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GET
/
authors
/
{slug}
Retrieve Author
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.buttercms.com/v2/authors/{slug}/ \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>'
{
  "data": {
    "slug": "jennifer-smith",
    "first_name": "Jennifer",
    "last_name": "Smith",
    "email": "jennifersmith@buttercms.com",
    "bio": "I love coffee!",
    "title": "President",
    "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifersmith",
    "facebook_url": "https://www.facebook.com/jennifersmith",
    "pinterest_url": "https://www.pinterest.com/jennifersmith",
    "instagram_url": "https://www.instagram.com/jennifersmith",
    "twitter_handle": "jennifersmith",
    "profile_image": "https://d2devwt40at1e2.cloudfront.net/api/file/etSDYJUIFDADGEEAQ.png"
  }
}
Retrieve detailed information about a specific author by their unique slug identifier, including complete profile data and optional recent posts integration. Author Profile Information: Returns comprehensive author profile including personal details (name, email, bio, title), complete social media profiles (LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter), profile image CDN URL, and unique slug identifier for URL-friendly referencing. Recent Posts Integration: Use the include=recent_posts parameter to enrich the response with the author’s most recent blog posts. This is particularly useful for creating detailed author profile pages that showcase both their biography and latest content contributions.

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Set the Authorization header to Token your_read_api_token.

Example: Authorization: Token abc123def456

Note: The header value includes the Token prefix.

You can access your API token from your settings page.

Path Parameters

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slug
string
required

The unique slug identifier of the author to retrieve.

Must match an existing author slug in your organization.

Maximum string length: 100

Query Parameters

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auth_token
string

Your ButterCMS read API token

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include
enum<string>

Include additional data in the response.

When set to recent_posts, the author object will include a recent_posts array containing their latest blog posts.

Available options:
recent_posts

Response

Author retrieved successfully

Response structure for retrieving a single author

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data
object

Single author object