---
name: "xpay-semantic-scholar-authors-search"
description: "Search for authors by name or affiliation"
version: "1.0.0"
price: "$0.01/call"
provider: "Semantic Scholar"
---

# Authors Search

Search for authors by name or affiliation

**Provider:** Semantic Scholar
**Price:** $0.01/call
**Pricing model:** Flat rate per call

## When to Use

Use this tool when you need to search for authors by name or affiliation. This is part of the Semantic Scholar provider on xpay✦.

## MCP Connection

Connect to xpay✦ to access this tool (and 11+ others):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xpay": {
      "url": "https://mcp.xpay.sh/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}
```

For Claude Code:
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http xpay "https://mcp.xpay.sh/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## How to Execute

Use the xpay✦ meta-tools to run this tool:

1. **`xpay_details`** — Get full input schema: `xpay_details("semantic-scholar/authors-search")`
2. **`xpay_run`** — Execute: `xpay_run("semantic-scholar/authors-search", { ...inputs })`

## Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `limit` | number | No | Maximum number of results to return |
| `offset` | number | No | Offset for pagination |
| `query` | string | Yes | Search query for authors |

## Pricing

- **Cost:** $0.01/call
- **Balance check:** Use `xpay_balance` to check remaining credits
- Get your API key at [xpay.tools](https://xpay.tools/account/settings/api-keys/) — $5 free credits included

## Related Skills

- [Semantic Scholar (all tools)](https://xpay.tools/skills/semantic-scholar/SKILL.md) — 12 tools
- [Papers Search Basic](https://xpay.tools/skills/semantic-scholar/papers-search-basic/SKILL.md) — $0.01/call
- [Paper Search Advanced](https://xpay.tools/skills/semantic-scholar/paper-search-advanced/SKILL.md) — $0.01/call
- [Search Paper Title](https://xpay.tools/skills/semantic-scholar/search-paper-title/SKILL.md) — $0.01/call
- [Get Paper Abstract](https://xpay.tools/skills/semantic-scholar/get-paper-abstract/SKILL.md) — $0.01/call
- [Papers Citations](https://xpay.tools/skills/semantic-scholar/papers-citations/SKILL.md) — $0.01/call

## Links

- Tool page: https://xpay.tools/semantic-scholar/authors-search/
- Provider: https://xpay.tools/semantic-scholar/
- All tools: https://xpay.tools/explore