Author Data API

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Author Data API Details

Discover the versatility of the Author Data API, designed to provide comprehensive and real-time information about authors. This powerful API offers a wealth of data, including author biographies, publication records, social media profiles, and citation metrics. By integrating the Author Data API, you can enhance your database management, automate author tracking, and gain valuable insights into author performance and trends. Ideal for publishers, researchers, and content managers, this API empowers you to streamline your workflows and make informed decisions based on up-to-date author data. Explore the Author Data API today and revolutionize the way you manage author information.

To try out the Author Data API, see the API Documentation

To learn more about the API and how it works, see the API Information

API Documentation API Information
Author Data API Request CURL Example
curl -X 'GET' \
  'https://www.isbnlab.com/api/author/Robert%20Jordan' \
  -H 'accept: application/ld+json'
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {API_TOKEN}'
Author Data API Response Example
{
    "@context": "/api/contexts/Author",
    "@id": "/api/author/7018220",
    "@type": "Author",
    "name": "Robert Jordan",
    "slug": "robert-jordan",
    "alternativeNames": [
        "Chang Lung",
        "Reagan O Neal",
        "Jackson O Reilly",
        "Qiao Dan",
        "Jordan Robert"
    ],
    "deathDate": "2007-09-16T00:00:00+00:00",
    "birthDate": "1948-10-17T00:00:00+00:00",
    "bio": "James Oliver Rigney, Jr., better known by his pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy. He is best known for The Wheel of Time series, which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel. He is one of the several writers who have written 7 original Conan the Barbarian novels that are highly acclaimed to this day. Rigney also wrote historical fiction under his pseudonym Reagan O'Neal, a western as Jackson O'Reilly, and dance criticism as Chang Lung. Additionally, he ghostwrote an \"international thriller\" that is still believed to have been written by someone else. \r\n- Wikipedia",
    "photos": [
        1115938,
        1372286,
        1371739
    ],
    "books": [
        297359,
        297360,
        297361,
        297363,
        288408,
        23023733,
        23023740,
        23023774,
        30184610,
        30808425,
        ... (truncated for brevity)
    ]
}
Author Data API Response Definition Model
{
  "@context": "string",
  "@id": "string",
  "@type": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "slug": "string",
  "alternativeNames": [
    "string"
  ],
  "deathDate": "2025-05-31T22:45:58.534Z",
  "birthDate": "2025-05-31T22:45:58.534Z",
  "bio": "string",
  "photos": [
    "string"
  ],
  "books": [
    "string"
  ]
}