GET /authors/{authorId}/works.json

openlibrary.org:open-library-api

Summary: Get works by author
Operation ID: getAuthorWorks
Auth: none
Description

Retrieve works written by a specific author

Parameters (3)

authorId (string, path, required)

Open Library author ID (format: OL{id}A)

Constraints: {'pattern': '^OL[0-9]+A$'}

limit (integer, query, optional, default: 50)

Number of works to return (max 1000)

Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 1000}

offset (integer, query, optional, default: 0)

Offset for pagination

Constraints: {'minimum': 0}

Examples (1)

TitleTypeURLAction
Get works by author openapi-spec https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL26320A/works.json

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2026-03-23 10:44:09.686309 200 619ms