Open Library Books Scraper - Search & Work Metadata
Pricing
$0.70 / 1,000 per book results
Queries the official openlibrary.org JSON search and works endpoints and returns flat book records with titles, authors, keys, editions, and availability.
You can access the Open Library Books Scraper - Search & Work Metadata 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.
$echo '{< "startUrls": [< {< "url": "https://openlibrary.org/search.json?q=python&limit=20"< },< {< "url": "https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45804W.json"< },< {< "url": "https://openlibrary.org/search.json?author=tolkien&limit=20"< }< ]<}' |<apify call ahmdshrif/openlibrary-books-scraper --silent --output-datasetThe Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use Open Library Books Scraper - Search & Work Metadata locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Using installation script (macOS/Linux):
$curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bashUsing installation script (Windows):
$irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iexUsing Homebrew:
$brew install apify-cliUsing npm:
$npm install -g apify-cliOther API clients include: