---
title: "Get a Goodreads author"
method: GET
path: "/goodreads/author/{id}"
tags: ["Goodreads"]
---

# Get a Goodreads author

`GET /goodreads/author/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/goodreads/author/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Returns a Goodreads author profile: bio, birth/death dates, website, genres, photo, and aggregate rating stats.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- GoodreadsAuthorResponseDoc
  - `code` integer
  - `data` GoodreadsAuthorResponse
    - `about` string
    - `average_rating` number
    - `birth_date` string
    - `death_date` string
    - `genres` string[]
    - `id` string
    - `image_url` string
    - `name` string
    - `ratings_count` integer
    - `reviews_count` integer
    - `source_url` string
    - `uri` string
    - `website` string
  - `msg` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/crawlora/apis/crawlora-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/crawlora/apis/crawlora-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/crawlora/apis/crawlora-api/revisions/afac9b012a27?raw)