Google Books · Schema

Google Books Volume

A volume resource from the Google Books API representing a book or publication.

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Properties

Name Type Description
kind string
id string Unique identifier for the volume.
etag string
selfLink string
volumeInfo object General volume information.
saleInfo object
accessInfo object
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JSON Schema

books.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-books/refs/heads/main/json-schema/books.json",
  "title": "Google Books Volume",
  "description": "A volume resource from the Google Books API representing a book or publication.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "books#volume"
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the volume."
    },
    "etag": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "selfLink": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri"
    },
    "volumeInfo": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "General volume information.",
      "properties": {
        "title": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Volume title."
        },
        "subtitle": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Volume subtitle."
        },
        "authors": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": { "type": "string" },
          "description": "The names of the authors."
        },
        "publisher": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Publisher of this volume."
        },
        "publishedDate": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Date of publication."
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "A synopsis of the volume."
        },
        "industryIdentifiers": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "type": {
                "type": "string",
                "enum": ["ISBN_10", "ISBN_13", "ISSN", "OTHER"]
              },
              "identifier": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "pageCount": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Total number of pages."
        },
        "categories": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": { "type": "string" },
          "description": "A list of subject categories."
        },
        "averageRating": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "The mean review rating."
        },
        "ratingsCount": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "The number of review ratings."
        },
        "imageLinks": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "smallThumbnail": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "uri"
            },
            "thumbnail": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "uri"
            }
          }
        },
        "language": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Best language for this volume based on content."
        }
      },
      "required": ["title"]
    },
    "saleInfo": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "country": { "type": "string" },
        "saleability": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["FOR_SALE", "FREE", "NOT_FOR_SALE", "FOR_PREORDER"]
        },
        "isEbook": { "type": "boolean" },
        "listPrice": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "amount": { "type": "number" },
            "currencyCode": { "type": "string" }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "accessInfo": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "viewability": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["PARTIAL", "ALL_PAGES", "NO_PAGES", "UNKNOWN"]
        },
        "embeddable": { "type": "boolean" },
        "publicDomain": { "type": "boolean" }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": ["kind", "id", "volumeInfo"]
}

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