Author Page

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Author Page

When making a request with the type parameter set to type=author_page Rainforest API will return data from the author page for the author asin specified in either the asin and amazon_domain parameters or the url parameter.

Author page data is retrieved from the author page for a single author on Amazon.

Author Page

An example of the JSON object returned from a Author Page request is shown below:

{
  "request_info": {
    "success": true,
    "credits_used": 1,
    "credits_remaining": 999
  },
  "request_metadata": {
    "created_at": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "processed_at": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.001Z",
    "total_time_taken": 0.1,
    "amazon_url": "https://www.amazon.com/author/e/B000APVZ7W"
  },
  "request_parameters": {
    "type": "author_page",
    "asin": "B000APVZ7W",
    "amazon_domain": "amazon.com",
    "format_id": "283155"
  },
  "author": {
    "name": "Nassim Nicholas Taleb",
    "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/amzn-author-media-prod/b2te6s5ac47mkk450f779ivvqj._US230_.jpg",
    "biography": "Nassim Nicholas Taleb spent more than two decades as a risk taker before becoming a full-time essayist and scholar focusing on practical, philosophical, and mathematical problems with chance, luck, and probability. His focus in on how different systems handle disorder. He now spends most of his time in the intense seclusion of his study, or as a flâneur meditating in cafés. In addition to his life as a trader he spent several years as an academic researcher (12 years as Distinguished Professor at New York University's School of Engineering, Dean's Professor at U. Mass Amherst).He is the author of the Incerto (latin for uncertainty),  accessible in any order (Skin in the Game, Antifragile, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, and Fooled by Randomness) plus a technical version, The Technical Incerto (Statistical Consequences of Fat Tails). Taleb has also published close to 55 academic and scholarly papers as a backup, technical footnotes to the Incerto in topics ranging from Statistical Physics and Quantitative Finance to Genetics and International affairs. The Incerto has more than 200 translations in 41 languages. Taleb believes that prizes, honorary degrees, awards, and ceremonialism debase knowledge by turning it into a spectator sport. \"\"Imagine someone with the erudition of Pico de la Mirandola, the skepticism of Montaigne, solid mathematical training, a restless globetrotter, polyglot, enjoyer of fine wines, specialist of financial derivatives, irrepressible reader, and irascible to the point of readily slapping a disciple.\" La Tribune (Paris)A giant of Mediterranean thought ... Now the hottest thinker in the world\", London Times \"The most prophetic voice of all\" GQ"
  },
  "similar_authors": [
    {
      "name": "Daniel Kahneman",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/amzn-author-media-prod/u5bqpd1erkokht2vl0jl3iqmfb._SY300_.jpg",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Kahneman/e/B001ILFNQG?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_sims_vu00_r0_c0",
      "asin": "B001ILFNQG"
    },
    {
      "name": "Yuval Noah Harari",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/amzn-author-media-prod/jorjp12f9jbo3ojjmn1aacli7s._SY300_.jpg",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Yuval-Noah-Harari/e/B00J21BCIW?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_sims_vu00_r0_c1",
      "asin": "B00J21BCIW"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ray Dalio",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51zI758gcfL._SY300_.jpg",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Ray-Dalio/e/B0711LQ9G4?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_sims_vu00_r1_c0",
      "asin": "B0711LQ9G4"
    },
    {
      "name": "Annie Duke",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81n7uMl60IL._SY300_.jpg",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Annie-Duke/e/B001K88E4U?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_sims_vu00_r1_c1",
      "asin": "B001K88E4U"
    },
    {
      "name": "Matt Ridley",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31OXu-Ozj8L._SY300_.jpg",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Matt-Ridley/e/B000AQ6M5Q?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_sims_vu00_r2_c0",
      "asin": "B000AQ6M5Q"
    },
    {
      "name": "Eric Jorgenson",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71D-++t7lCL._SY300_.jpg",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Eric-Jorgenson/e/B07CKJFNGR?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_sims_vu00_r2_c1",
      "asin": "B07CKJFNGR"
    },
    {
      "name": "Morgan Housel",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/amzn-author-media-prod/7g4f95b0g5v7p58vmil63srg5v._SY300_.jpg",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Morgan-Housel/e/B084ZNV1LR?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_sims_vu00_r3_c0",
      "asin": "B084ZNV1LR"
    },
    {
      "name": "Malcolm Gladwell",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/amzn-author-media-prod/ndtsjs1mbus8ubg04hv02g5f3l._SY300_.jpg",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Malcolm-Gladwell/e/B000APOE98?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_sims_vu00_r3_c1",
      "asin": "B000APOE98"
    },
    {
      "name": "Will Durant",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51r1cL66yVL._SY300_.jpg",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Will-Durant/e/B00N3MKTAI?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_sims_vu00_r4_c0",
      "asin": "B00N3MKTAI"
    }
  ],
  "format_ids": [
    {
      "name": "All Formats",
      "value": "283155"
    },
    {
      "name": "Audible Audiobook",
      "value": "1240885011"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kindle Edition",
      "value": "618073011"
    },
    {
      "name": "Audio CD",
      "value": "2682077011"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hardcover",
      "value": "2656020011"
    },
    {
      "name": "Paperback",
      "value": "2656022011"
    }
  ],
  "titles": [
    {
      "name": "Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Incerto)",
      "asin": "B075HYVP7C",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075HYVP7C/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/713mIvV+GwL._AC_US218_..jpg",
      "is_bestseller": true,
      "rating": 4.5,
      "ratings_total": 1878
    },
    {
      "name": "Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto Book 3)",
      "asin": "B0083DJWGO",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083DJWGO/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/717mDNKcHJL._AC_US218_..jpg",
      "is_bestseller": true,
      "rating": 4.5,
      "ratings_total": 3075
    },
    {
      "name": "Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto Book 1)",
      "asin": "B001FA0W5W",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FA0W5W/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/412MBJ9ojxL._AC_US218_..jpg",
      "is_bestseller": false,
      "rating": 4.5,
      "ratings_total": 2086
    },
    {
      "name": "The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Incerto Book 2)",
      "asin": "B00139XTG4",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00139XTG4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41a4OJ06jlL._AC_US218_..jpg",
      "is_bestseller": false,
      "rating": 4.5,
      "ratings_total": 1755
    },
    {
      "name": "The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (Incerto Book 4)",
      "asin": "B004C43F9S",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004C43F9S/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i4",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71v7kDY1uCL._AC_US218_..jpg",
      "is_bestseller": false,
      "rating": 4.5,
      "ratings_total": 577
    },
    {
      "name": "Antifrágil: Las cosas que se benefician del desorden (Spanish Edition)",
      "asin": "B0893NGZXW",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0893NGZXW/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i5",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41PNXphAObL._AC_US218_..jpg",
      "is_bestseller": false,
      "rating": 4.5,
      "ratings_total": 241
    },
    {
      "name": "El cisne negro. Nueva edición ampliada y revisada: El impacto de lo altamente improbable (Spanish Edition)",
      "asin": "B00ACASBY0",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ACASBY0/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i6",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71nnn1WfNkL._AC_US218_..jpg",
      "is_bestseller": false,
      "rating": 4.5,
      "ratings_total": 383
    },
    {
      "name": "Jugarse la piel: Asimetrías ocultas en la vida cotidiana (Spanish Edition)",
      "asin": "B07MBV5JR3",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MBV5JR3/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i7",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71BxMYijP9L._AC_US218_..jpg",
      "is_bestseller": false,
      "rating": 4.5,
      "ratings_total": 129
    },
    {
      "name": "Dynamic Hedging: Managing Vanilla and Exotic Options (Wiley Finance Book 64)",
      "asin": "B000UG9JQA",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UG9JQA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i8",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51iiKhy1qzL._AC_US218_..jpg",
      "is_bestseller": false,
      "rating": 4.5,
      "ratings_total": 104
    },
    {
      "name": "El lecho de Procusto: Aforismos filosóficos y prácticos (Spanish Edition)",
      "asin": "B079K3Q2MY",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079K3Q2MY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i9",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81B2v-xBhvL._AC_US218_..jpg",
      "is_bestseller": false,
      "rating": 4.5,
      "ratings_total": 74
    },
    {
      "name": "Summary of The Black Swan: by Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Includes Analysis",
      "asin": "B08HKNJ5QZ",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HKNJ5QZ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i10",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71z5ynlx0TL._AC_US218_..jpg",
      "is_bestseller": false,
      "rating": 4.5,
      "ratings_total": 7
    },
    {
      "name": "Le Cygne noir: La puissance de l'imprévisible, édition augmentée de l'essai Force et fragilité (Romans, Essais, Poésie, Documents) (French Edition)",
      "asin": "B00NEHTQM4",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NEHTQM4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i11",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61KEu4ucPPL._AC_US218_..jpg",
      "is_bestseller": false,
      "rating": 4.5,
      "ratings_total": 225
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "current_page": 1,
    "current_page_link": "https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APVZ7W?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader",
    "next_page_link": "https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APVZ7W?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=2&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader",
    "total_pages": 3
  }
}

Rainforest API returns the following properties for Author Page requests:

Paginating Results To request more "titles" from the author page, issue additional requests incrementing the page parameter.

Property	Type	Description
author	object	An object containing details of the author. name string The name of the author. image string A url to the author image. biography string The biography of the author.
format_ids	array	An array containing the Format IDs for the current author page. Format IDs can be passed into a subsequent type=author_page requests' format_id parameter to limit the titles array to just titles of the given format. Note that Format IDs are dynamic and can change from author to author, hence it is necessary to retrieve the Format IDs from the results and pass in to a subsequent request. name string The name of the Format ID. value string A value of the Format ID to be passed into a subsequent type=author_page requests' format_id parameter .
similar_authors	array	An array containing the similar authors, as shown on the author page. The similar_authors array contains objects with the following properties: name string The name of the similar author. image string A url to the image of the similar author. link string A link to the similar author's author page. asin string A author ASIN of the similar author.
titles	array	An array of author title objects, containing each of the titles shown on the author page. The Author Title object has the following properties: name string The name of the title. asin string The ASIN of the title. is_bestseller boolean True/false depending on whether this title has the Bestseller flag shown. release_date string The release date of the title. rating number The rating of the title. ratings_total number The total number of ratings this title has received.. prices array Prices Array The prices array contains details about the titles pricing. It is an array of price objects, the properties of which are described below: symbol string The currency symbol, i.e. $ for USD. value number The price of the title. currency string The currency of the title as a ISO 4217 currency code. raw string The raw price as displayed on the title listing. name string The name of the price if applicable, for example "Kindle", "Hardcover". price object A price object representing the first item in the prices array. This is normally the "main" price for the product and is included as a convienience to make extracting the main price easier.
pagination	object	An object containing details of the current author page titles array pagination. To paginate you should specify the page number in your request's page parameter . current_page number The current page number. total_pages number The total number of pages available. current_page_link string A link to the current page of author titles. next_page_link string A link to the next page of author titles.

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