ISBNdb API API

by isbndb.com

Overview

Definition of ISBNdb.com API

ISBNdb API is an open data API from isbndb.com. Requests are authenticated with an API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 10 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication: API key
HTTPS: Yes
CORS: Unknown
Category: Open Data
Base URL: https://api.isbndb.com
Version: 1.0.1
Endpoints: 10
OpenAPI: Specification ↗
Spec updated: 2021-06-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.isbndb.com/search" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.isbndb.com/search", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://api.isbndb.com/search",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

Method	Path	What it does
GET	`/author/{name}`	Gets author details
GET	`/authors/{query}`	Search authors
GET	`/book/{isbn}`	Gets book details
GET	`/books/{query}`	Search books
GET	`/publisher/{name}`	Gets publisher details
GET	`/publishers/{query}`	Search publishers
GET	`/search`	Search all ISBNDB databases
GET	`/stats`	Gets status on the ISBNDB Database
GET	`/subject/{name}`	Gets subject details
GET	`/subjects/{query}`	Search subjects