How to Cite a Website in APA 7th Edition — CitationGeneratorAPA.com

Citing a website in APA 7th edition follows a straightforward format: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of page. Site Name. URL. This guide covers every variation — including pages with no author, no date, and no site name.

Basic APA 7 Website Citation Format

The standard format for a webpage citation in APA 7 is:

Format

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of page. Site Name. URL

Example

Smith, J. (2024, March 5). How climate change affects ocean temperatures. National Geographic. https://nationalgeographic.com/article

Required Fields

Field	Format	Notes
Author	`Last, F. F.`	Last name, then first and middle initials. For organizations, write the full name.
Date	`(Year, Month Day)`	Use the publication or last-updated date shown on the page. Include month and day if available.
Title	Italicized, sentence case	Only capitalize the first word and proper nouns.
Site Name	Not italicized	The name of the website (e.g., BBC News, Mayo Clinic). Omit if the same as the author.
URL	Full URL	No "Retrieved from" prefix in APA 7. Just paste the full URL.

No Author

When a webpage has no identifiable author, move the title to the author position. Do not use "Anonymous."

Format

Title of page. (Year, Month Day). Site Name. URL

Example

Signs and symptoms of diabetes. (2023, September 12). Mayo Clinic. https://mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes

In-text citation: (Signs and Symptoms, 2023) — use a shortened version of the title in title case, in italics.

No Date

If the page has no publication date, use (n.d.) in place of the year.

Example

World Health Organization. (n.d.). About WHO. https://who.int/about

Tip If the content on the page changes frequently (like a Wikipedia article), add a retrieval date: "Retrieved April 19, 2026, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/..."

Organization as Author

When an organization publishes the page and the site name would be identical to the author, omit the site name to avoid repetition.

Example

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024, January 8). COVID-19 vaccination schedule. https://cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19

In-Text Citations for Websites

With author and year

(Smith, 2024) or Smith (2024) found that…

No author

(Title of Page, 2024) — italicize the shortened title.

No date

(Smith, n.d.) or (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.)

Direct quote — include paragraph number

(Smith, 2024, para. 3) — since webpages have no page numbers, use the paragraph number.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Do not write "Retrieved from" before the URL — this was removed in APA 7.
Do not italicize the site name — only the page title is italicized.
Do not use the URL as the author if no author is listed — use the title instead.
Do not include the access date unless the content is likely to change.

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