# Google Books

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/google-books/  
**APIs profiled:** 3

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.

## Kin Score — 40.6 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 40.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 63.6 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 61.1 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (3)

- **Google Books Mylibrary API** — The Mylibrary API from Google Books — 3 operation(s) for mylibrary.
- **Google Books Users API** — The Users API from Google Books — 3 operation(s) for users.
- **Google Books Volumes API** — The Volumes API from Google Books — 2 operation(s) for volumes.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Google Books Agentic Access** — 8 operations · 2 acting

## Security (3)

- **Google Books Authentication** — apiKey/oauth2 · 2 schemes
- **Google Books Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Google Books Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Google Books Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Books, Ebooks, Google, Library, Publishing, Reading, Search

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/google-books/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.