Google Books

Google Books Mylibrary API

The Mylibrary API from Google Books — 3 operation(s) for mylibrary.

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Operations 3

GET /mylibrary/bookshelves List my bookshelves #

POST /mylibrary/bookshelves/{shelf}/addVolume Add volume to bookshelf #

POST /mylibrary/bookshelves/{shelf}/removeVolume Remove volume from bookshelf #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Google Books Mylibrary API
  description: The Google Books API allows you to perform full-text searches and retrieve book information, viewability, and eBook availability. You can also manage personal bookshelves, access volume metadata, and work with user library data.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Google
    url: https://developers.google.com/books
servers:
- url: https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1
security:
- oauth2: []
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Mylibrary
paths:
  /mylibrary/bookshelves:
    get:
      operationId: listMyBookshelves
      summary: List my bookshelves
      description: Retrieves a list of bookshelves belonging to the authenticated user.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BookshelfListResponse'
      tags:
      - Mylibrary
  /mylibrary/bookshelves/{shelf}/addVolume:
    post:
      operationId: addVolumeToBookshelf
      summary: Add volume to bookshelf
      description: Adds a volume to a bookshelf.
      parameters:
      - name: shelf
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: volumeId
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
      tags:
      - Mylibrary
  /mylibrary/bookshelves/{shelf}/removeVolume:
    post:
      operationId: removeVolumeFromBookshelf
      summary: Remove volume from bookshelf
      description: Removes a volume from a bookshelf.
      parameters:
      - name: shelf
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: volumeId
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
      tags:
      - Mylibrary
components:
  schemas:
    BookshelfListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Bookshelf'
    Bookshelf:
      type: object
      properties:
        kind:
          type: string
          const: books#bookshelf
        id:
          type: integer
        selfLink:
          type: string
          format: uri
        title:
          type: string
        access:
          type: string
          enum:
          - PRIVATE
          - PUBLIC
        updated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        volumeCount:
          type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
          scopes:
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/books: Manage your books
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: key