Authors API

Get deduplicated author profiles for any Substack publication. Each author includes their name, handle, photo URL, and bio. Authors are cross-referenced across all posts for accurate contribution tracking.

GET/v1/publications/:slug/authors

Highlights

Deduplicated author profiles

Name, handle, and bio text

Profile photo URL

Cross-referenced across all publication posts

Publication role and join date

Works with multi-author publications

Code Example

javascript

const res = await fetch(
  "https://stackhooks.com/v1/publications/platformer/authors",
  { headers: { Authorization: "Bearer sk_live_..." } }
);
const { data } = await res.json();
data.forEach(author => {
  console.log(`${author.name} (@${author.handle})`);
});

Response

json

{
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "Casey Newton",
      "handle": "caseynewton",
      "photo_url": "https://...",
      "bio": "Technology journalist covering platforms"
    }
  ]
}

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