---
title: "get author data by author code"
method: GET
path: "/author/{code}"
tags: ["v1 author"]
---

# get author data by author code

`GET /author/{code}`

# About this zbMATH Identifier 



Use this endpoint if you have the exact zbMATH code of the author in question. The result will contain only one dataset corresponding to that code, if entered correctly.
The format of the author's zbMATH code is **lastname.firstname-additionalname**.
# Example
- **bourbaki.nicolas** is a collective of authors

## Path parameters

- `code` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ZbmathdatamodelsDisplayAuthorResultID
  - `result` ZbmathdatamodelsDisplayAuthorAuthor
    - `aliases` unknown[]
      - unknown
    - `awards` Award[]
      - `title` string
      - `wikidata` WikiData
        - `id` string
        - `link` string
      - `year` integer
    - `code` string
    - `collective_of` unknown[]
      - unknown
    - `external_ids` ExternalID[]
      - `external_id` string
      - `type` 'arxiv' | 'carmin_tv' | 'celebratio' | 'dblp' | 'email' | 'gnd' | 'google_scholar' | 'homepage' | 'idref' | 'ieee' | 'mactutor' | 'mathnetru' | 'mathoverflow' | 'mathscinet' | 'mgp' | 'orcid' | 'researchgate' | 'riddle' | 'theses_fr' | 'twitter' | 'viaf' | 'wikidata' | 'zbl_reviewer' | '' — An enumeration.
    - `further_spellings` FurtherSpelling[]
      - `charset` string
      - `name` string
    - `main_fields` ZbmathdatamodelsDisplayAuthorSubmodelsMainField[]
      - `count` integer
      - `field` string
      - `percent` string
      - `percentile` string
    - `in_collective` unknown[]
      - unknown
    - `name` string
    - `reviewer` string
    - `spellings` Spelling[]
      - `count` integer
      - `first_name` string
      - `initials` string
      - `last_name` string
      - `name` string
    - `states` State[]
    - `zbmath_url` string
  - `status` Status
    - `execution` string, required
    - `execution_bool` boolean, required
    - `internal_code` string
    - `last_id` integer
    - `nr_total_results` integer
    - `nr_request_results` integer
    - `query_execution_time_in_seconds` number
    - `status_code` integer, required
    - `time_stamp` string

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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