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Open Library

Books

Book metadata, covers, and search from the Internet Archive project.

Open Library API offers book and author metadata, search, and cover images for millions of works.

Details

Auth Type
None
Rate Limit
Polite use
Pricing
Free
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Getting Started

1

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2

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Common Use Cases

Catalogs
Reading lists
Library apps

💻 Code Examples

Get started quickly with these code examples in your favorite language

curl -X GET \
'https://www.callio.dev/api/proxy/openlibrary/forward?target=https%3A%2F%2Fopenlibrary.org%2Fendpoint' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_CALLIO_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json'

💡 Tip: Replace YOUR_CALLIO_KEY with your actual Callio API key from the dashboard.

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