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Open Library

Books & Learning No key Editor's pick

AuthenticationNo key
Rate limitNo key, no signup; be reasonable with request volume

Documentation: openlibrary.org ยท Checked Sep 22, 2026

About

Open Library is the free book catalog from the Internet Archive, and its API needs no key at all. You can look up a book by ISBN and get its title, author, cover, and publish details, or search by title and author. It is a rock-solid, beginner-friendly way to add book smarts to a bot.

Details

No key needed. You can call it right away.

Auth: No key

Rate limit: No key, no signup; be reasonable with request volume

Verified: 2026-09-22

Best for: personal fun

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Setup

  1. No account or key is needed.
  2. Send a GET request to the books endpoint with an ISBN or search query.
  3. Read title, author, and cover data from the JSON response.
  4. Fetch covers directly from covers.openlibrary.org if you need images.
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