# All Books by an Author with Bio and Publication Years

**Use case:** 

Works by an author (here: Stephen King) from Open Library: title, first publication year, edition count, subjects and cover, plus the author's bio, birth date and Wikidata/VIAF ids. For publishers, rights scouts, librarians and book apps. Replace the author name and raise the limit for the full bibliography.

## Input

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "Stephen King"
  ],
  "mode": "author",
  "searchField": "any",
  "limit": 25,
  "offset": 0,
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "language": "",
  "ebookOnly": false,
  "includeAvailability": false,
  "includeDescription": false,
  "includeEditions": false,
  "maxEditions": 10,
  "includeAuthorDetails": true,
  "coverSize": "L",
  "maxSubjects": 15,
  "dedupe": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "query": {
    "label": "Query",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "mode": {
    "label": "Lookup type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "authors": {
    "label": "Authors",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "firstPublishYear": {
    "label": "First published",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "editionCount": {
    "label": "Editions",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "isbn13": {
    "label": "ISBN-13",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "rating": {
    "label": "Rating",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "readingLogCount": {
    "label": "On reading logs",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ebookAccess": {
    "label": "E-book access",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "coverUrl": {
    "label": "Cover URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Open Library URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Books Scraper — Titles, Authors, ISBN, Editions (Open Library) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "All Books by an Author with Bio and Publication Years". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/UNzm5x4V4txFetJa0) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "All Books by an Author with Bio and Publication Years" task

The Books Scraper — Titles, Authors, ISBN, Editions (Open Library) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like queries, isbns or open library keys, lookup mode, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "All Books by an Author with Bio and Publication Years" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as query, lookup type, title, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "All Books by an Author with Bio and Publication Years" task via API](https://apify.com/yadroo/openlibrary-books.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Books Scraper — Titles, Authors, ISBN, Editions (Open Library)](https://apify.com/yadroo/openlibrary-books.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/yadroo/openlibrary-books.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/yadroo/openlibrary-books.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).