Open Library Book Intelligence

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Open Library Book Intelligence

Extract book metadata from Open Library's catalog of 20+ million books. Search by title, author, subject, or ISBN. Get cover images, ratings, edition counts, and publication data. Perfect for publishers, bookstores, libraries, app developers, and researchers.

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$1.00 / 1,000 results

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ben

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Monthly active users

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What data can you get?

Book Search: Find books by title, author, subject, or keywords
ISBN Lookup: Get book details by ISBN-10 or ISBN-13
Subject Browse: Explore books by subject/genre
Author Search: Find author biographies and works

Output Data (Books)

Each book record includes:

title - Book title
subtitle - Subtitle if available
authors - List of author names
first_publish_year - Original publication year
edition_count - Number of editions
isbn - ISBN numbers
languages - Available languages
subjects - Subject categories
publishers - Publishing houses
number_of_pages_median - Typical page count
cover_url - Book cover image URL
ratings_average - Average rating
ratings_count - Number of ratings
ebook_access - Digital availability
has_fulltext - Full text available?
public_scan - Public domain scan?

Output Data (Authors)

Each author includes:

name - Author name
alternate_names - Other names used
birth_date/death_date - Life dates
bio - Biography
work_count - Number of works
top_subjects - Main genres/topics
photo_url - Author photo

Use Cases

Publishers: Market research and competitive analysis
Bookstores: Inventory enrichment
Libraries: Catalog enhancement
Researchers: Literary analysis and bibliometrics
App Developers: Book recommendation systems
Content Creators: Research and fact-checking
Education: Course material discovery

Popular Subjects

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biography
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self-help
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Example Output

{
  "title": "Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach",
  "authors": ["Stuart J. Russell", "Peter Norvig"],
  "first_publish_year": 1994,
  "edition_count": 39,
  "subjects": ["Artificial intelligence", "Computer science"],
  "cover_url": "https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/92018-M.jpg",
  "ratings_average": 4.2,
  "ebook_access": "printdisabled"
}

Pricing

$0.001 per book/author record (PAY_PER_RESULT)

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