diff --git a/apps/api/tests/test_views.py b/apps/api/tests/test_views.py
index 2c2a9bdeda..34dff905b1 100644
--- a/apps/api/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/apps/api/tests/test_views.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import amo
 from addons.models import (Addon, AppSupport, CompatOverride,
                            CompatOverrideRange, Persona, Preview)
 from amo import helpers
+from amo.helpers import absolutify
 from amo.tests import addon_factory, ESTestCase, TestCase
 from amo.urlresolvers import reverse
 from amo.views import handler500
@@ -297,7 +298,9 @@ class APITest(TestCase):
         eq_(data['guid'], addon.guid)
         eq_(data['version'], '2.1.072')
         eq_(data['status'], 'public')
-        eq_(data['author'], u'55021 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0637\u0628')
+        eq_(data['authors'],
+            [{'id': 55021, 'name': u'55021 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0637\u0628',
+              'link': absolutify(u'/en-US/firefox/user/55021/?src=api')}])
         eq_(data['summary'], unicode(addon.summary))
         eq_(data['description'],
             'This extension integrates your browser with Delicious '
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ class APITest(TestCase):
         eq_(doc('license name').length, 1)
         eq_(doc('license url').length, 1)
         eq_(doc('license name').text(), unicode(license.name))
-        eq_(doc('license url').text(), helpers.absolutify(license.url))
+        eq_(doc('license url').text(), absolutify(license.url))
 
         license.url = ''
         license.save()
@@ -350,7 +353,7 @@ class APITest(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get(api_url)
         doc = pq(response.content)
         license_url = addon.current_version.license_url()
-        eq_(doc('license url').text(), helpers.absolutify(license_url))
+        eq_(doc('license url').text(), absolutify(license_url))
 
         license.delete()
         response = self.client.get(api_url)
diff --git a/apps/api/utils.py b/apps/api/utils.py
index dd74dbac8f..caf0f76f31 100644
--- a/apps/api/utils.py
+++ b/apps/api/utils.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.html import strip_tags
 
 import amo
+from amo.helpers import absolutify
 from amo.urlresolvers import reverse
 from amo.utils import urlparams, epoch
 from addons.models import Category
@@ -35,8 +36,9 @@ def addon_to_dict(addon, disco=False, src='api'):
          'guid': addon.guid,
          'status': amo.STATUS_CHOICES_API[addon.status],
          'type': amo.ADDON_SLUGS_UPDATE[addon.type],
-         'author': (addon.listed_authors[0].name if
-                    addon.listed_authors else ''),
+         'authors': [{'id': a.id, 'name': a.name,
+                      'link': absolutify(a.get_url_path(src=src))}
+                     for a in addon.listed_authors],
          'summary': strip_tags(addon.summary),
          'description': strip_tags(addon.description),
          'icon': addon.icon_url,