Author

Represents an author of a blog post or article.

Type Definition


type Author {
  id: Int
  firstName: String
  lastName: String
  email: String
  bio: String
  homepage: String
  image: String
}

Fields

Field	Type	Nullable	Description	Relationship
id	Int	Yes	Unique identifier for the author	—
firstName	String	Yes	Author’s first name	—
lastName	String	Yes	Author’s last name	—
email	String	Yes	Author’s email address	—
bio	String	Yes	Author’s biography or profile description	—
homepage	String	Yes	Author’s homepage URL	—
image	String	Yes	URL to the author’s avatar image	—

Relationships

The Author type is referenced by the author field on the Article object type.
This relationship allows retrieval of author details when querying articles.

Usage Examples

Basic Query


query {
  author(id: 12345) {
    id
    firstName
    lastName
    email
    bio
  }
}

Field Selection


query {
  author(id: 12345) {
    firstName
    lastName
    homepage
    image
  }
}

Nested Queries


query {
  article(id: 67890) {
    title
    author {
      firstName
      lastName
      email
      bio
    }
  }
}

Filtering and Sorting

Note: The Author type itself does not define filtering or sorting fields. Filtering and sorting should be applied on the parent query that returns authors or articles referencing authors.

Example filtering authors by lastName in a hypothetical authors query:


query {
  authors(filter: { lastName: "Smith" }, sort: { field: "firstName", direction: ASC }) {
    edges {
      node {
        id
        firstName
        lastName
        email
      }
    }
  }
}

This example assumes the existence of an authors connection query supporting filtering and sorting.

Implements

This type does not implement any interfaces.

Connections

No direct connections are defined on the Author type.

Article: The author field on the Article type returns an Author object, linking articles to their authors.

Best Practices

Always select only the fields you need to optimize query performance.
Use the id field to uniquely identify authors when querying or updating data.
When querying articles, use nested queries to fetch author details efficiently.
Cache author data where possible to reduce repeated network requests, especially for frequently accessed authors.

Notes

All fields on the Author type are optional and may return null if data is unavailable.
The API currently requires no authentication, but this may change in future versions.
The image field returns a URL string; clients should handle image loading and errors gracefully.
No computed or derived fields are defined on the Author type.
No field arguments are defined on the Author type fields.