Get INSPIRE Physics Author

inspirehep/get-author

Returns one INSPIRE author profile by author id: name, status, arXiv categories, public identifiers and positions held with ranks and dates. E-mail addresses are not returned. Metadata from INSPIRE HEP, https://inspirehep.net, released under the CC0 waiver. E-mail addresses are not returned; abstracts are returned only when their source is arXiv or CERN, and keywords only where the INSPIRE terms allow. Modified by Eden Engine (fields renamed and reduced). Served by Eden Engine; not an official INSPIRE product.

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Data source

INSPIRE HEP

Metadata from INSPIRE HEP, https://inspirehep.net, released under the CC0 waiver. E-mail addresses are not returned; abstracts are returned only when their source is arXiv or CERN, and keywords only where the INSPIRE terms allow. Modified by Eden Engine (fields renamed and reduced). Served by Eden Engine; not an official INSPIRE product.

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// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "inspirehep/get-author" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "inspirehep/get-author" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "inspirehep/get-author", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "inspirehep/get-author", input: { /* ... */ } })

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Per call	$0.0026

Updated: Oct 26, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema

input_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "author_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "author_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 999999999,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "INSPIRE author id from search-authors or a paper's authors, for example 983327."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

output_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "author_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Name, family name first."
    },
    "status": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "For example active or retired."
    },
    "author_id": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "INSPIRE author id."
    },
    "positions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "rank": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Rank, for example PHD, POSTDOC, SENIOR."
          },
          "current": {
            "type": [
              "boolean",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "True when the position is current, when stated."
          },
          "end_date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "End; null when open."
          },
          "start_date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Start, as given (a year or a date)."
          },
          "institution": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Institution."
          }
        },
        "description": "A position.",
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "Positions held."
    },
    "identifiers": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "value": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Identifier."
          },
          "schema": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Identifier scheme, for example ORCID or INSPIRE BAI."
          }
        },
        "description": "An identifier.",
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "Public research identifiers only: ORCID, INSPIRE BAI, INSPIRE ID, SPIRES, WIKIPEDIA, ARXIV and CERN. No e-mail addresses or social-media handles."
    },
    "inspire_url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Author page on inspirehep.net."
    },
    "preferred_name": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Preferred form."
    },
    "arxiv_categories": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "An arXiv category."
      },
      "description": "arXiv categories the author publishes in."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}