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Open Library Subjects Scraper — No Login, $3/1k

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Browse books on Open Library by subject/topic. Returns title, authors, edition count, publish year, cover image, and lending info. No auth required.

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Open Library Subjects Scraper

Browse books on Open Library by subject/topic. Returns title, authors, edition count, publish year, cover image, and lending info. No auth required.

No login, cookies or API key needed. Works from the Apify Console, the API, scheduled runs, and as an MCP tool for AI agents.

Input

Field	Default	Description
`subject`	`science fiction`	Subject or topic to browse (e.g. 'science fiction', 'mystery', 'history').
`maxItems`	`10`	Maximum number of books to return.

Output

Each record in the dataset has these fields:

key, title, editionCount, firstPublishYear, coverId, coverUrl, https, authors, subjects, lendingEdition, url, scrapedAt

Download results as JSON, CSV, Excel or XML from the run's dataset, or read them through the API.

Pricing

Pay per result: $3 per 1,000 records plus a small start fee. You only pay for what the run returns.

Usage

Set the input fields (the defaults return a sample).
Run the actor; results stream into the dataset as they are found.
Schedule it or call it from the API / MCP for fresh data.

Questions or a field you need? Open an issue on this actor's page.

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