books: List books

API: gutendex.com:gutendex-api
Endpoint: /books
Response format: application/json
Auth: none
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 592ms

Description

Returns a paginated list of books with optional filtering by author year, copyright status, language, topic, and more.

Parameters (10)

author_year_end (integer, query, optional)

Filter by author death year (end range). Positive or negative integer values accepted.

author_year_start (integer, query, optional)

Filter by author birth year (start range). Positive or negative integer values accepted.

copyright (string, query, optional)

Filter by copyright status. Use 'true' for copyrighted books, 'false' for public domain in the USA, or 'null' for unknown. Multiple values can be comma-separated.

Constraints: {'enum': ['true', 'false', 'null']}

ids (string, query, optional)

Comma-separated list of Project Gutenberg ID numbers to retrieve specific books.

languages (string, query, optional)

Comma-separated list of two-character language codes (e.g., 'en' for English, 'fr,fi' for French and Finnish).

mime_type (string, query, optional)

Filter by MIME type prefix (e.g., 'text/html', 'application/epub').

page (integer, query, optional, default: 1)

Page number for pagination.

search (string, query, optional)

Search author names and book titles using space-separated keywords.

sort (string, query, optional, default: popular)

Sort order for results.

Constraints: {'enum': ['ascending', 'descending', 'popular']}

topic (string, query, optional)

Filter by bookshelves or subjects using case-insensitive key-phrases.

Examples (8)

Search for Shakespeare works curl 
curl 'https://gutendex.com/books?search=Shakespeare&sort=popular'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://gutendex.com/books",
    params={
        'search': 'Shakespeare',
        'sort': 'popular',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("gutendex")
result = api.fetch("books", search="Shakespeare", sort="popular")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://gutendex.com/books?search=Shakespeare&sort=popular");
const data = await resp.json();
Public domain English books about science curl 
curl 'https://gutendex.com/books?languages=en&topic=science&copyright=false'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://gutendex.com/books",
    params={
        'languages': 'en',
        'topic': 'science',
        'copyright': 'false',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("gutendex")
result = api.fetch("books", languages="en", topic="science", copyright="false")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://gutendex.com/books?languages=en&topic=science&copyright=false");
const data = await resp.json();
Books by authors alive in the 19th century curl 
curl 'https://gutendex.com/books?author_year_start=1800&author_year_end=1900&page=1'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://gutendex.com/books",
    params={
        'author_year_start': '1800',
        'author_year_end': '1900',
        'page': '1',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("gutendex")
result = api.fetch("books", author_year_start=1800, author_year_end=1900, page=1)

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://gutendex.com/books?author_year_start=1800&author_year_end=1900&page=1");
const data = await resp.json();
List books openapi-spec 
curl 'https://gutendex.com/books?copyright=true%2Cfalse&ids=84%2C1342%2C2701&languages=en%2Cfr%2Cde&mime_type=text%2Fhtml&search=pride+prejudice&topic=science+fiction'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://gutendex.com/books",
    params={
        'copyright': 'true,false',
        'ids': '84,1342,2701',
        'languages': 'en,fr,de',
        'mime_type': 'text/html',
        'search': 'pride prejudice',
        'topic': 'science fiction',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("gutendex")
result = api.fetch("books", copyright="true,false", ids="84,1342,2701", languages="en,fr,de", mime_type="text/html", search="pride prejudice", topic="science fiction")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://gutendex.com/books?copyright=true%2Cfalse&ids=84%2C1342%2C2701&languages=en%2Cfr%2Cde&mime_type=text%2Fhtml&search=pride+prejudice&topic=science+fiction");
const data = await resp.json();
List and search books openapi-spec 
curl 'https://gutendex.com/books?search=Frankenstein&author_year_start=1800&author_year_end=1900&languages=en%2Cfr&ids=84%2C85&mime_type=text%2Fhtml&topic=Science+fiction'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://gutendex.com/books",
    params={
        'search': 'Frankenstein',
        'author_year_start': '1800',
        'author_year_end': '1900',
        'languages': 'en,fr',
        'ids': '84,85',
        'mime_type': 'text/html',
        'topic': 'Science fiction',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("gutendex")
result = api.fetch("books", search="Frankenstein", author_year_start=1800, author_year_end=1900, languages="en,fr", ids="84,85", mime_type="text/html", topic="Science fiction")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://gutendex.com/books?search=Frankenstein&author_year_start=1800&author_year_end=1900&languages=en%2Cfr&ids=84%2C85&mime_type=text%2Fhtml&topic=Science+fiction");
const data = await resp.json();
List and search books openapi-spec 
curl 'https://gutendex.com/books?ids=11%2C12%2C13&languages=en%2Cfr&mime_type=text%2Fhtml&search=dickens+great&topic=children'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://gutendex.com/books",
    params={
        'ids': '11,12,13',
        'languages': 'en,fr',
        'mime_type': 'text/html',
        'search': 'dickens great',
        'topic': 'children',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("gutendex")
result = api.fetch("books", ids="11,12,13", languages="en,fr", mime_type="text/html", search="dickens great", topic="children")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://gutendex.com/books?ids=11%2C12%2C13&languages=en%2Cfr&mime_type=text%2Fhtml&search=dickens+great&topic=children");
const data = await resp.json();
List books openapi-spec 
curl 'https://gutendex.com/books?ids=11%2C12%2C13&languages=en%2Cfr&mime_type=text%2Fhtml&search=dickens+great&topic=science+fiction'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://gutendex.com/books",
    params={
        'ids': '11,12,13',
        'languages': 'en,fr',
        'mime_type': 'text/html',
        'search': 'dickens great',
        'topic': 'science fiction',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("gutendex")
result = api.fetch("books", ids="11,12,13", languages="en,fr", mime_type="text/html", search="dickens great", topic="science fiction")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://gutendex.com/books?ids=11%2C12%2C13&languages=en%2Cfr&mime_type=text%2Fhtml&search=dickens+great&topic=science+fiction");
const data = await resp.json();
List books probe-gate 
curl 'https://gutendex.com/books?ids=11%2C12%2C13&languages=en%2Cfr&mime_type=text%2Fhtml&search=dickens+great&sort=popular&topic=science+fiction&page=1'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://gutendex.com/books",
    params={
        'ids': '11,12,13',
        'languages': 'en,fr',
        'mime_type': 'text/html',
        'search': 'dickens great',
        'sort': 'popular',
        'topic': 'science fiction',
        'page': '1',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("gutendex")
result = api.fetch("books", ids="11,12,13", languages="en,fr", mime_type="text/html", search="dickens great", sort="popular", topic="science fiction", page=1)

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://gutendex.com/books?ids=11%2C12%2C13&languages=en%2Cfr&mime_type=text%2Fhtml&search=dickens+great&sort=popular&topic=science+fiction&page=1");
const data = await resp.json();

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