Amazon Product About The Author API

Amazon Product pages may display an "About The Author" section that provides information about the authors of a book or other written work. This section typically includes details such as each author's name, link to their Amazon page, description, and profile thumbnail.

When SerpApi encounters an "About The Author" section on an Amazon product page, it is added to the JSON output as the about_the_author array.

The API endpoint is https://serpapi.com/search?engine=amazon_product

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API examples

About The Author overview

JSON Example

{
  ...
  "about_the_author": [
    {
      "name": "Michael Benson",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Benson/e/B001HCVE00/ref=aufs_dp_mata_dsk",
      "description": "Michael Benson is one of today’s most popular true-crime writers. His books—including Betrayal In Blood, Murder In Connecticut, Killer Twins, The Burn Farm, Mommy Deadliest, A Killer’s Touch, Evil Season, and The Devil at Genesee Junction—tell vividly of today’s most heinous criminals, and the clever and stalwart lawmen who bring them to justice. He is currently a regular commentator for two ...",
      "thumbnail": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/amzn-author-media-prod/5bbgp607eo1b41acsv209accsr._SY600_._SL200_._PQ50_._FMwebp_.jpg"
    }
  ],
  ...
}

About The Authors — multiple authors

JSON Example

{
  ...
  "about_the_author": [
    {
      "name": "Scott Brick",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Scott-Brick/e/B0GZYR9RM8/ref=aufs_dp_mata_mbl",
      "thumbnail": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/01Kv-W2ysOL._SY600_._SL200_._PQ50_._FMwebp_.png"
    },
    {
      "name": "Orson Scott Card",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Orson-Scott-Card/e/B000AQ3SS0/ref=aufs_dp_mata_mbl",
      "description": "Orson Scott Card is the author of the novels Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, and Speaker for the Dead, which are widely read by adults and younger readers, and are increasingly used in schools. His most recent series, the young adult Pathfinder series (Pathfinder, Ruins, Visitors) and the fantasy Mithermages series (Lost Gate, Gate Thief, Gatefather) are taking readers in new directions. ... ",
      "thumbnail": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71AcCRBHBML._SY600_._SL200_._PQ50_._FMwebp_.jpg"
    },
    {
      "name": "Gabrielle de Cuir",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/Gabrielle-de-Cuir/e/B0H4XBFYMT/ref=aufs_dp_mata_mbl",
      "thumbnail": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/01Kv-W2ysOL._SY600_._SL200_._PQ50_._FMwebp_.png"
    }
  ],
  ...
}

JSON structure overview

{
  ...
  "about_the_author": [
    {
      "name": "String - Name of the author",
      "link": "String - URL to the author's Amazon page",
      "description": "String - Biography or description of the author",
      "thumbnail": "String - URL to the author's thumbnail image"
    }
  ],
  ...
}