AppleBooks API endpoint
Returns the 'Customers Also Bought' audiobooks shown on the Apple Books page of one audiobook, identified by its numeric `id`. `country` (default `us`) and `lang` (such as `en-us`) choose the storefront and language. Each item has name, author, `narrator`, `duration_seconds`, price, rating and `series_name`.
/apple-books/audiobook/{id}/similarMCP tool: apple_books_audiobook_similar
Path parameters:
id: required. Apple Books numeric audiobook ID.Query parameters:
country: optional. Two-letter storefront country code, default us.lang: optional. Result language tag, e.g. en-us.| Field | Filled in, of 15 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| id | 15 | |
| name | 15 | “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” and 14 other values |
| url | 15 | books.apple.com |
| artist_id | 15 | |
| artist_name | 15 | J.K. Rowling (4), Suzanne Collins (4), J. R. R. Tolkien (3) and 3 more |
| artist_url | 15 | books.apple.com |
| artwork_url | 15 | is1-ssl.mzstatic.com |
| genres | 15 | median 2 entries |
| narrator | 15 | Jim Dale (4), Andy Serkis (3), Tatiana Maslany (3) and 4 more |
| duration_seconds | 15 | 28,522 to 121,568, median 58,025 |
| preview_url | 15 | audio-ssl.itunes.apple.com |
| release_date | 15 | 2003-08-14 to 2021-09-16 |
| price | 15 | 14.99 to 39.99, median 19.99 |
| currency | 15 | USD in all 15 |
| free | 15 | true in 0 of 15 |
| rating | 15 | 4.3 to 4.7, median 4.5 |
| rating_count | 15 | 1,632 to 7,550, median 3,264 |
| rating_histogram | 15 |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| id (path) | string | Yes | Apple Books numeric audiobook ID | 1442174040 | |
| country | string | No | Two-letter storefront country code | us | |
| lang | string | No | Result language tag | en-us | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/apple-books/audiobook/1442174040/similar?country=us&lang=en" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": [
{
"id": 1442147068,
"name": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets",
"artist_name": "J.K. Rowling",
"narrator": "Jim Dale",
"url": "https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets/id1442147068"
}
]
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/applebooks.audiobookSimilarResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | array | No | ||||
| data[].artist_id | integer | No | Apple Books id of the author. | |||
| data[].artist_name | string | No | Name of the author as Apple Books lists it. | |||
| data[].artist_url | string | No | Apple Books page URL of the author. | |||
| data[].artwork_url | string | No | URL of the audiobook cover artwork. | |||
| data[].book_id | integer | No | Apple Books id of the matching ebook edition, when one exists. | |||
| data[].currency | string | No | Currency code of `price`, such as `USD`. | |||
| data[].description | string | No | Audiobook description as shown on Apple Books. | |||
| data[].duration_seconds | integer | No | Length of the audiobook, in seconds. | |||
| data[].free | boolean | No | Whether the audiobook is free, meaning its price is 0. | |||
| data[].genres | array | No | Genres Apple Books files the audiobook under. | |||
| data[].id | integer | No | Apple Books audiobook id. | |||
| data[].name | string | No | Title of the audiobook as Apple Books shows it. | |||
| data[].narrator | string | No | Name of the narrator. | |||
| data[].preview_url | string | No | URL of an audio preview sample. | |||
| data[].price | number | No | Audiobook price in the currency given by `currency`. | |||
| data[].provider | string | No | Publisher or provider Apple Books credits for the audiobook. | |||
| data[].rating | number | No | Average customer rating of the audiobook. | |||
| data[].rating_count | integer | No | Number of customer ratings the audiobook has received. | |||
| data[].rating_histogram | object | No | Number of ratings for each star value, keyed `1` to `5`. | |||
| data[].release_date | string | No | Release date of the audiobook, in ISO 8601 format. | |||
| data[].series_id | integer | No | Apple Books id of the series the audiobook belongs to. | |||
| data[].series_name | string | No | Name of the series the audiobook belongs to. | |||
| data[].url | string | No | Apple Books page URL of the audiobook. | |||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Missing or invalid parameters | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Audiobook not found | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 429 | Rate limit exceeded | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 500 | Internal server error | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/apple-books/audiobook/1442174040/similar?country=us&lang=en" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"