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Open Library Books Scraper

Scrape books with title, authors, first publish year, edition count, ISBN, cover image, subjects and a direct link. Search by keyword. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

35 fields per record JSON · CSV · Excel · API Pay per use
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openlibrary-scraper.json 200 OK 
{
  "key": "/works/OL27448W",
  "title": "The Lord of the Rings",
  "authorNames": ["J.R.R. Tolkien"],
  "firstPublishYear": 1954,
  "editionCount": 251,
  "isbn": "0007136625",
  "coverUrl": "https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/14625765-L…",
  "subjects": ["The Lord of the Rings","Fiction","Ficción"…,
  "url": "https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27448W"
}
What you get

Every run returns clean, typed records, ready for your CRM, spreadsheet or database.

  • One clean record per result, deduped and normalized
  • Stable schema in JSON, CSV or Excel, or read it via the Apify API
  • Pay per use in the cloud, nothing to install or maintain
Fields it returns
KeyTitleAuthor NamesFirst Publish YearEdition CountIsbnCover UrlSubjectsUrlAll IsbnsAuthor KeysPublishersFirst Published YearLast Published Year
Sample output

A real example record, exactly the shape you receive.

KeyTitleAuthor NamesFirst Publish Year
/works/OL27448WThe Lord of the Rings["J.R.R. Tolkien"]1954
/works/OL27513WThe Fellowship of the Ring["J.R.R. Tolkien","Editorial Edit…1954
/works/OL27479WThe Two Towers["J.R.R. Tolkien"]1954
/works/OL27455WThe Return of the King["J.R.R. Tolkien"]1950
/works/OL14926019WThe Hobbit & The Lord of the Ring…["J.R.R. Tolkien"]1979
GET /openlibrary-scraper 
{
  "key": "/works/OL27448W",
  "title": "The Lord of the Rings",
  "authorNames": ["J.R.R. Tolkien"],
  "firstPublishYear": 1954,
  "editionCount": 251,
  "isbn": "0007136625",
  "coverUrl": "https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/14625765-L…",
  "subjects": ["The Lord of the Rings","Fiction","Ficción"…,
  "url": "https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27448W"
}
Example use cases
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Frequently asked questions

Can I search by author or subject?

Yes. The search matches titles, authors and subjects, so you can search for a title like `the lord of the rings`, an author, or a topic.

Do records include an ISBN and a cover?

Yes. Each record includes an ISBN where available and a link to a cover image.

What are subjects?

Subjects are topic tags attached to the book, useful for grouping and recommendations. Each record includes the first several subjects.

How fresh is the data?

Records are read live at run time, so each reflects the catalog at the moment of the run (see observedAt).

Ready when you are.

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