# Staff

Voice actors or production staff

| Field                  |                                                                                                                        Argument | Type                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Description |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| **id**                 |                                [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md)! | The id of the staff member                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |             |
| **name**               |                     [StaffName](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/object/staffname/README.md) | The names of the staff member                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |             |
| **language** ⚠️        |               [StaffLanguage](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/enum/stafflanguage/README.md) | <p>The primary language the staff member dub's in</p><p>⚠️ <strong>DEPRECATED</strong></p><p>Replaced with languageV2</p>                                                                                                                                                                         |             |
| **languageV2**         |                           [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | The primary language of the staff member. Current values: Japanese, English, Korean, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Chinese, Arabic, Filipino, Catalan, Finnish, Turkish, Dutch, Swedish, Thai, Tagalog, Malaysian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Nepali, Hindi, Urdu |             |
| **image**              |                   [StaffImage](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/object/staffimage/README.md) | The staff images                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |             |
| **description**        |                           [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | A general description of the staff member                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |             |
| asHtml                 |                         [Boolean](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/boolean/README.md) | Return the string in pre-parsed html instead of markdown                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |             |
| **primaryOccupations** |                        \[[String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md)] | The person's primary occupations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |             |
| **gender**             |                           [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | The staff's gender. Usually Male, Female, or Non-binary but can be any string.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |             |
| **dateOfBirth**        |                     [FuzzyDate](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/object/fuzzydate/README.md) |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |             |
| **dateOfDeath**        |                     [FuzzyDate](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/object/fuzzydate/README.md) |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |             |
| **age**                |                                 [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | The person's age in years                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |             |
| **yearsActive**        |                              \[[Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md)] | \[startYear, endYear] (If the 2nd value is not present staff is still active)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |             |
| **homeTown**           |                           [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | The persons birthplace or hometown                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |             |
| **bloodType**          |                           [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | The persons blood type                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |             |
| **isFavourite**        |                        [Boolean](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/boolean/README.md)! | If the staff member is marked as favourite by the currently authenticated user                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |             |
| **isFavouriteBlocked** |                        [Boolean](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/boolean/README.md)! | If the staff member is blocked from being added to favourites                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |             |
| **siteUrl**            |                           [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | The url for the staff page on the AniList website                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |             |
| **staffMedia**         |         [MediaConnection](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/object/mediaconnection/README.md) | Media where the staff member has a production role                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |             |
| sort                   |                    \[[MediaSort](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/enum/mediasort/README.md)] |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |             |
| type                   |                       [MediaType](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/enum/mediatype/README.md) |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |             |
| onList                 |                         [Boolean](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/boolean/README.md) |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |             |
| page                   |                                 [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | The page                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |             |
| perPage                |                                 [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | The amount of entries per page, max 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |             |
| **characters**         | [CharacterConnection](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/object/characterconnection/README.md) | Characters voiced by the actor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |             |
| sort                   |            \[[CharacterSort](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/enum/charactersort/README.md)] |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |             |
| page                   |                                 [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | The page                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |             |
| perPage                |                                 [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | The amount of entries per page, max 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |             |
| **characterMedia**     |         [MediaConnection](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/object/mediaconnection/README.md) | Media the actor voiced characters in. (Same data as characters with media as node instead of characters)                                                                                                                                                                                          |             |
| sort                   |                    \[[MediaSort](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/enum/mediasort/README.md)] |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |             |
| onList                 |                         [Boolean](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/boolean/README.md) |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |             |
| page                   |                                 [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | The page                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |             |
| perPage                |                                 [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | The amount of entries per page, max 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |             |
| **updatedAt** ⚠️       |                                 [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | <p>⚠️ <strong>DEPRECATED</strong></p><p>No data available</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |             |
| **staff**              |                             [Staff](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/object/staff/README.md) | Staff member that the submission is referencing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |             |
| **submitter**          |                               [User](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/object/user/README.md) | Submitter for the submission                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |             |
| **submissionStatus**   |                                 [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | Status of the submission                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |             |
| **submissionNotes**    |                           [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | Inner details of submission status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |             |
| **favourites**         |                                 [Int](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/int/README.md) | The amount of user's who have favourited the staff member                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |             |
| **modNotes**           |                           [String](https://github.com/AniList/ApiV2-GraphQL-Docs/blob/master/reference/scalar/string/README.md) | Notes for site moderators                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |             |
