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author page when making a request with the type parameter https //docs trajectdata com/rainforestapi/product data api/parameters/author page 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 https //www amazon com/kindle dbs/entity/author/b000apvz7w for a single author on amazon 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 https //docs trajectdata com/rainforestapi/product data api/parameters/author page 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 https //docs trajectdata com/rainforestapi/product data api/parameters/author page 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 https //docs trajectdata com/rainforestapi/product data api/parameters/author page 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 https //en wikipedia org/wiki/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 https //docs trajectdata com/rainforestapi/product data api/parameters/author page 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 next steps author page parameters https //docs trajectdata com/rainforestapi/product data api/parameters/author page