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25 actions · 2 auth methods
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Authentication

User-Agent

No credentials, covers all read actions. Per Open Library policy, requests must identify the calling application via a U…Guides: Connector Profile, Link Account

S3 API Keys

Authenticates with the Internet Archive S3 API keys of your Open Library account, enabling the list write actions on top…Guides: Connector Profile, Link Account
Actions
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25 actions
Action
Description
List Reading Log
List the books on a reader’s shelf (want to read, currently reading, or already read)
List Recent Changes
List recent edits made across the Open Library catalog
Search Authors
Search authors by name in the Open Library catalog
Get Author
Get an author record by their Open Library author ID
List Author Works
List the works written by an author
Search Books
Search books, works, and authors across the Open Library catalog
Get Work
Get a work record by its Open Library work ID
List Work Editions
List the editions published for a work
Get Edition
Get a book edition record by its Open Library edition ID
Get Edition By ISBN
Get a specific book edition by its ISBN-10 or ISBN-13
Get Work Ratings
Get the community rating summary for a work
Get Work Bookshelves
Get reading-log counts for a work (want to read, currently reading, already read)
Search Inside Books
Full-text search across the scanned contents of books
Get Volume
Get a brief bibliographic record by identifier type and value
Search Lists
Search reader-curated lists by keyword
List User Lists
List the reading lists created by an Open Library user
Get List
Get a reading list by its owner and list ID
List List Seeds
List the seeds (books, works, authors, or subjects) in a reading list
List List Editions
List the book editions collected by a reading list
Create List
Create a reading list on the connected Open Library account
Update List Seeds
Add or remove seeds on a reading list of the connected Open Library account
Delete List
Delete a reading list from the connected Open Library account
Get Lists Containing Seed
List the public reading lists that contain a given work, edition, or author
Search Subjects
Search subjects by name in the Open Library catalog
Get Subject
List works tagged with a subject

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Getting Started

1

Create or Select a Project

Set up a new project or select an existing one. See the Projects Guide.
2

Configure the Connector

Enable the connector and set up a connector profile in your project. See Managing Connectors.

Connector Profile

Open Library - User-Agent

Connector Profile

Open Library - S3 API Keys
3

Link an Account

Connect an account using StackOne Hub or Auth Link.

Link Account

Open Library - User-Agent

Link Account

Open Library - S3 API Keys
4

Use Actions

Invoke actions using one of the methods below: