Standard Ebooks API

Provides search and metadata access to the Standard Ebooks catalog of public domain literature, with detailed per-ebook information including word count, reading ease, and download links. Also offers RSS, Atom, and OPDS feeds for catalog browsing, new releases, and ereader integration.

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Slug: standardebooks
Key: standardebooks.org:standard-ebooks-api
Base URL: https://standardebooks.org/
Auth: none
Endpoints: 15
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:09:33.000933

Links

Homepage: https://standardebooks.org/
API Base: https://standardebooks.org/
Documentation:

Topics

DOCUMENTS, ENTERTAINMENT

Endpoints (15)

Path Summary Response Auth
bulk-downloads Bulk download information text/html —
ebooks Search and browse ebooks application/xhtml+xml —
ebooks/{author}/{title} Get ebook details application/xhtml+xml —
ebooks/{author}/{title}/{translator} Get translated ebook details ? —
feeds/atom Atom feed of all ebooks ? —
feeds/atom/all Atom search results text/html —
feeds/atom/blog Atom feed of blog posts ? —
feeds/atom/new-releases Atom feed of new releases application/atom+xml —
feeds/opds OPDS catalog application/atom+xml —
feeds/opds/new-releases OPDS new releases catalog application/atom+xml —
feeds/rss RSS feed of all ebooks text/html —
feeds/rss/all RSS search results text/html —
feeds/rss/blog RSS feed of blog posts application/rss+xml —
feeds/rss/new-releases RSS feed of new releases application/rss+xml —
opensearch OpenSearch descriptor application/opensearchdescription+xml —