GET /api/amazon/author — Amazon Author Profile

The /api/amazon/author endpoint fetches an author’s Amazon profile page by their author ASIN — returning their biography, profile image, and a paginated list of their published books with prices, ratings, and co-author information. Use this endpoint to build author spotlight pages, bookstore catalogs, or reading recommendation tools.

Author ASINs look like product ASINs (10-character alphanumeric) but resolve to author profile pages on Amazon. You can find an author’s ASIN in their Amazon Author Page URL, e.g. amazon.com/author/B00123ABCD.

Request

GET https://api.glade.dev/api/amazon/author

string

required

The author’s Amazon Author Page ASIN — a 10-character alphanumeric identifier. You can find it in the author’s Amazon profile URL, e.g. amazon.com/author/B00123ABCD.

string

default:"US"

The Amazon marketplace to query. Accepted values: US, UK, CA, DE, FR, IT, ES, AU, IN, MX, BR, JP, PL. Defaults to US when omitted.

integer

The page number of the author’s book listings to return. Must be 1 or greater. Omit to retrieve the first page.

Response

A successful response returns data.amazonAuthor.

object

Show amazonAuthor

string

The author’s full name as shown on their Amazon Author Page.

string

The canonical URL of the author’s Amazon Author Page.

string

URL of the author’s profile photo.

string

The author’s biographical text as written on their Amazon Author Page.

object

Show bookResults

array

Show results[]

string

Book title.

string

Canonical Amazon product URL for the book.

string

The book’s Amazon Standard Identification Number.

object

Show price

string

Currency symbol, e.g. "$".

number

Numeric price value, e.g. 14.99.

string

ISO 4217 currency code, e.g. "USD".

string

Formatted display string, e.g. "$14.99".

string

URL of the book cover image.

number

Average customer rating (1–5).

integer

Total number of customer ratings.

boolean

Whether the book is eligible for Amazon Prime.

boolean

Whether the listing is a sponsored placement.

object | null

Active coupon object, or null if no coupon is present.

Show coupon

string

Coupon label text, e.g. "Save 10%".

array

Show authors[]

string

The author’s name as listed on the book.

string

URL to the author’s Amazon Author Page.

object

Show pageInfo

integer

The page number returned.

integer

Total number of book listing pages available.

integer

Total number of books by this author.

boolean

Whether a subsequent page exists.

boolean

Whether a previous page exists.

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "amazonAuthor": {
      "name": "Andy Weir",
      "url": "https://www.amazon.com/Andy-Weir/e/B00G0WYW28",
      "imageUrl": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/amzn-author-media-prod/B00G0WYW28.jpg",
      "biography": "Andy Weir built a career as a software engineer until the success of The Martian allowed him to live his dream of writing full-time. He is a lifelong space nerd and avid hobbyist of subjects such as relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned spaceflight.",
      "bookResults": {
        "results": [
          {
            "title": "Project Hail Mary: A Novel",
            "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593135202",
            "asin": "0593135202",
            "price": {
              "symbol": "$",
              "value": 14.99,
              "currency": "USD",
              "display": "$14.99"
            },
            "mainImageUrl": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81ywGCHk7CL.jpg",
            "rating": 4.9,
            "ratingsTotal": 143876,
            "isPrime": true,
            "sponsored": false,
            "coupon": null,
            "authors": [
              {
                "name": "Andy Weir",
                "url": "https://www.amazon.com/Andy-Weir/e/B00G0WYW28"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "title": "The Martian: A Novel",
            "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553418025",
            "asin": "0553418025",
            "price": {
              "symbol": "$",
              "value": 11.99,
              "currency": "USD",
              "display": "$11.99"
            },
            "mainImageUrl": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91vGBcJqiFL.jpg",
            "rating": 4.8,
            "ratingsTotal": 217542,
            "isPrime": true,
            "sponsored": false,
            "coupon": { "label": "Save 10%" },
            "authors": [
              {
                "name": "Andy Weir",
                "url": "https://www.amazon.com/Andy-Weir/e/B00G0WYW28"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "pageInfo": {
          "currentPage": 1,
          "totalPages": 3,
          "totalResults": 11,
          "hasNextPage": true,
          "hasPrevPage": false
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Curl example

curl --request GET \
  --url "https://api.glade.dev/api/amazon/author?asin=B00G0WYW28&domain=US&page=1" \
  --header "API-KEY: <your-api-key>"

Error handling

If a required parameter is missing or invalid, the API returns a non-2xx status code with a JSON error body. Always check the success field before reading data.

HTTP Status	Meaning
`400`	Bad request — a required parameter is missing or has an invalid value.
`401`	Unauthorized — your API key is missing or invalid.
`402`	Payment required — your plan does not cover this endpoint or your quota is exhausted.
`429`	Too many requests — you have exceeded your plan’s rate limit.
`502`	Bad gateway — Amazon returned an unexpected response; retry with exponential back-off.

Example error response

{
  "success": false,
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 400,
      "message": "Missing required parameter: asin"
    }
  ]
}

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