Author Search API
Find author and researcher profiles by name, with affiliation, publication counts, citation metrics, and most-cited papers for author lookup and disambiguation.
Category: Search And Extraction
Price
$0.0297 per successful call ≈ 33 calls with the $1 signup credit.
Input schema is not available in the local snapshot. Call inspect first; fill body and queryParams as required and replace any pathParams placeholders before running.
Discover
curl https://keepbal.com/apis/v1/discover -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEEPBAL_KEY' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"query":"Author Search"}'Inspect
curl https://keepbal.com/apis/v1/inspect -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEEPBAL_KEY' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"publicId":"public-records/author-search"}'curl
curl https://keepbal.com/apis/v1/public-records/author-search \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEEPBAL_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{}'MCP run_tool
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "run_tool",
"arguments": {
"tool": "public-records/author-search",
"input": {}
}
}
}Python
import json, os, requests
# Inspect first and replace input_data with the required parameters.
input_data = json.loads("{}")
response = requests.post(
"https://keepbal.com/apis/v1/public-records/author-search",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["KEEPBAL_API_KEY"]},
json=input_data,
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())Errors and billing
Failed provider calls are not charged. HTTP 400 invalid_request means invalid JSON or parameters, including missing pathParams. HTTP 401 missing_api_key or invalid_api_key means authentication is required. HTTP 402 insufficient_credits means insufficient balance; top up before retrying. HTTP 503 provider_unavailable means the provider is unavailable. A pending run can settle later; poll GET /apis/v1/runs/{id} instead of starting another execution.
Frequently asked questions
How much does this API cost?
$0.0297 per successful call
How do I start?
Create a KeepBal account with $1 free credit, obtain an API key, and inspect this tool before running it.
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