You can access the Open Library Book Search 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

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {};
11
12// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
13const run = await client.actor("urban_quidnunc/open-library-book-search").call(input);
14
15// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
16console.log('Results from dataset');
17console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
18const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
19items.forEach((item) => {
20    console.dir(item);
21});
22
23// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

Open Library Book Search | Apify Actor API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Open Library Book Search API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Open Library Book Search API in Python

Open Library Book Search API through CLI

Open Library Book Search OpenAPI definition

Open Library Book Search API

Open Library Book Search

agenscrape/open-library-book-search

Search millions of books from Open Library database. Extract book titles, authors, ISBN, publishers, publication years, cover images, and availability status. Perfect for bibliographic research and book databases.

Agenscrape

Open Library Book Search

ryanclinton/open-library-search

Search 20M+ books via Open Library. Filter by title, author, subject, publisher, ISBN, year, language. Returns titles, authors, ISBNs, publishers, pages, subjects, ratings, cover images. Free API, no key needed.

ryan clinton

Open Library Book Finder 📚

shahidirfan/Open-Library-Book-Finder

Seamlessly extract book details, authors, and editions from Open Library. This lightweight actor allows you to build comprehensive bibliographic databases or track literary data efficiently. For consistent results and to handle high-volume requests, using residential proxies is recommended.