Goodreads Books
Get data from the most famous book collection on the web. Retrieve information about authors, books, categories and more!
9.7/10 popularity
623 ms avg latency
99% success rate
14 endpoints
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Goodreads Books endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET |
Search books /search |
Search books by title, author, tag, genre. Each page contains 20 results. |
| GET |
Search authors /authors/search |
Returns a list of all the authors that match the query. Each page contains 20 results. |
| GET |
Get book from id /books/{id} |
Full book data including author information and popuplar reviews. |
| GET |
Lists /lists |
Returns the best lists of books (each page contains 10 lists) |
| GET |
Search books /search |
Returns all books that matches the query (title, author, ISBN, tag, genre...). Each page contains 20 results. |
| GET |
Newest books /new/{genre} |
Get a list of the 100 newest books of a genre. To see the available genres go to [GoodreadsGenres](https://www.goodreads.com/genres/list?utf8=%E2%9C%93&filter=top-level). |
| GET |
Get author by user ID /authors/user-id/{user-id} |
Returns all data about the author. Slower than /authors/author-id/{author-id}. |
| GET |
List by id /lists/{id} |
Returns all books included on a list (100 books per page) You can get the id of a list using the endpoint "/lists" to retrieve all available lists, or visiting… |
| GET |
Books of the week /week/{genre} |
Get a list of the 100 most read books of the week of a genre. To see the available genres go to [GoodreadsGenres](https://www.goodreads.com/genres/list?utf8=%E2%9C%93&filter=top-l… |
| GET |
Get author by author ID /authors/author-id/{author-id} |
Returns all data about the author. Faster than /authors/user-id/{user-id}. |
| GET |
Best books /genres/{genre}/best |
Returns a list of the 50 most representative books of a genre To see the available genres go to [goodreads.com/genres/list](https://www.goodreads.com/genres/list?utf8=%E2%9C%93&fi… |
| GET |
Get author's books by author ID /authors/{author-id}/books |
Returns a list of all books written by the author with the provided author ID. Each page contains 30 results. |
| GET |
Top books of all time /top/{genre} |
Get a list of the 50 best books of a genre. To see the available genres go to [GoodreadsGenres](https://www.goodreads.com/genres/list?utf8=%E2%9C%93&filter=top-level). |
| GET |
Book by id /books/{id} |
Returns all data about a particular book (author, reviews, genres...) |
