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GET
/
authors
/
{id}
Get Author
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.example.com/authors/{id}
{
  "200": {},
  "401": {},
  "404": {},
  "id": 123,
  "name": "<string>",
  "age": 123
}
Retrieves a specific author by their ID.

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Authentication

This endpoint requires HTTP Basic Authentication.

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Path Parameters

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id
long
required
The unique identifier of the author to retrieve

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Response

​
id
long
The unique identifier of the author
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name
string
The name of the author
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age
integer
The age of the author

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Status Codes

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200
OK
Author successfully retrieved
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404
Not Found
Author with the specified ID does not exist
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401
Unauthorized
Authentication credentials are missing or invalid

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Example Request

curl -X GET http://localhost:8080/authors/1 \
  -u username:password

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Example Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "J.K. Rowling",
  "age": 58
}

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Error Response

When the author is not found: 
{
  "status": 404,
  "error": "Not Found"
}

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