diff --git a/ietf/api/urls_rpc.py b/ietf/api/urls_rpc.py
index 85783bbc3f..f0ff26caed 100644
--- a/ietf/api/urls_rpc.py
+++ b/ietf/api/urls_rpc.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     url(r"^doc/submitted_to_rpc/$", views_rpc.submitted_to_rpc),
     url(r"^doc/rfc/original_stream/$", views_rpc.rfc_original_stream),
     url(r"^doc/rfc/authors/$", views_rpc.rfc_authors),
+    url(r"^doc/draft/authors/$", views_rpc.draft_authors),
     url(r"^person/create_demo_person/$", views_rpc.create_demo_person),
     url(r"^person/persons_by_email/$", views_rpc.persons_by_email),
     url(r"^person/(?P<person_id>[0-9]+)$", views_rpc.rpc_person),
diff --git a/ietf/api/views_rpc.py b/ietf/api/views_rpc.py
index bddc56919c..1d7e12df9f 100644
--- a/ietf/api/views_rpc.py
+++ b/ietf/api/views_rpc.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def _document_source_format(doc):
         return "txt"
     return "unknown"
 
-    
+
 @csrf_exempt
 @requires_api_token("ietf.api.views_rpc")
 def rpc_draft(request, doc_id):
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ def rpc_draft(request, doc_id):
         }
     )
 
+
 @csrf_exempt
 @requires_api_token("ietf.api.views_rpc")
 def drafts_by_names(request):
@@ -215,14 +216,16 @@ def persons_by_email(request):
         return HttpResponseBadRequest()
     response = []
     for email in Email.objects.filter(address__in=emails).exclude(person__isnull=True):
-        response.append({
-            "email": email.address,
-            "person_pk": email.person.pk,
-            "name": email.person.name,
-            "last_name": email.person.last_name(),
-            "initials": email.person.initials(),
-        })
-    return JsonResponse(response,safe=False)
+        response.append(
+            {
+                "email": email.address,
+                "person_pk": email.person.pk,
+                "name": email.person.name,
+                "last_name": email.person.last_name(),
+                "initials": email.person.initials(),
+            }
+        )
+    return JsonResponse(response, safe=False)
 
 
 @csrf_exempt
@@ -236,15 +239,46 @@ def rfc_authors(request):
     except json.JSONDecodeError:
         return HttpResponseBadRequest()
     response = []
-    for rfc in Document.objects.filter(type="rfc",rfc_number__in=rfc_numbers):
-        item={"rfc_number": rfc.rfc_number, "authors": []}
+    for rfc in Document.objects.filter(type="rfc", rfc_number__in=rfc_numbers):
+        item = {"rfc_number": rfc.rfc_number, "authors": []}
         for author in rfc.authors():
-            item_author=dict()
+            item_author = dict()
+            item_author["person_pk"] = author.pk
+            item_author["name"] = author.name
+            item_author["last_name"] = author.last_name()
+            item_author["initials"] = author.initials()
+            item_author["email_addresses"] = [
+                address.lower()
+                for address in author.email_set.values_list("address", flat=True)
+            ]
+            item["authors"].append(item_author)
+        response.append(item)
+    return JsonResponse(response, safe=False)
+
+
+@csrf_exempt
+@requires_api_token("ietf.api.views_rpc")
+def draft_authors(request):
+    """Gather authors of the RFCs with the given numbers"""
+    if request.method != "POST":
+        return HttpResponseNotAllowed(["POST"])
+    try:
+        draft_names = json.loads(request.body)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return HttpResponseBadRequest()
+    response = []
+    for draft in Document.objects.filter(type="draft", name__in=draft_names):
+        item = {"draft_name": draft.name, "authors": []}
+        for author in draft.authors():
+            item_author = dict()
             item_author["person_pk"] = author.pk
             item_author["name"] = author.name
             item_author["last_name"] = author.last_name()
             item_author["initials"] = author.initials()
-            item_author["email_addresses"] = [address.lower() for address in author.email_set.values_list("address", flat=True)]
+            item_author["email_addresses"] = [
+                address.lower()
+                for address in author.email_set.values_list("address", flat=True)
+            ]
             item["authors"].append(item_author)
         response.append(item)
     return JsonResponse(response, safe=False)
diff --git a/rpcapi.yaml b/rpcapi.yaml
index dd1acc31eb..f0c90f173d 100644
--- a/rpcapi.yaml
+++ b/rpcapi.yaml
@@ -252,6 +252,49 @@ paths:
                                                         items:
                                                             type: string
 
+    /doc/draft/authors/:
+        post:
+            operationId: get_draft_authors
+            summary: Gather authors of the drafts with the given names
+            description: returns a dict mapping draft names to objects describing authors
+            requestBody:
+                required: true
+                content:
+                    application/json:
+                        schema:
+                            type: array
+                            items:
+                                type: string
+            responses:
+                '200':
+                    description: OK
+                    content:
+                        application/json:
+                            schema:
+                                type: array
+                                items:
+                                    type: object
+                                    properties:
+                                        draft_name:
+                                            type: string
+                                        authors:
+                                            type: array
+                                            items:
+                                                type: object
+                                                properties:
+                                                    person_pk:
+                                                        type: integer
+                                                    name:
+                                                        type: string
+                                                    last_name:
+                                                        type: string
+                                                    initials:
+                                                        type: string
+                                                    email_addresses:
+                                                        type: array
+                                                        items:
+                                                            type: string
+
     /doc/rfc/original_stream/:
         get:
             operationId: get_rfc_original_streams