guardian_search_by_author

Search The Guardian archives for articles by a specific author, filtering by date, section, or keywords, and sorting by newest, oldest, or relevance.

Instructions

Search Guardian articles by specific author/journalist

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`author`	Yes	Author name to search for
`from_date`	No	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
`order_by`	No	Sort order: 'newest', 'oldest', 'relevance' (default: 'newest')
`page`	No	Page number (default: 1)
`page_size`	No	Results per page, max 200 (default: 20)
`query`	No	Additional search terms within author's articles
`section`	No	Filter by section ID
`to_date`	No	End date (YYYY-MM-DD format)

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "author": {
      "description": "Author name to search for",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "from_date": {
      "description": "Start date (YYYY-MM-DD format)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "order_by": {
      "description": "Sort order: 'newest', 'oldest', 'relevance' (default: 'newest')",
      "enum": [
        "newest",
        "oldest",
        "relevance"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "page": {
      "description": "Page number (default: 1)",
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "page_size": {
      "description": "Results per page, max 200 (default: 20)",
      "maximum": 200,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "query": {
      "description": "Additional search terms within author's articles",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "section": {
      "description": "Filter by section ID",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "to_date": {
      "description": "End date (YYYY-MM-DD format)",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "author"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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guardian_search_by_author

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