Ghost Authors API
Authors represent the staff users who create content in a Ghost publication.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Ghost Content Authors API
description: The Ghost Content API is a RESTful, read-only API that delivers published content from a Ghost site to any client.
version: '5.0'
contact:
name: Ghost Foundation
url: https://ghost.org/docs/content-api/
termsOfService: https://ghost.org/terms/
servers:
- url: https://{site}.ghost.io/ghost/api/content
description: Ghost Pro Hosted Site
variables:
site:
default: your-site
description: Your Ghost site subdomain
- url: '{protocol}://{domain}/ghost/api/content'
description: Self-Hosted Ghost Instance
variables:
protocol:
default: https
enum:
- https
- http
domain:
default: localhost:2368
description: Your Ghost instance domain and port
security:
- contentApiKey: []
tags:
- name: Authors
description: Authors represent the staff users who create content in a Ghost publication.
paths:
/authors/:
get:
operationId: browseAuthors
summary: Browse authors
description: Retrieve a paginated list of authors (staff users) for the publication. Supports including a count of posts per author using the include=count.posts parameter.
tags:
- Authors
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/includeAuthorRelations'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/order'
responses:
'200':
description: A list of authors
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
authors:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Author'
meta:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationMeta'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
/authors/{id}/:
get:
operationId: readAuthorById
summary: Read an author by ID
description: Retrieve a single author by their unique identifier.
tags:
- Authors
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceId'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/includeAuthorRelations'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
responses:
'200':
description: A single author
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
authors:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Author'
minItems: 1
maxItems: 1
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
/authors/slug/{slug}/:
get:
operationId: readAuthorBySlug
summary: Read an author by slug
description: Retrieve a single author by their URL slug.
tags:
- Authors
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceSlug'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/includeAuthorRelations'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/fields'
responses:
'200':
description: A single author
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
authors:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Author'
minItems: 1
maxItems: 1
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
parameters:
resourceId:
name: id
in: path
required: true
description: The unique identifier of the resource
schema:
type: string
format: uuid
fields:
name: fields
in: query
required: false
description: Comma-separated list of fields to return in the response. Use this to limit the size of the response by only requesting the fields you need.
schema:
type: string
page:
name: page
in: query
required: false
description: Page number for paginated results. Defaults to 1.
schema:
type: integer
minimum: 1
default: 1
order:
name: order
in: query
required: false
description: Field and direction to order results by, for example published_at DESC or title ASC.
schema:
type: string
limit:
name: limit
in: query
required: false
description: Maximum number of resources to return per page. Defaults to 15. Use all to return all resources without pagination.
schema:
oneOf:
- type: integer
minimum: 1
- type: string
enum:
- all
default: 15
resourceSlug:
name: slug
in: path
required: true
description: The URL slug of the resource
schema:
type: string
includeAuthorRelations:
name: include
in: query
required: false
description: Include a count of posts associated with each author.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- count.posts
filter:
name: filter
in: query
required: false
description: Apply fine-grained filters using Ghost's NQL query language. Examples include featured:true, tag:getting-started, visibility:public, and combinations using plus and comma operators.
schema:
type: string
schemas:
ErrorResponse:
type: object
description: Standard Ghost API error response
properties:
errors:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
message:
type: string
description: Human-readable error message
type:
type: string
description: Error type identifier
context:
type: string
description: Additional context about the error
nullable: true
PaginationMeta:
type: object
description: Pagination metadata included in browse responses
properties:
pagination:
type: object
properties:
page:
type: integer
description: Current page number
minimum: 1
limit:
type: integer
description: Number of items per page
minimum: 1
pages:
type: integer
description: Total number of pages
minimum: 1
total:
type: integer
description: Total number of items across all pages
minimum: 0
next:
type: integer
description: Next page number, null if on last page
nullable: true
prev:
type: integer
description: Previous page number, null if on first page
nullable: true
Author:
type: object
description: An author represents a staff user who creates content in a Ghost publication.
properties:
id:
type: string
format: uuid
description: Unique identifier for the author
name:
type: string
description: Display name of the author
slug:
type: string
description: URL-safe slug for the author
profile_image:
type: string
format: uri
description: Profile image URL
nullable: true
cover_image:
type: string
format: uri
description: Cover image URL for the author page
nullable: true
bio:
type: string
description: Author biography
nullable: true
website:
type: string
format: uri
description: Author personal website URL
nullable: true
location:
type: string
description: Author location
nullable: true
facebook:
type: string
description: Facebook username
nullable: true
twitter:
type: string
description: Twitter handle
nullable: true
meta_title:
type: string
description: SEO meta title for the author page
nullable: true
meta_description:
type: string
description: SEO meta description for the author page
nullable: true
url:
type: string
format: uri
description: Full URL of the author page
count:
type: object
description: Count data, included when requested via include=count.posts
properties:
posts:
type: integer
description: Number of posts by this author
minimum: 0
responses:
NotFound:
description: The requested resource was not found
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
Unauthorized:
description: Authentication failed or API key is missing
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
securitySchemes:
contentApiKey:
type: apiKey
in: query
name: key
description: Content API key obtained from a custom integration in Ghost Admin. Content API keys are safe for use in browsers and other insecure environments as they only provide access to public data.
externalDocs:
description: Ghost Content API Documentation
url: https://ghost.org/docs/content-api/