Open Library

Open Library Covers API

Retrieve book and author cover images by Open Library ID, ISBN, OCLC, LCCN, or Goodreads ID, in small, medium, and large sizes.

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https://openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api/covers

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: open-library:open-library-covers-api
name: Open Library Covers API
description: Retrieve book and author cover images by Open Library ID, ISBN, OCLC, LCCN, or Goodreads
  ID, in small, medium, and large sizes.
humanURL: https://openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api/covers
tags:
- Covers
- Image
- Media
tags_raw:
- Covers
- Images
- Media
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api/covers