# AuthorTermAggregation

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://doc.ibexa.co/en/saas/llms.txt).

AuthorTermAggregation

The field-based AuthorTermAggregation aggregates search results by the value of the Author field.

## Arguments

- `name` - name of the Aggregation
- `contentTypeIdentifier` - string representing the content type identifier
- `fieldDefinitionIdentifier` - string representing the Field Definition identifier

## Example

You can use this Aggregation over the REST API, in the `Aggregations` element of the payload of the [`POST /views`](https://doc.ibexa.co/en/saas/api/rest_api/rest_api_reference/rest_api_reference.html#tag/Views/operation/ibexa.rest.views.create) request:

```json
"Query": {
    "Aggregations": [
        {
            "AuthorTermAggregation": {
                "name": "aggregation_name",
                "contentTypeIdentifier": "article",
                "fieldDefinitionIdentifier": "authors"
            }
        }
    ]
}
```