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Cannot Update Author's Information

Symptoms

  • Author Service does not allow you to update the photo, email, or any other information

  • The error message "This slug already exists" appears

Cause

Slug is a unique identifier for each author. If a duplicate slug exists, then associated authors cannot be updated.

Solution

  1. Identify the slug of the author

  2. Identify Authors attached to a duplicate slug using the following Authors API call: https://api.{{baseUrl}}/author/v2/author-service/?slug=unique_slug_here

  3. Remove the duplicate author.

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