Open Library Authors API

Fetch author records and their works by Open Library Author ID. Supports JSON, YAML, and RDF/XML representations.

Documentation GitHub

Documentation

https://openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api/authors

API entry from apis.yml

aid: open-library:open-library-authors-api
name: Open Library Authors API
description: Fetch author records and their works by Open Library Author ID. Supports JSON, YAML, and
  RDF/XML representations.
humanURL: https://openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api/authors
tags:
- Authors
- Catalog
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api/authors