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Overview

Request

curl example

curl -sS \
  "https://example-data.com/api/v1/authors?limit=25"

JavaScript example

const res = await fetch(
  "https://example-data.com/api/v1/authors?limit=25"
);
const { data, meta } = await res.json();

TypeScript example

// Download once: mkdir -p types && curl -o types/authors.d.ts https://example-data.com/types/authors.d.ts
import type { Author, ListEnvelope } from "./types/authors";

const res = await fetch(
  "https://example-data.com/api/v1/authors?limit=25"
);
const { data, meta } = (await res.json()) as ListEnvelope<Author>;

Python example

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://example-data.com/api/v1/authors",
    params={"limit": 25},
)
data = res.json()

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 49,
      "name": "Vivianne Osinski",
      "slug": "vivianne-osinski",
      "bio": "Testimonium pel cubitum vesper enim una absens ago. Coaegresco tergeo custodia adicio via nam totus aggero vespillo sui. Admoveo currus dapifer.",
      "bornYear": 1975,
      "diedYear": 2020,
      "nationality": "Costa Rica",
      "genres": [
        "Fantasy",
        "Poetry"
      ],
      "notableWorks": [
        "dolores tres agnosco",
        "atavus cerno patrocinor"
      ],
      "imageUrl": "https://picsum.photos/seed/author-49/600/600",
      "createdAt": "2026-02-11T00:28:14.846Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 50,
      "name": "Kristin Pollich",
      "slug": "kristin-pollich",
      "bio": "Cicuta desidero animi villa tergum facilis ea. Ipsa viriliter terra truculenter. A cultura cunae surgo tabula aperte.",
      "bornYear": 1968,
      "diedYear": null,
      "nationality": "Japan",
      "genres": [
        "Science fiction",
        "Historical fiction"
      ],
      "notableWorks": [
        "curo charisma sonitus",
        "tamquam blanditiis stillicidium vos corrigo"
      ],
      "imageUrl": "https://picsum.photos/seed/author-50/600/600",
      "createdAt": "2025-07-12T02:09:51.760Z"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "page": 3,
    "limit": 24,
    "total": 50,
    "totalPages": 3
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "/api/v1/authors?page=3&limit=24",
    "first": "/api/v1/authors?page=1&limit=24",
    "last": "/api/v1/authors?page=3&limit=24",
    "next": null,
    "prev": "/api/v1/authors?page=2&limit=24"
  }
}