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OpenLibrary Scraper — Book Search, ISBN & Author Data

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Search millions of books via the free OpenLibrary API. Lookup by title, author, ISBN, or OpenLibrary ID. Get covers, publishers, subjects, and ratings. No authentication required.

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
`mode`	string	`"search"`	How to query book data. One of: "search", "isbn", "olid", "author".
`query`	string	`"The Lord of the Rings"`	Search term (title, author, keyword). Only used in 'search' mode.
`isbn`	string	`"0451526538"`	ISBN-10 or ISBN-13, e.g. '0451526538'. Only used in 'isbn' mode.
`olid`	string	`"OL1017798M"`	OpenLibrary work/edition ID, e.g. 'OL1017798M'. Only used in 'olid' mode.
`authorId`	string	`"OL18319A"`	OpenLibrary author ID, e.g. 'OL18319A' (Mark Twain). Only used in 'author' mode.
`limit`	integer	`20`	Maximum number of results (1-100).
`page`	integer	`1`	Page number for search results (1-100). Only used in 'search' mode.

Output

Each record includes: title, subtitle, authors, by_statement, number_of_pages, publish_date, publishers, subjects, isbn_10, isbn_13, goodreads, cover_large, cover_medium, url.

Example Input

{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "The Lord of the Rings",
  "isbn": "0451526538",
  "olid": "OL1017798M",
  "authorId": "OL18319A",
  "limit": 20,
  "page": 1
}

Use Cases

Look up books by title, author or ISBN
Enrich library catalogues with cover art and subjects
Build reading lists and bibliographic datasets
Research publication history and editions

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