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# bor\_getAuthor

**Returns the author address.**

**Parameters**

**blockNumber** - The latest tag or block number encoded in hexadecimal format. <mark style="color:red;">REQUIRED</mark>

**Returns**

`DATA`, 20 Bytes - The address of the author

## Example

#### Request

```
curl --request POST \
     --url https://endpoints.omniatech.io/v1/RPC_ENDPOINT \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"bor_getAuthor","params":["0x1000"], "id":1}
'
```

#### Response

```
{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "result": "0x42eefcda06ead475cde3731b8eb138e88cd0bac3"
}
```