---
title: "GET /api/Stats/favorite-authors"
method: GET
path: "/api/Stats/favorite-authors"
tags: ["Stats"]
---

# GET /api/Stats/favorite-authors

`GET /api/Stats/favorite-authors`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:5000`
- URL: `http://localhost:5000/api/Stats/favorite-authors`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

## Query parameters

- `StartDate` string, date-time
- `TimeZoneId` string
- `EndDate` string, date-time
- `Libraries` integer[]
- `userId` integer

## Response `200`

OK

- MostReadAuthorsDto
  - `authorId` integer
  - `authorName` string, nullable
  - `totalChaptersRead` integer
  - `chapters` AuthorChapterDto[], nullable
    - `libraryId` integer
    - `seriesId` integer
    - `chapterId` integer
    - `title` string, nullable

## Changes

- **2026-01-09** `cc298937f548`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `TimeZoneId`
- **2025-12-13** `ba8553c39654`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/kareadita/apis/kavita/changes/api/Stats/favorite-authors/get.md)

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