---
title: "Get an author"
method: GET
path: "/api/agent/get_author"
tags: ["catalog"]
---

# Get an author

`GET /api/agent/get_author`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.siftivo.com`
- URL: `https://api.siftivo.com/api/agent/get_author`
- Auth: none required

An author's biography and the books Siftivo holds for them, with years. Suits "what else has X written" and "tell me about X". Takes the author's name, an author id, or a siftivo.com slug.

## Query parameters

- `id` string, required: An author name, an author id, or a siftivo.com slug

## Response `200`

Success

- object

## Other responses

- `404`: No such entity

---

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