Get a single author
Retrieve a single author by OpenAlex ID or external ID such as ORCID
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Updated: Oct 27, 2026, 12:40 AM
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Only public catalog IDs and a safe return path are handed to the Plugins page. This does not run the tool or confirm current availability, authorization, price, limits, or upstream status; those conditions are checked again before execution.
- Selected tool
- openalex.authors.retrieve.v1
- Provider scope
- OpenAlex Scholarly Knowledge Graph
- Catalog updated
- 2026-10-27T00:40:01.989419+00:00
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- Pending verification
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openalex.authors.retrieve.v1JSON
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