Authors

Last updated on December 29, 2024

Reference

Author Schema

The author schema contains the following fields:

Fields

Field	Type	Description
alternate_names	Array of Strings	Alternate names for the author
bio	String	The biography of the author
books_count	Int	The number of books the author has contributed to
born_date	Date	The date the author was born
born_year	Int	The year the author was born
cached_image	Object	Metadata for the authors image. This includes the image id, url, primary color, width, and height
contributions	Contribution	The contributions the author is listed on
death_date	Date	The date the author died
death_year	Int	The year the author died
id	String	The unique identifier of the author
identifiers	Array of objects	IDs for the author on other platforms
is_bipoc	Boolean	Whether the author is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
is_lgbtq	Boolean	Whether the author is LGBTQ+
name	String	The name of the author
slug	String	The Hardcover URL slug

Example Queries

query {
  authors(where: {id: {_eq: "80626"}}, limit: 1) {
      id,
      name
  }
}

Get an Author by Name

Query
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query {
  authors(where: {name: {_eq: "J.K. Rowling"}}) {
      books_count
      identifiers
      name
  }
}

Get all Authors

Query
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query {
  authors(limit: 10) {
      id,
      name
  }
}

Get books by an Author

Query
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query GetBooksByAuthor {
  authors(where: {name: {_eq: "Dan Wells"}}) {
      books_count
      name
      contributions(where: {contributable_type: {_eq: "Book"}}) {
          book {
              title
          }
      }
  }
}