diff --git a/src/filter.ts b/src/filter.ts
index 7f3cb4f..926e360 100644
--- a/src/filter.ts
+++ b/src/filter.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ interface DittoFilter<K extends number = number> extends Filter<K> {
   relations?: Relation[];
 }
 
+/** Microfilter to get one specific event by ID. */
+type IdMicrofilter = { ids: [Event['id']] };
+/** Microfilter to get an author. */
+type AuthorMicrofilter = { kinds: [0]; authors: [Event['pubkey']] };
 /** Filter to get one specific event. */
-type MicroFilter = { ids: [Event['id']] } | { kinds: [0]; authors: [Event['pubkey']] };
+type MicroFilter = IdMicrofilter | AuthorMicrofilter;
 
 /** Additional options to apply to the whole subscription. */
 interface GetFiltersOpts {
@@ -89,11 +93,13 @@ function isMicrofilter(filter: Filter): filter is MicroFilter {
 }
 
 export {
+  type AuthorMicrofilter,
   type DittoFilter,
   eventToMicroFilter,
   getFilterId,
   type GetFiltersOpts,
   getMicroFilters,
+  type IdMicrofilter,
   isMicrofilter,
   matchDittoFilters,
   type MicroFilter,
diff --git a/src/queries.ts b/src/queries.ts
index 3af2253..9e7b4ce 100644
--- a/src/queries.ts
+++ b/src/queries.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import * as eventsDB from '@/db/events.ts';
 import { type Event, findReplyTag } from '@/deps.ts';
-import { type DittoFilter, type Relation } from '@/filter.ts';
+import { AuthorMicrofilter, type DittoFilter, type Relation } from '@/filter.ts';
 import * as mixer from '@/mixer.ts';
 import { reqmeister } from '@/reqmeister.ts';
+import { memorelay } from '@/db/memorelay.ts';
 
 interface GetEventOpts<K extends number> {
   /** Signal to abort the request. */
@@ -30,13 +31,22 @@ const getEvent = async <K extends number = number>(
 /** Get a Nostr `set_medatadata` event for a user's pubkey. */
 const getAuthor = async (pubkey: string, opts: GetEventOpts<0> = {}): Promise<Event<0> | undefined> => {
   const { relations, signal = AbortSignal.timeout(1000) } = opts;
+  const microfilter: AuthorMicrofilter = { kinds: [0], authors: [pubkey] };
 
-  const event = await eventsDB.getFilters(
+  let event: Event<0> | undefined;
+
+  [event] = await memorelay.getFilters([microfilter], opts);
+
+  if (event) return event;
+
+  [event] = await eventsDB.getFilters(
     [{ authors: [pubkey], relations, kinds: [0], limit: 1 }],
     { limit: 1, signal },
-  ).then(([event]) => event) || await reqmeister.req({ kinds: [0], authors: [pubkey] }).catch(() => {});
+  );
 
-  return event;
+  if (event) return event;
+
+  return reqmeister.req({ kinds: [0], authors: [pubkey] }).catch(() => undefined);
 };
 
 /** Get users the given pubkey follows. */
diff --git a/src/reqmeister.ts b/src/reqmeister.ts
index d8fef75..6019758 100644
--- a/src/reqmeister.ts
+++ b/src/reqmeister.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as client from '@/client.ts';
 import { Debug, type Event, EventEmitter, type Filter } from '@/deps.ts';
-import { eventToMicroFilter, getFilterId, type MicroFilter } from '@/filter.ts';
+import { AuthorMicrofilter, eventToMicroFilter, getFilterId, IdMicrofilter, type MicroFilter } from '@/filter.ts';
 import { Time } from '@/utils/time.ts';
 
 const debug = Debug('ditto:reqmeister');
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ class Reqmeister extends EventEmitter<{ [filterId: string]: (event: Event) => an
     this.#perform();
   }
 
+  req(filter: IdMicrofilter, relays?: WebSocket['url'][]): Promise<Event>;
+  req(filter: AuthorMicrofilter, relays?: WebSocket['url'][]): Promise<Event<0>>;
+  req(filter: MicroFilter, relays?: WebSocket['url'][]): Promise<Event>;
   req(filter: MicroFilter, relays: WebSocket['url'][] = []): Promise<Event> {
     const filterId = getFilterId(filter);
     this.#queue.push([filterId, filter, relays]);