google_scholar_author.json

{
  "engine": "google_scholar_author",
  "params": {
    "author_id": {
      "required": true,
      "description": "Parameter defines the ID of an author. You can find the ID either by using our Google Scholar Profiles API or by going to the Google Scholar user profile page and getting it from there (e.g., `https://scholar.google.com/citations?user={author_id}`).",
      "group": "search_query"
    },
    "hl": {
      "type": "select",
      "options": [
        "af",
        "ak",
        "sq",
        "ws",
        "am",
        "ar",
        "hy",
        "az",
        "eu",
        "be",
        "bem",
        "bn",
        "bh",
        "xx-bork",
        "bs",
        "br",
        "bg",
        "bt",
        "km",
        "ca",
        "chr",
        "ny",
        "zh-cn",
        "zh-tw",
        "co",
        "hr",
        "cs",
        "da",
        "nl",
        "xx-elmer",
        "en",
        "eo",
        "et",
        "ee",
        "fo",
        "tl",
        "fi",
        "fr",
        "fy",
        "gaa",
        "gl",
        "ka",
        "de",
        "el",
        "kl",
        "gn",
        "gu",
        "xx-hacker",
        "ht",
        "ha",
        "haw",
        "iw",
        "he",
        "hi",
        "hu",
        "is",
        "ig",
        "id",
        "ia",
        "ga",
        "it",
        "ja",
        "jw",
        "kn",
        "kk",
        "rw",
        "rn",
        "xx-klingon",
        "kg",
        "ko",
        "kri",
        "ku",
        "ckb",
        "ky",
        "lo",
        "la",
        "lv",
        "ln",
        "lt",
        "loz",
        "lg",
        "ach",
        "mk",
        "mg",
        "ms",
        "ml",
        "mt",
        "mv",
        "mi",
        "mr",
        "mfe",
        "mo",
        "mn",
        "sr-me",
        "my",
        "ne",
        "pcm",
        "nso",
        "no",
        "nn",
        "oc",
        "or",
        "om",
        "ps",
        "fa",
        "xx-pirate",
        "pl",
        "pt",
        "pt-br",
        "pt-pt",
        "pa",
        "qu",
        "ro",
        "rm",
        "nyn",
        "ru",
        "gd",
        "sr",
        "sh",
        "st",
        "tn",
        "crs",
        "sn",
        "sd",
        "si",
        "sk",
        "sl",
        "so",
        "es",
        "es-419",
        "su",
        "sw",
        "sv",
        "tg",
        "ta",
        "tt",
        "te",
        "th",
        "ti",
        "to",
        "lua",
        "tum",
        "tr",
        "tk",
        "tw",
        "ug",
        "uk",
        "ur",
        "uz",
        "vu",
        "vi",
        "cy",
        "wo",
        "xh",
        "yi",
        "yo",
        "zu"
      ],
      "description": "Parameter defines the language to use for the Google Scholar Author search. It's a two-letter language code. (e.g., `en` for English, `es` for Spanish, or `fr` for French). Head to the Google languages page for a full list of supported Google languages.",
      "group": "localization"
    },
    "view_op": {
      "type": "select",
      "options": [
        "view_citation",
        "list_colleagues"
      ],
      "description": "Parameter is used for viewing specific parts of a page. It has two options: `view_citation` - Select to view citations. citation\\_id is required. `list_colleagues` - Select to view all co-authors",
      "group": "advanced_google_scholar_author_parameters"
    },
    "sort": {
      "type": "select",
      "options": [
        "title",
        "pubdate"
      ],
      "description": "Parameter is used for sorting and refining articles. Available options: `title` - Sorts articles by \"Title\". `pubdate` - Sorts articles by publish \"date\". By default, articles are sorted by the number of citations.",
      "group": "advanced_google_scholar_author_parameters"
    },
    "citation_id": {
      "description": "Parameter is used for retrieving individual article citation. It is a required parameter when `view_op=view_citation` is selected. You can access IDs inside our structured JSON response.",
      "group": "advanced_google_scholar_author_parameters"
    },
    "start": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Parameter defines the result offset. It skips the given number of results. It's used for pagination. (e.g., `0` (default) is the first page of results, `20` is the 2nd page of results, `40` is the 3rd page of results, etc.).",
      "group": "pagination"
    },
    "num": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Parameter defines the number of results to return. (e.g., `20` (default) returns 20 results, `40` returns 40 results, etc.). Maximum number of results to return is `100`.",
      "group": "pagination"
    }
  },
  "common_params": {
    "engine": {
      "required": true,
      "description": "Set parameter to `google_scholar_author` to use the Google Scholar Author API engine.",
      "group": "serpapi_parameters"
    },
    "no_cache": {
      "type": "checkbox",
      "description": "Parameter will force SerpApi to fetch the Google Scholar Author results even if a cached version is already present. A cache is served only if the query and all parameters are exactly the same. Cache expires after 1h. Cached searches are free, and are not counted towards your searches per month. It can be set to `false` (default) to allow results from the cache, or `true` to disallow results from the cache. no\\_cache and async parameters should not be used together.",
      "group": "serpapi_parameters"
    },
    "async": {
      "description": "Parameter defines the way you want to submit your search to SerpApi. It can be set to `false` (default) to open an HTTP connection and keep it open until you got your search results, or `true` to just submit your search to SerpApi and retrieve them later. In this case, you'll need to use our Searches Archive API to retrieve your results. async and no\\_cache parameters should not be used together. async should not be used on accounts with Ludicrous Speed enabled.",
      "group": "serpapi_parameters"
    },
    "zero_trace": {
      "description": "Enterprise only. Parameter enables ZeroTrace mode. It can be set to `false` (default) or `true`. Enable this mode to skip storing search parameters, search files, and search metadata on our servers. This may make debugging more difficult.",
      "group": "serpapi_parameters"
    },
    "api_key": {
      "required": true,
      "description": "Parameter defines the SerpApi private key to use.",
      "group": "serpapi_parameters"
    },
    "output": {
      "description": "Parameter defines the format of the result. It can be set to `json` (default) to get a structured JSON of the results, `html` to get the raw HTML retrieved, or `md` to get a markdown-formatted version optimized for LLMs and AI agents.",
      "group": "serpapi_parameters"
    },
    "json_restrictor": {
      "description": "Parameter defines the fields you want to include in the output, reducing payload size for faster response. See the JSON Restrictor documentation for more details.",
      "group": "serpapi_parameters"
    }
  }
}