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Try the Goodreads Author API

Returns a Goodreads author profile: bio, birth/death dates, website, genres, photo, and aggregate rating stats.

What a live request returned

14 Oct 2026: Single record response; 11 fields had a value in every checked item.

Observed request: GET /goodreads/author/153394
Fields with a value in every checked item: id, name, birth_date, website, genres, about, image_url, average_rating

Sample value profiles: average_rating: 4.3; website: suzannecollinsbooks.com; about: 750 characters.

Request: GET /goodreads/author/{id}
Cost: 2 credits/request
Auth: apiKey
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%, median 1.01 s
Monitored request: GET /goodreads/author/153394

Goodreads Author API documentation Goodreads platform page Pricing

Prefilled cURL

curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/goodreads/author/153394' \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
id (path)	string	Yes	153394	Goodreads author id

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "id": "153394",
    "name": "Suzanne Collins",
    "birth_date": "August 11, 1962",
    "website": "http://suzannecollinsbooks.com/",
    "genres": [
      "Fiction",
      "Science Fiction & Fantasy",
      "Young Adult"
    ],
    "about": "Since 1991, Suzanne Collins has been busy writing for children's television...",
    "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1630199330p5/153394.jpg",
    "average_rating": 4.3,
    "ratings_count": 21497265,
    "reviews_count": 977620,
    "uri": "https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153394",
    "source_url": "https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153394"
  }
}

More Goodreads endpoints

List a Goodreads author's books List a Goodreads author's attributed quotes Get a Goodreads book List a Goodreads book's editions Get a Goodreads book's featured reviews Get a Goodreads genre shelf Get a Goodreads Listopia list List curated Goodreads Listopia lists Search Goodreads books

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GET /goodreads/author/{id}

Get a Goodreads author

Returns a Goodreads author profile: bio, birth/death dates, website, genres, photo, and aggregate rating stats.

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Path parameters

requiredstring

Goodreads author id

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "id": "153394",
    "name": "Suzanne Collins",
    "birth_date": "August 11, 1962",
    "website": "http://suzannecollinsbooks.com/",
    "genres": [
      "Fiction",
      "Science Fiction & Fantasy",
      "Young Adult"
    ],
    "about": "Since 1991, Suzanne Collins has been busy writing for children's television...",
    "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1630199330p5/153394.jpg",
    "average_rating": 4.3,
    "ratings_count": 21497265,
    "reviews_count": 977620,
    "uri": "https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153394",
    "source_url": "https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153394"
  }
}

Endpoint Playground

Try the Goodreads Author API

Returns a Goodreads author profile: bio, birth/death dates, website, genres, photo, and aggregate rating stats.

What a live request returned

14 Oct 2026: Single record response; 11 fields had a value in every checked item.

Observed request: GET /goodreads/author/153394
Fields with a value in every checked item: id, name, birth_date, website, genres, about, image_url, average_rating

Sample value profiles: average_rating: 4.3; website: suzannecollinsbooks.com; about: 750 characters.

Request: GET /goodreads/author/{id}
Cost: 2 credits/request
Auth: apiKey
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%, median 1.01 s
Monitored request: GET /goodreads/author/153394

Goodreads Author API documentation Goodreads platform page Pricing

Prefilled cURL

curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/goodreads/author/153394' \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
id (path)	string	Yes	153394	Goodreads author id

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "id": "153394",
    "name": "Suzanne Collins",
    "birth_date": "August 11, 1962",
    "website": "http://suzannecollinsbooks.com/",
    "genres": [
      "Fiction",
      "Science Fiction & Fantasy",
      "Young Adult"
    ],
    "about": "Since 1991, Suzanne Collins has been busy writing for children's television...",
    "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1630199330p5/153394.jpg",
    "average_rating": 4.3,
    "ratings_count": 21497265,
    "reviews_count": 977620,
    "uri": "https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153394",
    "source_url": "https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153394"
  }
}

More Goodreads endpoints

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Method

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Endpoint

GETapiKey2 credits/requestgoodreads.authorResponseDocGoodreads

GET /goodreads/author/{id}

Get a Goodreads author

Returns a Goodreads author profile: bio, birth/death dates, website, genres, photo, and aggregate rating stats.

API key required. Paste a full key or rotate one from the API Keys page.

Set up API key

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API key

API key required for live requests. Your key is only used to send requests from this Playground.

not configured

Active Playground key: not configured

Manage API keys in Console

Path parameters

requiredstring

Goodreads author id

Add an API key to send a live request.

If an active API key is configured, Copy cURL includes it. Share links never include API keys.

View docs

Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "id": "153394",
    "name": "Suzanne Collins",
    "birth_date": "August 11, 1962",
    "website": "http://suzannecollinsbooks.com/",
    "genres": [
      "Fiction",
      "Science Fiction & Fantasy",
      "Young Adult"
    ],
    "about": "Since 1991, Suzanne Collins has been busy writing for children's television...",
    "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1630199330p5/153394.jpg",
    "average_rating": 4.3,
    "ratings_count": 21497265,
    "reviews_count": 977620,
    "uri": "https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153394",
    "source_url": "https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153394"
  }
}