apa-examples/website/) for APA 7th edition guidelines. APA website citations usually include the author, the publication date, the title of the page or article, and the URL. If there is no author, start the citation with the title of the article. If the page is likely to change over time, add a retrieval date. If you are citing an online version of a print publication (e.g. a [newspaper](https://www.scribbr.com/apa-examples/newspaper-article/), magazine, or [dictionary](https://www.scribbr.com/apa-examples/dictionary/)), use the same format as you would for print, with a URL added at the end. ###### Cite a website in APA Style now ## Table of contents 1. [Citing an entire website](https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/6th-edition/archived-cite-a-website/#citing-an-entire-website) 2. 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Autism and intelligence: Much more than you wanted to know \[Blog post\]. Retrieved from https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/11/13/autism-and-intelligence-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know/ ### Other online articles For articles from other websites, including news sites without print equivalents (e.g. BBC News, Reuters), the name of the site is not mentioned, and the URL links directly to the article: Walker, A. (2019, November 14). Germany avoids recession but growth remains weak. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50419127 Tip You can use Scribbr’s free [APA Citation Generator](https://www.scribbr.com/citation/generator/apa/) to automatically create citations. ## Websites with no author When a web page does not list any author, replace the author name with the title of the page or article. 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Retrieved month day, year, from URL \| \| Reference list \| University of Amsterdam. (n.d.). About the UvA. Retrieved November 20, 2019, from https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/about-the-university/about-the-university.html \| \| In-text citation \| (University of Amsterdam, n.d.) \| ## Prevent plagiarism. Run a free check. [Try for free](https://www.scribbr.com/plagiarism-checker/?scr_source=knowledgebase&scr_medium=in-text&scr_campaign=prevent-plagiarism-run-a-check) ## How to cite from social media ###### 7th edition updates Since the 6th edition of the APA manual does not provide guidelines for citing from social media, the information in this section follows the [7th edition](https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/apa-seventh-edition-changes/). As social media posts are usually untitled, use the first 20 words of the post, in italics, as a title. 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Readable Markdown	## Citing a Website in APA Style (6th Edition) \\| Format & Examples Published on November 5, 2020 by [Jack Caulfield](https://www.scribbr.com/author/jackcaulfield/ "All articles by Jack Caulfield"). Revised on January 25, 2024. This article reflects the APA 6th edition guidelines. [Click here](https://www.scribbr.com/apa-examples/website/) for APA 7th edition guidelines. APA website citations usually include the author, the publication date, the title of the page or article, and the URL. If there is no author, start the citation with the title of the article. If the page is likely to change over time, add a retrieval date. If you are citing an online version of a print publication (e.g. a [newspaper](https://www.scribbr.com/apa-examples/newspaper-article/), magazine, or [dictionary](https://www.scribbr.com/apa-examples/dictionary/)), use the same format as you would for print, with a URL added at the end. ###### Cite a website in APA Style now ## Citing an entire website When you refer to a website in your text without [quoting](https://www.scribbr.com/working-with-sources/how-to-quote/) or [paraphrasing](https://www.scribbr.com/working-with-sources/how-to-paraphrase/) from a specific part of it, you don’t need a formal citation. Instead, you can just include the URL in parentheses after the name of the site: One of the most popular social media sites, Instagram (http://instagram.com), allows users to share images and videos. For this kind of citation, you don’t need to include the website on the [reference page](https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/apa-reference-page/). However, if you’re citing a specific page or article from a website, you will need a formal [in-text citation](https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/in-text-citation/) and reference list entry. ## How to cite online articles Various kinds of articles appear online, and how you cite them depends on where the article appears. ### Articles from online versions of newspapers and magazines Articles appearing in online versions of print publications (e.g. [newspapers](https://www.scribbr.com/apa-examples/newspaper-article/) and magazines) are cited like their print versions, but with an added URL. Give the homepage URL instead of the specific article, as the latter is more likely to change over time. MacGillis, A. (2019, November 11). The case against Boeing. The New Yorker. Retrieved from https://www.newyorker.com/ ### Articles from blogs Citations of blogs include the words “Blog post” and the article URL. The name of the blog is not included: Alexander, S. (2019, November 13). Autism and intelligence: Much more than you wanted to know \[Blog post\]. Retrieved from https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/11/13/autism-and-intelligence-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know/ ### Other online articles For articles from other websites, including news sites without print equivalents (e.g. BBC News, Reuters), the name of the site is not mentioned, and the URL links directly to the article: Walker, A. (2019, November 14). Germany avoids recession but growth remains weak. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50419127 Tip You can use Scribbr’s free [APA Citation Generator](https://www.scribbr.com/citation/generator/apa/) to automatically create citations. ## Websites with no author When a web page does not list any author, replace the author name with the title of the page or article. In the [APA 6 in-text citation](https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/6th-edition/archived-in-text-citation/), put the title in quotation marks, and shorten it to the first few words if necessary. \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Format \| Article Title. (Year, month day). Retrieved from URL \| \| Example \| Australia fires: ‘Catastrophic’ alerts in South Australia and Victoria. (2019, November 11). Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50483410 \| \| In-text citation \| (“Australia fires,” 2019) \| Note that if the source is attributed to a specific organization or company, you should use this as the author name instead. ## Websites with no date When a web page or article does not list a publication or revision date, replace the date with “n.d.” (“no date”) in all citations. If an online source is likely to change over time, it is recommended to include the date on which you accessed it. \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Format \| Author or Organization Name. (n.d.). Article Title. Retrieved month day, year, from URL \| \| Reference list \| University of Amsterdam. (n.d.). About the UvA. Retrieved November 20, 2019, from https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/about-the-university/about-the-university.html \| \| In-text citation \| (University of Amsterdam, n.d.) \| ###### 7th edition updates Since the 6th edition of the APA manual does not provide guidelines for citing from social media, the information in this section follows the [7th edition](https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/apa-seventh-edition-changes/). As social media posts are usually untitled, use the first 20 words of the post, in italics, as a title. Also include any relevant information about the type of post and any multimedia aspects (e.g. videos, images, sound) in square brackets: Eno, B. (2019, September 21). Last night an immersive arts installation by VOICES FOR THE FUTURE was shown at the UN Headquarters, NY. \[Images attached\] \[Status update\]. Facebook. https://bit.ly/2XfDB4Q On some social media sites, users go by usernames instead of or in addition to their real names. Where the author’s real name is known, include it, along with their username in square brackets: Dorsey, J. \[@jack\]. (2018, March 1). We’re committing Twitter to help increase the collective health, openness, and civility of public conversation, and to hold ourselves publicly \[Tweet\]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/jack/status/969234275420655616 In some cases, you’ll want to cite a whole social media profile instead of a specific post. In these cases, include an access date, because a profile will obviously change over time: Dorsey, J. \[@jack\]. (n.d.). Tweets \[Twitter profile\]. Twitter. 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