Google Books

The Google Books API allows you to perform full-text searches and retrieve book information, viewability, and eBook availability. You can search for volumes, access detailed metadata including authors, publishers, and ISBNs, manage personal bookshelves, and determine content accessibility.

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APIs

Google Books API V1

The Google Books API provides programmatic access to Google Books data. Search for volumes, retrieve book metadata, manage bookshelves, and access eBook availability information.

Collections

Google Books API

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Pricing Plans

Google Books Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits

Google Books Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps

Google Books Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies

Books Context

21 classes · 1 properties

JSON-LD

Resources

Sources

opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: Google Books API
  version: v1
request:
  auth:
    type: oauth2
    flow: authorization_code
    authorizationUrl: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
    accessTokenUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
    credentials:
      clientId: '{{clientId}}'
      clientSecret: '{{clientSecret}}'
items:
- info:
    name: Search for volumes
    type: http
  http:
    method: GET
    url: https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes
    params:
    - name: q
      value: ''
      type: query
      description: Full-text search query string.
    - name: maxResults
      value: ''
      type: query
    - name: startIndex
      value: ''
      type: query
    - name: orderBy
      value: ''
      type: query
    - name: printType
      value: ''
      type: query
    - name: filter
      value: ''
      type: query
    - name: langRestrict
      value: ''
      type: query
  docs: Performs a book search.
- info:
    name: Get a volume
    type: http
  http:
    method: GET
    url: https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes/:volumeId
    params:
    - name: volumeId
      value: ''
      type: path
  docs: Gets volume information for a single volume.
- info:
    name: List bookshelves
    type: http
  http:
    method: GET
    url: https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/users/:userId/bookshelves
    params:
    - name: userId
      value: ''
      type: path
  docs: Retrieves a list of public bookshelves for the specified user.
- info:
    name: Get a bookshelf
    type: http
  http:
    method: GET
    url: https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/users/:userId/bookshelves/:shelf
    params:
    - name: userId
      value: ''
      type: path
    - name: shelf
      value: ''
      type: path
  docs: Retrieves metadata for a specific bookshelf for the specified user.
- info:
    name: List volumes in a bookshelf
    type: http
  http:
    method: GET
    url: https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/users/:userId/bookshelves/:shelf/volumes
    params:
    - name: userId
      value: ''
      type: path
    - name: shelf
      value: ''
      type: path
    - name: maxResults
      value: ''
      type: query
    - name: startIndex
      value: ''
      type: query
  docs: Retrieves volumes in a specific bookshelf for the specified user.
- info:
    name: List my bookshelves
    type: http
  http:
    method: GET
    url: https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/mylibrary/bookshelves
  docs: Retrieves a list of bookshelves belonging to the authenticated user.
- info:
    name: Add volume to bookshelf
    type: http
  http:
    method: POST
    url: https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/mylibrary/bookshelves/:shelf/addVolume
    params:
    - name: shelf
      value: ''
      type: path
    - name: volumeId
      value: ''
      type: query
  docs: Adds a volume to a bookshelf.
- info:
    name: Remove volume from bookshelf
    type: http
  http:
    method: POST
    url: https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/mylibrary/bookshelves/:shelf/removeVolume
    params:
    - name: shelf
      value: ''
      type: path
    - name: volumeId
      value: ''
      type: query
  docs: Removes a volume from a bookshelf.
bundled: true