Start with the principle
What you need to know
A typical APA 7 webpage reference contains author, date, page title, website name when different from the author, and URL. The exact elements depend on what the page actually provides.
A practical method
Check it step by step
- 01
Find the responsible author
Use the named person or organisation responsible for the page. Do not automatically treat the website name as the author.
- 02
Use the most specific date
Include the year, month and day when the page supplies a reliable publication or update date.
- 03
Record the page title
Use sentence case for the webpage title.
- 04
Add the direct URL
Link to the specific page, not merely the website homepage.
Apply the guidance
Examples
World Health Organization. (2025, June 10). Digital health and patient safety. https://www.who.int/example
Patel, S. I. (2025, March 4). Evaluating online research sources. Research Skills Hub. https://example.org/evaluate
National Research Council. (n.d.). Research ethics resources. https://example.org/ethics
Before submission
Final checklist
- Author is responsible for the content
- Date belongs to the page
- Title uses sentence case
- Site name is not duplicated when it is also the author
- URL opens the cited page
Course, university and publisher requirements vary. Confirm final punctuation, capitalisation and presentation against the guide you have been instructed to use.