---
title: "Goodreads API: Author | Perceptlayer"
description: "Author from Goodreads as JSON. 1 credit per successful call."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/goodreads/author
---

[APIs](https://perceptlayer.com/apis) / [Goodreads](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/goodreads) / Author

# Goodreads: Author

Author from Goodreads as JSON. 1 credit per successful call.

GET `/v1/goodreads/author`

## Parameters

Send parameters in the query string.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | integer | Required | Any |

## Example request

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/goodreads/author?id=656983" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

[Run this endpoint in the playground](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/goodreads?try=author#playground) with your own parameters. 1 credit per successful call; failed calls are free.