Book Database
The ISBNdb database includes over 36 million unique ISBNs with up to 19 data points per book. API is only available through a paid subscription on our website, isbndb.com. If you want to explore our API, please visit isbndb.com; we offer a free 7-day trial to new subscribers.
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0.1/10 popularity
275 ms avg latency
11 endpoints
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Book Database endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Author | ||
| GET |
getsAuthorDetails /author/{name} |
The author name was found in the database **Example Value** | Model { "author": "string", "books": [ { "book": { "title": "string", "title_long": "string", "isbn": "string",… |
| GET |
searchAuthors /authors/{query} |
The query string found results in the author's database **Example Value** | Model { "total": 0, "authors": [ "string" ] } |
| Book | ||
| GET |
getBookDetails /book/{isbn} |
The book ISBN was found in the database Example Value | Model { "book": { "title": "string", "title_long": "string", "isbn": "string", "isbn13": "string", "dewey_decimal":… |
| POST |
searchBooks /books |
This returns a list of books that match the query. Only with the Premium and Pro plans. This endpoint has no pagination but it has the following limits: You can only send up to… |
| GET |
searchBooks /books/{query} |
The query string found results in the books's database |
| Publisher | ||
| GET |
getPublisherDetails /publisher/{name} |
The publisher name was found in the database **Example Value** | Model { "name": "string", "books": [ { "isbn": "string" } ] } |
| GET |
searchPublisher /publishers/{query} |
The query string found results in the publisher's database |
| Subject | ||
| GET |
searchSubjects /subjects/{query} |
The query string found results in the subject's database |
| GET |
getSubjectDetails /subject/{name} |
The subject was found in the database **Example Value** | Model The subject was found in the database Example Value Model { "subject": "string", "parent": "string" } |
| Other endpoints | ||
| GET |
getStatusISBNdbDB /stats |
Returns a status object about the ISBNDB database. |
| GET |
searchAllIsbndbDB /search/{index} |
Results were found in the requested database |
Book Database pricing
| Plan | Price | Rate limit | Quotas |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASIC | Free | — |
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