Google Books · Open Collection

Google Books API

8
Requests
v1
Version
View on GitHub Raw JSON BooksEbooksGoogleLibraryPublishingReadingSearchOpen Collection

Overview

Google Books API is a Open Collection published by Google Books on the APIs.io network, version v1.

The collection contains 8 requests.

Tagged areas include Books, Ebooks, Google, Library, and Publishing.

Requests & Folders

Search for volumes
Get a volume
List bookshelves
Get a bookshelf
List volumes in a bookshelf
List my bookshelves
Add volume to bookshelf
Remove volume from bookshelf

Related API Specs

Google Books Mylibrary API (OpenAPI) Google Books Users API (OpenAPI) Google Books Volumes API (OpenAPI)
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