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ISBNdb Author API

Author endpoints

ISBNdb Author API is one of 8 APIs that ISBNdb publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Author. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and pricing.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 2.7.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api2.isbndb.com.

2 operations 2 paths 6 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
2.7.0
Base URL
https://api2.isbndb.com
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

ISBNdb Author API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (ApiKeyAuth).

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Author 2

Author endpoints

GET
/author/{name}
Gets author details
get_app_api_author_authordetails__invoke 6 params → 200
GET
/authors/{query}
Search authors
get_app_api_author_searchauthors__invoke 3 params → 200

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Book (26 properties), Price (8 properties), AuthorDetailsResponse (6 properties), SearchAuthorsResponse (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

RelatedIsbn
object
2 properties 2 required
Price
object
8 properties 8 required
Book
object
26 properties 5 required
AuthorDetailsResponse
object
6 properties 6 required
SearchAuthorsResponse
object
5 properties 5 required
Point
object
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

isbndb-author-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs ISBNdb publishes across the network.

ISBNdb Books API
ISBNdb Feed API
ISBNdb Key API
ISBNdb Publisher API
ISBNdb Search API
ISBNdb Stats API
ISBNdb Subject API