Google Books
Search and retrieve book information
Search for books using the Google Books API. Find volumes by title, author, ISBN, or keywords, and retrieve detailed information about specific books including descriptions, ratings, and publication details.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|
apiKey | string | Yes | No description |
query | string | Yes | Search query. Supports special keywords: intitle:, inauthor:, inpublisher:, subject:, isbn: |
filter | string | No | Filter results by availability (partial, full, free-ebooks, paid-ebooks, ebooks) |
printType | string | No | No description |
orderBy | string | No | No description |
startIndex | number | No | No description |
maxResults | number | No | No description |
langRestrict | string | No | No description |
pricing | per_request | No | No description |
rateLimit | string | No | No description |
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|
totalItems | number | Total number of matching results |
volumes | array | List of matching volumes |
↳ id | string | Volume ID |
↳ title | string | Book title |
↳ subtitle | string | Book subtitle |
↳ authors | array | List of authors |
↳ publisher | string | Publisher name |
↳ publishedDate | string | Publication date |
↳ description | string | Book description |
↳ pageCount | number | Number of pages |
↳ categories | array | Book categories |
↳ averageRating | number | Average rating (1-5) |
↳ ratingsCount | number | Number of ratings |
↳ language | string | Language code |
↳ previewLink | string | Link to preview on Google Books |
↳ infoLink | string | Link to info page |
↳ thumbnailUrl | string | Book cover thumbnail URL |
↳ isbn10 | string | ISBN-10 identifier |
↳ isbn13 | string | ISBN-13 identifier |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|
apiKey | string | Yes | No description |
volumeId | string | Yes | No description |
projection | string | No | No description |
pricing | per_request | No | No description |
rateLimit | string | No | No description |
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|
id | string | Volume ID |
title | string | Book title |
subtitle | string | Book subtitle |
authors | array | List of authors |
publisher | string | Publisher name |
publishedDate | string | Publication date |
description | string | Book description |
pageCount | number | Number of pages |
categories | array | Book categories |
averageRating | number | Average rating (1-5) |
ratingsCount | number | Number of ratings |
language | string | Language code |
previewLink | string | Link to preview on Google Books |
infoLink | string | Link to info page |
thumbnailUrl | string | Book cover thumbnail URL |
isbn10 | string | ISBN-10 identifier |
isbn13 | string | ISBN-13 identifier |
