# Scrape Goodreads Best Books Ever Listopia List

**Use case:** 

Scrape ranked books and metadata from Goodreads Listopia lists for book curators, editors, and researchers. Returns listEntry rows and list summaries with fields including rank, score, voterCount, title, and primaryAuthor. Change listUrls to scrape any other Goodreads Listopia list, or adjust maxItems to control result volume.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "lists",
  "bookUrls": [
    "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4671.The_Great_Gatsby"
  ],
  "searchQueries": [],
  "isbns": [
    "9780743273565"
  ],
  "authorUrls": [],
  "seriesUrls": [],
  "listUrls": [
    "https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1.Best_Books_Ever"
  ],
  "shelfNames": [],
  "genreNames": [],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "detailLevel": "listing",
  "includeMetadata": true,
  "includeRelated": false,
  "maxReviewsPerBook": 3,
  "reviewSort": "DEFAULT",
  "reviewLanguage": "all",
  "excludeSpoilers": false,
  "maxEditionsPerBook": 3,
  "quoteTags": [
    "love"
  ],
  "quoteAuthorUrls": [],
  "quoteWorkUrls": [],
  "maxQuotesPerSource": 3,
  "maxSimilarPerBook": 5,
  "maxListsPerBook": 5,
  "releaseYear": 2026,
  "releaseMonth": "all"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Type"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title"
  },
  "primaryAuthor": {
    "label": "Author"
  },
  "averageRating": {
    "label": "Rating"
  },
  "ratingsCount": {
    "label": "# Ratings"
  },
  "publishedYear": {
    "label": "Year"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Goodreads Book, Author & Listopia List Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Scrape Goodreads Best Books Ever Listopia List". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/jj7OndKxumDykgOBJ) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Scrape Goodreads Best Books Ever Listopia List" task

The Goodreads Book, Author & Listopia List Scraper Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like mode, book urls or ids, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Scrape Goodreads Best Books Ever Listopia List" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as type, title, author, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Scrape Goodreads Best Books Ever Listopia List" task via API](https://apify.com/dataspryva/goodreads-book-author-and-listopia-list-scraper.md).

## FAQ

### What data does Goodreads best books scraping include?

The Goodreads list data task returns ranked book rows with titles, authors, rank, score, and voter count, plus a list summary with metadata such as book count and creator.

### How many Goodreads books can one run return?

With the current limit, the Goodreads list data task can emit at most 100 records total, including list summary records. You can change the limit when you run it.

### How much does it cost to scrape Goodreads best books?

For up to 100 results, the Goodreads list data task's result charge is at most $0.099 on the Free plan. Actor start charges and Apify platform compute usage are additional.

### Does scraping Goodreads best books need a login or API key?

The Goodreads list data task reads public pages and does not require a Goodreads login, account, or API key.

### How do I scrape a different Goodreads best books list?

To collect another list, provide its Goodreads Listopia URL or list ID to the Goodreads list data task. You can also change the result limit.

### Can I run Goodreads best books scraping on a schedule or through an API?

The Goodreads list data task can run on a schedule, through the Apify API, or from integrations such as Zapier, Make, and n8n.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Goodreads Book, Author & Listopia List Scraper](https://apify.com/dataspryva/goodreads-book-author-and-listopia-list-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/dataspryva/goodreads-book-author-and-listopia-list-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/dataspryva/goodreads-book-author-and-listopia-list-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).