Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 successful lookups

Try for free

Go to Apify Store

ISBN Book Lookup: Open Library Metadata & Covers

Try for free

Bulk ISBN to book metadata from the Open Library catalog: title, authors, publisher, publish date, page count, subjects, cover image URL and an excerpt where available. Clean an ISBN list of dead or invalid codes, or export book data to CSV or Google Sheets. Pay only for ISBNs that resolve.

Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 successful lookups

Rating

0.0

(0)

Developer

Adriana Voss

Actor stats

Bookmarked

Total users

Monthly active users

3 days ago

Last modified

Categories

Developer tools

Education

You can access the ISBN Book Lookup: Open Library Metadata & Covers programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

{
  "openapi": "3.0.1",
  "info": {
    "version": "1.0",
    "x-build-id": "mlcOwNFg0uQqJUble"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/acts/accountable_eel~openlibrary-isbn-lookup/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
      "post": {
        "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-accountable_eel-openlibrary-isbn-lookup",
        "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
        "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
        "tags": [
          "Run Actor"
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "required": true,
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "token",
            "in": "query",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "OK"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "/acts/accountable_eel~openlibrary-isbn-lookup/runs": {
      "post": {
        "operationId": "runs-sync-accountable_eel-openlibrary-isbn-lookup",
        "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
        "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
        "tags": [
          "Run Actor"
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "required": true,
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "token",
            "in": "query",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "OK",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "/acts/accountable_eel~openlibrary-isbn-lookup/run-sync": {
      "post": {
        "operationId": "run-sync-accountable_eel-openlibrary-isbn-lookup",
        "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
        "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
        "tags": [
          "Run Actor"
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "required": true,
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "token",
            "in": "query",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "OK"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "isbns"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "isbns": {
            "title": "ISBNs to look up",
            "type": "array",
            "description": "One ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 per line (spaces and dashes are fine). Accepted formats: 9780140328721, 0-14-032872-1. You're only charged for the ones we actually find — a miss costs nothing.",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "testRun": {
            "title": "Try it first — only process the first 5",
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Turn this on to test your input on a small sample before running the full list. Turn it off to process everything.",
            "default": false
          },
          "onlyFound": {
            "title": "Hide rows with no result",
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Only keep rows where something was actually found. Misses are always free, whether or not you show them here.",
            "default": false
          },
          "includeKeywords": {
            "title": "Only keep rows containing",
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Optional. Only keep results that mention at least one of these words (e.g. a job title, a city, a product name). Leave empty to keep everything.",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "excludeKeywords": {
            "title": "Skip rows containing",
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Optional. Drop any result that mentions one of these words. Leave empty to skip nothing.",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "maxResults": {
            "title": "Stop after this many results",
            "minimum": 1,
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Optional. Stop the run once this many results have been found — useful for a quick, cheap sample. Leave blank for no limit."
          },
          "columns": {
            "title": "Which columns do you want?",
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Choose which pieces of information to include in each result row. All are included by default.",
            "items": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "title",
                "isbn",
                "subtitle",
                "authors",
                "publishers",
                "publishDate",
                "numberOfPages",
                "subjects",
                "coverUrl",
                "openLibraryUrl",
                "excerpt"
              ],
              "enumTitles": [
                "Title",
                "ISBN",
                "Subtitle",
                "Authors",
                "Publishers",
                "Publish date",
                "Pages",
                "Subjects",
                "Cover image URL",
                "Open Library URL",
                "Excerpt"
              ]
            },
            "default": [
              "title",
              "isbn",
              "subtitle",
              "authors",
              "publishers",
              "publishDate",
              "numberOfPages",
              "subjects",
              "coverUrl",
              "openLibraryUrl",
              "excerpt"
            ]
          },
          "maxConcurrency": {
            "title": "Max concurrency",
            "minimum": 1,
            "maximum": 20,
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Parallel requests. Keep conservative — this target has no browser fallback, so getting blocked costs more than slow-and-steady.",
            "default": 5
          },
          "proxyConfiguration": {
            "title": "Proxy configuration",
            "type": "object",
            "description": "Apify Proxy config. This target is a free public API that needs no proxy — defaults to off, but you can turn one on if you prefer.",
            "default": {
              "useApifyProxy": false
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "runsResponseSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "data": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "id": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "actId": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "userId": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "startedAt": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "date-time",
                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
              },
              "finishedAt": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "date-time",
                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
              },
              "status": {
                "type": "string",
                "example": "READY"
              },
              "meta": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "origin": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "example": "API"
                  },
                  "userAgent": {
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                }
              },
              "stats": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "inputBodyLen": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 2000
                  },
                  "rebootCount": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "restartCount": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "resurrectCount": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "computeUnits": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  }
                }
              },
              "options": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "build": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "example": "latest"
                  },
                  "timeoutSecs": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 300
                  },
                  "memoryMbytes": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 1024
                  },
                  "diskMbytes": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 2048
                  }
                }
              },
              "buildId": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "defaultDatasetId": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "buildNumber": {
                "type": "string",
                "example": "1.0.0"
              },
              "containerUrl": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "usage": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "DATASET_READS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "DATASET_WRITES": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 1
                  },
                  "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "PROXY_SERPS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "PROXY_UNBLOCKER_UNITS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  }
                }
              },
              "usageTotalUsd": {
                "type": "number",
                "example": 0.00005
              },
              "usageUsd": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "DATASET_READS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "DATASET_WRITES": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                    "type": "number",
                    "example": 0.00005
                  },
                  "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "PROXY_SERPS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  },
                  "PROXY_UNBLOCKER_UNITS": {
                    "type": "integer",
                    "example": 0
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

OpenLibrary API: ISBN to Book Metadata & Covers OpenAPI definition

OpenAPI is a standard for designing and describing RESTful APIs, allowing developers to define API structure, endpoints, and data formats in a machine-readable way. It simplifies API development, integration, and documentation.

OpenAPI is effective when used with AI agents and GPTs by standardizing how these systems interact with various APIs, for reliable integrations and efficient communication.

By defining machine-readable API specifications, OpenAPI allows AI models like GPTs to understand and use varied data sources, improving accuracy. This accelerates development, reduces errors, and provides context-aware responses, making OpenAPI a core component for AI applications.

You can download the OpenAPI definitions for ISBN Book Lookup: Open Library Metadata & Covers from the options below:

OpenAPI.json

If you’d like to learn more about how OpenAPI powers GPTs, read our blog post.

You can also check out our other API clients:

ISBN Book Lookup: Open Library Metadata & Covers API in Python

ISBN Book Lookup: Open Library Metadata & Covers API in JavaScript

ISBN Book Lookup: Open Library Metadata & Covers API through CLI

ISBN Book Lookup: Open Library Metadata & Covers API

ISBN Lookup, Book Metadata & Cover Finder

thescrapelab/isbn-book-metadata-enricher-cover-finder

ISBN lookup and book metadata enrichment for ISBN-10/ISBN-13 lists. Validate ISBNs and return titles, authors, publishers, dates, descriptions, page counts, categories, cover image URLs, Goodreads ratings, source links, and confidence scores. Fast batch runs on Apify with no paid book metadata APIs.

Inus Grobler

Open Library ISBN Book Metadata Scraper

jungle_synthesizer/openlibrary-isbn-book-metadata-scraper

Bulk-enrich ISBNs with full Open Library metadata: title, authors, publishers, subjects, ratings, reading-status counts, and cross-reference identifiers (Goodreads, LibraryThing, LCCN, OCLC, Wikidata). Accepts up to thousands of ISBNs in a single run.

BowTiedRaccoon

Open Library Book Scraper — Search, Works & ISBN API

bovi/openlibrary-scraper

Scrape book data from Open Library (openlibrary.org) via the official public API. No auth, no proxy, no browser. Supports keyword search, work ID lookup, and ISBN lookup. Returns title, authors, publish year, ISBNs, subjects, edition count, ratings, cover URLs, and more. Pay per result.

Vitalii Bondarev

Open Library Scraper — Book Metadata in Bulk

devilscrapes/openlibrary-books-scraper

Search the Open Library API (the Internet Archive's open book catalogue) and export structured book metadata — title, authors, ISBNs, subjects, publish year, cover URL, edition count, OpenLibrary ID — to JSON or CSV. We handle pagination and retries across 30M+ works.

DevilScrapes

OpenLibrary Book Scraper — Titles, Authors & ISBNs

hipersoft/openlibrary-scraper

Search millions of books on OpenLibrary by keyword, author, subject or ISBN and get title, authors, publisher, year, subjects, ISBNs, edition count, ratings, page count and cover. Clean, no setup.

hiper soft

Open Library Book Search

agenscrape/open-library-book-search

Search millions of books from Open Library database. Extract book titles, authors, ISBN, publishers, publication years, cover images, and availability status. Perfect for bibliographic research and book databases.

Agenscrape

Telegram Channel Scraper: Subscriber Count, Bio & Stats

accountable_eel/telegram-channel-lookup

Telegram channel scraper without login or API key: look up a list of public channels by username and get subscriber count, description, verification badge and recent-post stats, read straight from Telegram's own public preview pages. Charged only for channels actually found.

Adriana Voss

X (Twitter) Profile Scraper: Followers, Bio & Stats

accountable_eel/x-profile-lookup

Bulk Twitter follower count checker: get follower count for a list of X handles without login, one spreadsheet row per account: display name, bio, exact follower, following and post counts, badge type. Check if an X account is suspended. Track weekly follower change. No API key, misses are free.

Adriana Voss

Open Library Scraper — Books & ISBN Data

ponderable_hydrometer/openlibrary-scraper

Search books from Open Library — title, authors, year, editions, ratings, subjects, ISBN & covers. Look up editions by ISBN. Free keyless API. For catalogs, apps & datasets.

Ponderable Hydrometer

Open Library Book Search

gentle_cloud/open-library-book-search

Search and extract book data from Open Library (openlibrary.org) — titles, authors, publishers, ISBNs, ratings, reading stats, cover images, and more. Free API, no key required.