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The Google Books API allows clients to access the Google Books repository.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET books.volumes.list

Performs a book search.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/volumes?q=test&alt=json&key=YOUR_API_KEY&fields=example&filter=FILTER_UNDEFINED&source=example&$.xgafv=1&orderBy=ORDER_BY_UNDEFINED&partner=example&callback=example&download=DOWNLOAD_UNDEFINED&printType=PRINT_TYPE_UNDEFINED&quotaUser=example&maxResults=1&projection=PROJECTION_UNDEFINED&startIndex=1&uploadType=example&oauth_token=example&prettyPrint=true&access_token=example&langRestrict=example&showPreorders=true&libraryRestrict=LIBRARY_RESTRICT_UNDEFINED&upload_protocol=example&maxAllowedMaturityRating=MAX_ALLOWED_MATURITY_RATING_UNDEFINED

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/volumes?q=test&alt=json&key=YOUR_API_KEY&fields=example&filter=FILTER_UNDEFINED&source=example&$.xgafv=1&orderBy=ORDER_BY_UNDEFINED&partner=example&callback=example&download=DOWNLOAD_UNDEFINED&printType=PRINT_TYPE_UNDEFINED&quotaUser=example&maxResults=1&projection=PROJECTION_UNDEFINED&startIndex=1&uploadType=example&oauth_token=example&prettyPrint=true&access_token=example&langRestrict=example&showPreorders=true&libraryRestrict=LIBRARY_RESTRICT_UNDEFINED&upload_protocol=example&maxAllowedMaturityRating=MAX_ALLOWED_MATURITY_RATING_UNDEFINED"
import requests
params = {
    "q": "test",
    "alt": "json",
    "key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "fields": "example",
    "filter": "FILTER_UNDEFINED",
    "source": "example",
    "$.xgafv": "1",
    "orderBy": "ORDER_BY_UNDEFINED",
    "partner": "example",
    "callback": "example",
    "download": "DOWNLOAD_UNDEFINED",
    "printType": "PRINT_TYPE_UNDEFINED",
    "quotaUser": "example",
    "maxResults": "1",
    "projection": "PROJECTION_UNDEFINED",
    "startIndex": "1",
    "uploadType": "example",
    "oauth_token": "example",
    "prettyPrint": "true",
    "access_token": "example",
    "langRestrict": "example",
    "showPreorders": "true",
    "libraryRestrict": "LIBRARY_RESTRICT_UNDEFINED",
    "upload_protocol": "example",
    "maxAllowedMaturityRating": "MAX_ALLOWED_MATURITY_RATING_UNDEFINED"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/volumes",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/volumes');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('alt', 'json');
url.searchParams.set('key', 'YOUR_API_KEY');
url.searchParams.set('fields', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('filter', 'FILTER_UNDEFINED');
url.searchParams.set('source', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('$.xgafv', '1');
url.searchParams.set('orderBy', 'ORDER_BY_UNDEFINED');
url.searchParams.set('partner', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('callback', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('download', 'DOWNLOAD_UNDEFINED');
url.searchParams.set('printType', 'PRINT_TYPE_UNDEFINED');
url.searchParams.set('quotaUser', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('maxResults', '1');
url.searchParams.set('projection', 'PROJECTION_UNDEFINED');
url.searchParams.set('startIndex', '1');
url.searchParams.set('uploadType', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('oauth_token', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('prettyPrint', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('access_token', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('langRestrict', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('showPreorders', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('libraryRestrict', 'LIBRARY_RESTRICT_UNDEFINED');
url.searchParams.set('upload_protocol', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('maxAllowedMaturityRating', 'MAX_ALLOWED_MATURITY_RATING_UNDEFINED');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/volumes")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "test")
	q.Set("alt", "json")
	q.Set("key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
	q.Set("fields", "example")
	q.Set("filter", "FILTER_UNDEFINED")
	q.Set("source", "example")
	q.Set("$.xgafv", "1")
	q.Set("orderBy", "ORDER_BY_UNDEFINED")
	q.Set("partner", "example")
	q.Set("callback", "example")
	q.Set("download", "DOWNLOAD_UNDEFINED")
	q.Set("printType", "PRINT_TYPE_UNDEFINED")
	q.Set("quotaUser", "example")
	q.Set("maxResults", "1")
	q.Set("projection", "PROJECTION_UNDEFINED")
	q.Set("startIndex", "1")
	q.Set("uploadType", "example")
	q.Set("oauth_token", "example")
	q.Set("prettyPrint", "true")
	q.Set("access_token", "example")
	q.Set("langRestrict", "example")
	q.Set("showPreorders", "true")
	q.Set("libraryRestrict", "LIBRARY_RESTRICT_UNDEFINED")
	q.Set("upload_protocol", "example")
	q.Set("maxAllowedMaturityRating", "MAX_ALLOWED_MATURITY_RATING_UNDEFINED")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/volumes")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "test",
  "alt" => "json",
  "key" => "YOUR_API_KEY",
  "fields" => "example",
  "filter" => "FILTER_UNDEFINED",
  "source" => "example",
  "$.xgafv" => "1",
  "orderBy" => "ORDER_BY_UNDEFINED",
  "partner" => "example",
  "callback" => "example",
  "download" => "DOWNLOAD_UNDEFINED",
  "printType" => "PRINT_TYPE_UNDEFINED",
  "quotaUser" => "example",
  "maxResults" => "1",
  "projection" => "PROJECTION_UNDEFINED",
  "startIndex" => "1",
  "uploadType" => "example",
  "oauth_token" => "example",
  "prettyPrint" => "true",
  "access_token" => "example",
  "langRestrict" => "example",
  "showPreorders" => "true",
  "libraryRestrict" => "LIBRARY_RESTRICT_UNDEFINED",
  "upload_protocol" => "example",
  "maxAllowedMaturityRating" => "MAX_ALLOWED_MATURITY_RATING_UNDEFINED"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/volumes?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "test",
    "alt" => "json",
    "key" => "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "fields" => "example",
    "filter" => "FILTER_UNDEFINED",
    "source" => "example",
    "$.xgafv" => "1",
    "orderBy" => "ORDER_BY_UNDEFINED",
    "partner" => "example",
    "callback" => "example",
    "download" => "DOWNLOAD_UNDEFINED",
    "printType" => "PRINT_TYPE_UNDEFINED",
    "quotaUser" => "example",
    "maxResults" => "1",
    "projection" => "PROJECTION_UNDEFINED",
    "startIndex" => "1",
    "uploadType" => "example",
    "oauth_token" => "example",
    "prettyPrint" => "true",
    "access_token" => "example",
    "langRestrict" => "example",
    "showPreorders" => "true",
    "libraryRestrict" => "LIBRARY_RESTRICT_UNDEFINED",
    "upload_protocol" => "example",
    "maxAllowedMaturityRating" => "MAX_ALLOWED_MATURITY_RATING_UNDEFINED"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
GET books.dictionary.listOfflineMetadata

Returns a list of offline dictionary metadata available

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/dictionary/listOfflineMetadata?alt=json&key=YOUR_API_KEY&fields=example&$.xgafv=1&cpksver=example&callback=example&quotaUser=example&uploadType=example&oauth_token=example&prettyPrint=true&access_token=example&upload_protocol=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/dictionary/listOfflineMetadata?alt=json&key=YOUR_API_KEY&fields=example&$.xgafv=1&cpksver=example&callback=example&quotaUser=example&uploadType=example&oauth_token=example&prettyPrint=true&access_token=example&upload_protocol=example"
import requests
params = {
    "alt": "json",
    "key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "fields": "example",
    "$.xgafv": "1",
    "cpksver": "example",
    "callback": "example",
    "quotaUser": "example",
    "uploadType": "example",
    "oauth_token": "example",
    "prettyPrint": "true",
    "access_token": "example",
    "upload_protocol": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/dictionary/listOfflineMetadata",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/dictionary/listOfflineMetadata');
url.searchParams.set('alt', 'json');
url.searchParams.set('key', 'YOUR_API_KEY');
url.searchParams.set('fields', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('$.xgafv', '1');
url.searchParams.set('cpksver', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('callback', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('quotaUser', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('uploadType', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('oauth_token', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('prettyPrint', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('access_token', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('upload_protocol', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/dictionary/listOfflineMetadata")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("alt", "json")
	q.Set("key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
	q.Set("fields", "example")
	q.Set("$.xgafv", "1")
	q.Set("cpksver", "example")
	q.Set("callback", "example")
	q.Set("quotaUser", "example")
	q.Set("uploadType", "example")
	q.Set("oauth_token", "example")
	q.Set("prettyPrint", "true")
	q.Set("access_token", "example")
	q.Set("upload_protocol", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/dictionary/listOfflineMetadata")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "alt" => "json",
  "key" => "YOUR_API_KEY",
  "fields" => "example",
  "$.xgafv" => "1",
  "cpksver" => "example",
  "callback" => "example",
  "quotaUser" => "example",
  "uploadType" => "example",
  "oauth_token" => "example",
  "prettyPrint" => "true",
  "access_token" => "example",
  "upload_protocol" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/dictionary/listOfflineMetadata?" . http_build_query([
    "alt" => "json",
    "key" => "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "fields" => "example",
    "$.xgafv" => "1",
    "cpksver" => "example",
    "callback" => "example",
    "quotaUser" => "example",
    "uploadType" => "example",
    "oauth_token" => "example",
    "prettyPrint" => "true",
    "access_token" => "example",
    "upload_protocol" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
GET books.familysharing.getFamilyInfo

Gets information regarding the family that the user is part of.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/familysharing/getFamilyInfo?alt=json&key=YOUR_API_KEY&fields=example&source=example&$.xgafv=1&callback=example&quotaUser=example&uploadType=example&oauth_token=example&prettyPrint=true&access_token=example&upload_protocol=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/familysharing/getFamilyInfo?alt=json&key=YOUR_API_KEY&fields=example&source=example&$.xgafv=1&callback=example&quotaUser=example&uploadType=example&oauth_token=example&prettyPrint=true&access_token=example&upload_protocol=example"
import requests
params = {
    "alt": "json",
    "key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "fields": "example",
    "source": "example",
    "$.xgafv": "1",
    "callback": "example",
    "quotaUser": "example",
    "uploadType": "example",
    "oauth_token": "example",
    "prettyPrint": "true",
    "access_token": "example",
    "upload_protocol": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/familysharing/getFamilyInfo",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/familysharing/getFamilyInfo');
url.searchParams.set('alt', 'json');
url.searchParams.set('key', 'YOUR_API_KEY');
url.searchParams.set('fields', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('source', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('$.xgafv', '1');
url.searchParams.set('callback', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('quotaUser', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('uploadType', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('oauth_token', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('prettyPrint', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('access_token', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('upload_protocol', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/familysharing/getFamilyInfo")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("alt", "json")
	q.Set("key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
	q.Set("fields", "example")
	q.Set("source", "example")
	q.Set("$.xgafv", "1")
	q.Set("callback", "example")
	q.Set("quotaUser", "example")
	q.Set("uploadType", "example")
	q.Set("oauth_token", "example")
	q.Set("prettyPrint", "true")
	q.Set("access_token", "example")
	q.Set("upload_protocol", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/familysharing/getFamilyInfo")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "alt" => "json",
  "key" => "YOUR_API_KEY",
  "fields" => "example",
  "source" => "example",
  "$.xgafv" => "1",
  "callback" => "example",
  "quotaUser" => "example",
  "uploadType" => "example",
  "oauth_token" => "example",
  "prettyPrint" => "true",
  "access_token" => "example",
  "upload_protocol" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/googleapis.com/books/v1/books/v1/familysharing/getFamilyInfo?" . http_build_query([
    "alt" => "json",
    "key" => "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "fields" => "example",
    "source" => "example",
    "$.xgafv" => "1",
    "callback" => "example",
    "quotaUser" => "example",
    "uploadType" => "example",
    "oauth_token" => "example",
    "prettyPrint" => "true",
    "access_token" => "example",
    "upload_protocol" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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  1. See official documentation for authentication and setup.

What can you build with Books API?

Books API is a Analytics API. Developers commonly use analytics APIs for:

  • tracking product usage and user behaviour
  • building custom reporting and BI dashboards
  • measuring marketing and campaign performance
  • running funnel, retention, and cohort analysis
  • aggregating metrics from multiple data sources

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Books API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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