Get a book

Books API›Books

GEThttps://api.example.com/v1/books/{book_id}

Description

Returns a single book by identifier.

Request

cURLJavaScriptPython

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curl "https://api.example.com/v1/books/book_id"

const response = await fetch("https://api.example.com/v1/books/book_id");

import requests

response = requests.get("https://api.example.com/v1/books/book_id")

Response200JSONCopy

{
  "id": "bk_9f8a7c21",
  "title": "The Pragmatic Programmer",
  "author": "Andrew Hunt",
  "published_year": 1999,
  "tags": [
    "software",
    "craft"
  ]
}

Parameters

book_idpathstringrequired

The book identifier.

Responses

200The book.application/json

idstringrequired

Unique identifier.

titlestringrequired

The book title.

authorstringrequired

The author's full name.

published_yearinteger

Year of first publication.

tagsstring[]

Free-form labels.

404No book with that identifier.