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Goodreads Books Scraper

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Efficiently extract detailed book data with the Goodreads Books Scraper. Ideal for building reading lists or analyzing metadata. Note: For bulk scraping of more than 50 books, providing JSON cookies is essential to ensure seamless access and reliable results.

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from $0.90 / 1,000 results

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5.0

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Developer

Shahid Irfan

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Automation

You can access the Goodreads Books 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 Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/fantasy" }],
10    "shelf": "fantasy",
11    "results_wanted": 20,
12    "max_pages": 10,
13}
14
15# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
16run = client.actor("shahidirfan/goodreads-book-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
17
18# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
19print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
20for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
21    print(item)
22
23# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Goodreads Books Scraper API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Goodreads Books Scraper API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

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