Goodreads API endpoint
Lists the books of a Goodreads author by author `id`, about 30 per page; `page` is 1-based and defaults to 1. Each book has its `id`, title, author, average rating, ratings count and Goodreads URL, and the `id` can be used to look up the full book.
/goodreads/author/{id}/booksReturns an author's paginated works list (title, author, average rating, ratings count). About 30 books per page.
An ID that resolves to a Goodreads user profile instead of an author page returns 404.
Path parameters:
id (required) — Goodreads author id.Query parameters:
page (optional, default 1).Response includes books[]: id, title, author, average_rating, ratings_count, uri. Use id with GET /goodreads/book/{id} for full detail.
| Field | Filled in, of 30 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| id | 30 | |
| title | 30 | |
| author | 30 | |
| average_rating | 30 | 3.81 to 4.66, median 4.36 |
| ratings_count | 30 | 26 to 10,316,121, median 2,567 |
| uri | 30 | goodreads.com |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| id (path) | string | Yes | Goodreads author id | 153394 | |
| page | integer | No | 1-based page number, default 1 | ||
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/goodreads/author/153394/books?page=1" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"author_id": "153394",
"page": 1,
"books": [
{
"id": "2767052",
"title": "The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)",
"author": "Suzanne Collins",
"average_rating": 4.35,
"ratings_count": 10177818,
"uri": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2767052-the-hunger-games"
},
{
"id": "6148028",
"title": "Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)",
"author": "Suzanne Collins",
"average_rating": 4.36,
"ratings_count": 4285043,
"uri": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6148028-catching-fire"
}
],
"source_url": "https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/153394?page=1"
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/goodreads.authorBooksResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | goodreads.AuthorBooksResponse | No | ||||
| data.author_id | string | No | ||||
| data.books | array | No | BookListItem record, 6 fields: author, average_rating, id, ratings_count, title, uri. Described under Goodreads List API. | |||
| data.page | integer | No | ||||
| data.source_url | string | No | ||||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/goodreads/author/153394/books?page=1" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"