Get author
get_authorRead-onlyIdempotent
Look up an author in the Shelfclub catalog by Shelfclub author id, which get_book returns for the authors of a book. Returns the author's name, biography, birth and death dates and shelfclub.app link. With include_books, also returns up to 10 of their books, the most recently published first, each with its Shelfclub id, description, reader rating, series, shelfclub.app link, and machine-generated mood, vibe, pace and genre tags.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | The Shelfclub id of the author, from the `authorLinks` of a get_book result. | |
| include_books | No | Also return up to 10 of the author's books. |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| books | No | With `include_books`: the most recently published first. | |
| author | No | ||
| status | Yes | "try_again_later": the service was busy and looked nothing up, so the other fields are absent. | |
| booksTotal | No | With `include_books`: how many of their books the catalog has. | |
| tagProvenance | No | Where the moods, vibes, pace and genres come from. | |
| retryAfterSeconds | No | With "try_again_later", when known: how long to wait. |