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GET https://cds.thepublive.com/publisher/{publisher_id}/author/{identifier}/ Returns detailed information about a single author, including their full profile, social links, and SEO metadata.

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Path Parameters

NameTypeDescription
identifierstring/integerAuthor ID or slug

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Headers

NameTypeRequiredDescription
usernamestringYesAPI Key
passwordstringYesAPI Secret

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Response Fields

FieldTypeDescription
idintegerUnique author identifier
namestringAuthor name
slugstringURL-friendly slug
emailstringAuthor email
descriptionstringAuthor bio
linkedinstringLinkedIn profile URL
twitterstringTwitter profile URL
instagramstringInstagram profile URL
facebookstringFacebook profile URL
avatarstring/nullProfile image URL
created_atdatetimeWhen the author was created
updated_atdatetimeWhen the author was last updated
meta_titlestringSEO meta title
meta_descriptionstringSEO meta description
og_titlestringOpen Graph title
og_descriptionstringOpen Graph description
og_imagestringOpen Graph image URL
twitter_titlestringTwitter Card title
twitter_descriptionstringTwitter Card description
twitter_imagestringTwitter Card image URL
absolute_urlstringFull public URL path
{
  "status": "ok",
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Jane Doe",
    "slug": "jane-doe",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "description": "Senior correspondent covering technology and business.",
    "linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/in/janedoe",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/janedoe",
    "instagram": "",
    "facebook": "",
    "avatar": "https://cdn.publive.com/avatars/jane-doe.jpg",
    "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-01-20T14:30:00Z",
    "meta_title": "Jane Doe - My Publication",
    "meta_description": "Articles by Jane Doe",
    "og_title": "Jane Doe",
    "og_description": "Articles by Jane Doe",
    "og_image": "https://cdn.publive.com/avatars/jane-doe.jpg",
    "twitter_title": "Jane Doe",
    "twitter_description": "Articles by Jane Doe",
    "twitter_image": "https://cdn.publive.com/avatars/jane-doe.jpg",
    "absolute_url": "/author/jane-doe"
  },
  "message": ""
}