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Open Library Author Bibliography Scraper

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Resolve author names to their full Open Library bibliography: works list with first-publish year, edition count, subjects, and cover URLs. Returns bio, birth/death dates, external IDs (VIAF, Wikidata, ISNI), and alternate names. For literary databases, recommendation engines, and RAG pipelines.

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You can access the Open Library Author Bibliography Scraper 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.

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