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Internet Archive Search — Books, Video, Audio & Software

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Search the Internet Archive catalog through its public JSON API. No browser and no API key. Returns identifier, title, creator, year, downloads, media type, subjects, formats, and the details URL.

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Internet Archive Search — Books, Video, Audio OpenAPI definition

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