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POST
/openalex/authors

Authorizations

access-token
string
header
required

API token from the dashboard

Headers

access-token
string
required

Body

application/json
author
string
required
Minimum string length: 1
timeout
integer
default:300
Required range: 20 <= x <= 1500

Response

Successful Response

id
string
required
@type
string
default:OpenalexAuthor
orcid
string | null
display_name
string
default:""
display_name_alternatives
string[]
works_count
integer
default:0
cited_by_count
integer
default:0
summary_stats
object | null
affiliations
object[]
last_known_institutions
object[]
topics
object[]
topic_share
object[]
x_concepts
object[]
counts_by_year
object[]
works_api_url
string | null
updated_at
string | null
created_at
string | null