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Open Library Scraper

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Comprehensive scraper for Open Library to extract books, authors, subjects, and list data from the Internet Archive’s platform. Supports multiple search types and ebook filtering, providing automated, structured access to Open Library’s extensive bibliographic collection.

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ParseForge

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Open Library Scraper API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use Open Library Scraper locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install Apify CLI

Using installation script (macOS/Linux):

$curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash

Using installation script (Windows):

$irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex

Using Homebrew:

$brew install apify-cli

Using npm:

$npm install -g apify-cli

Other API clients include:

Open Library Scraper API in Python

Open Library Scraper API in JavaScript

Open Library Scraper OpenAPI definition

Open Library Scraper API

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