Open Library API Search by Subject, Author or Title
Search the Open Library API and get ISBN, authors, publisher, year, page count, rating and cover art as JSON. Free and keyless. Blurb text is not included.
What this run is set to
The settings saved on this example. Every one of them is editable once you open it on Apify — these are a starting point, not a limit.
| Setting | Value | What it does |
|---|---|---|
Source | openlibrary | Which book catalog to search. |
Search query | science fiction | Keywords to search for, e.g. "clean code", "the hobbit", or "isbn:9780132350884". |
Max books | 50 | Maximum number of unique books to return. |
Pricing
$0.001 per book = $1 per 1,000
| You are charged for | When | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Book returned | Charged per book returned. | $0.001 |
Pay-per-event pricing: you are billed per result, not per subscription. Billing is handled by Apify on your own account. These are the live Apify store prices, in effect since 2026-08-24, and they are what you are actually charged.
What you get
A structured dataset — each result includes fields like:
authorsaverageRatingcategoriescoverImagedescriptiondetailsisbnlanguagepageCountpricepublishedDatepublisherqueryratingsCounttitleurlExport every run as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send it to your app, a database, Google Sheets, or an AI agent.
More use cases for Books Scraper (Google Books + Open Library)
- Try
- Science Fiction Book List with ISBNs, Open LibraryMachine Learning Books: Metadata, ISBN and RatingsGoogle Books API Search Without Your Own API Key
Built on Books Scraper (Google Books + Open Library) — every input, output field, price and the full how-to are on the tool page.
Where this tool sits
- Categories
- Media & Entertainment Data