> ## Documentation Index
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# /arstechnica/authors

> Get an Ars Technica writer by slug, numeric id or author archive URL: display name, staff job title, work email, the full biography, portrait, personal homepage, the social profiles linked from the bio and the id of the matching account on the Ars discussion forum.

**Price:** 1 credit

**⚠️ Common errors:** 412: Author not found (well-formed but nonexistent slug, id or URL)



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/news-publishing.json post /api/arstechnica/authors
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Any Site API
  description: >+
    Any Site API provides programmatic access to data from LinkedIn, Instagram,
    Twitter, and other platforms.


    ## Authentication


    All API endpoints require an `access-token` header with a valid API token.
    Tokens can be created in the [dashboard](https://app.anysite.io/).


    ## Pricing


    Each endpoint has a credit cost listed in its description. Credits are
    deducted from your token balance per request.

  version: 0.0.1
servers: []
security:
  - AccessToken: []
paths:
  /api/arstechnica/authors:
    post:
      tags:
        - /arstechnica
      summary: /arstechnica/authors
      description: >-
        Get an Ars Technica writer by slug, numeric id or author archive URL:
        display name, staff job title, work email, the full biography, portrait,
        personal homepage, the social profiles linked from the bio and the id of
        the matching account on the Ars discussion forum.


        **Price:** 1 credit


        **⚠️ Common errors:** 412: Author not found (well-formed but nonexistent
        slug, id or URL)
      operationId: __api_arstechnica_authors_post
      parameters:
        - name: access-token
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArstechnicaAuthorsPayload'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArstechnicaAuthor'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
  schemas:
    ArstechnicaAuthorsPayload:
      properties:
        timeout:
          type: integer
          maximum: 1500
          minimum: 20
          default: 300
        author:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      type: object
      required:
        - author
    ArstechnicaAuthor:
      properties:
        '@type':
          type: string
          default: ArstechnicaAuthor
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        alias:
          type: string
        web_url:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        job_title:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        email:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        image:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        homepage_url:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        forum_user_id:
          anyOf:
            - type: integer
            - type: 'null'
        twitter_url:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        bluesky_url:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        mastodon_url:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        linkedin_url:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        instagram_url:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
        youtube_url:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - alias
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
      type: object
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          type: array
        msg:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        input: {}
        ctx:
          type: object
      type: object
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
  securitySchemes:
    AccessToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: access-token
      description: API token from the dashboard

````