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PaperbackSwap Scraper

PaperbackSwap Scraper

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Get information on books right away from PaperBack Swap! Get title, prices, rating, ISBN13, ISBN10, publisher, and a lot more are waiting for you. Use any filter, search anything, and retrieve your results without any limits. Get it with JSON, XML, Excel, CSV, or many other options. Super fast!

You can access the PaperbackSwap Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

1# Set API token
2API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>
3
4# Prepare Actor input
5cat > input.json << 'EOF'
6{
7  "startUrls": [
8    "https://www.paperbackswap.com/5th-Wave-Bk-Rick-Yancey/book/0142425834/",
9    "https://www.paperbackswap.com/Pulitzer-Prize/award/2/?g=History",
10    "https://www.paperbackswap.com/Mark-Sanborn/author/",
11    "https://www.paperbackswap.com/Christian-Fiction/tag/2043/?l=10&ls=10"
12  ],
13  "search": "harry potter",
14  "maxItems": 20,
15  "endPage": 1,
16  "extendOutputFunction": "($) => { return {} }",
17  "customMapFunction": "(object) => { return {...object} }",
18  "proxy": {
19    "useApifyProxy": true
20  }
21}
22EOF
23
24# Run the Actor using an HTTP API
25# See the full API reference at https://docs.apify.com/api/v2
26curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~paperbackswap-scraper/runs?token=$API_TOKEN" \
27  -X POST \
28  -d @input.json \
29  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'

PaperbackSwap Scraper API

Below, you can find a list of relevant HTTP API endpoints for calling the PaperbackSwap Scraper Actor. For this, you’ll need an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the URLs with your Apify API token, which you can find under Integrations in Apify Console. For details, see the API reference .

Run Actor

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~paperbackswap-scraper/runs?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: By adding the method=POST query parameter, this API endpoint can be called using a GET request and thus used in third-party webhooks. Please refer to our Run Actor API documentation .

Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~paperbackswap-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: This endpoint supports both POST and GET request methods. However, only the POST method allows you to pass input data. For more information, please refer to our Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items API documentation .

Get Actor

GET
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/epctex~paperbackswap-scraper?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

For more information, please refer to our Get Actor API documentation .

Actors can be used to scrape web pages, extract data, or automate browser tasks. Use the PaperbackSwap Scraper API programmatically via the Apify API.

You can choose from:

You can start PaperbackSwap Scraper with the Apify API by sending an HTTP POST request to the Run Actor endpoint. An Actor’s input and its content type can be passed as a payload of the POST request, and additional options can be specified using URL query parameters. The PaperbackSwap Scraper is identified within the API by its ID, which is the creator’s username and the name of the Actor.

When the PaperbackSwap Scraper run finishes you can list the data from its default dataset (storage) via the API or you can preview the data directly on Apify Console .

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  • Created in Apr 2023
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