# AuthorInput - admin-graphql - INPUT_OBJECT
Version: 2024-10

## Description
The input fields for an author. Either the `name` or `user_id` fields can be supplied, but never both.

### Access Scopes



## Fields
* [name](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String): String - The author's full name.
* [userId](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/ID): ID - The ID of a staff member's account.


## Input objects with this input object
* [ArticleCreateInput](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/ArticleCreateInput)
* [ArticleUpdateInput](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/ArticleUpdateInput)


## Examples