Goodreads API endpoint
Returns a catalog of well-known Goodreads Listopia lists (id, name, category). Goodreads has no directory or search endpoint for the tens of thousands of user-created lists, so this is served from a live popular-lists source when available, falling back to a curated, hand-picked catalog otherwise. Pass a returned id to GET /goodreads/list/{id} for that list's ranked book contents. Category enum: `general`, `genre`, `era`, `young_adult`, `children`, `holiday`.
/goodreads/lists| Field | Filled in, of 300 checked |
|---|---|
| id | 300 |
| name | 300 |
| category | 300 |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/goodreads/lists" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"lists": [
{
"id": "1",
"name": "Best Books Ever",
"category": "general"
},
{
"id": "264",
"name": "Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once",
"category": "general"
},
{
"id": "339",
"name": "Books To Read Before I Die",
"category": "general"
},
{
"id": "3",
"name": "Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books",
"category": "genre"
},
{
"id": "46",
"name": "Best Feminist Fiction",
"category": "genre"
},
{
"id": "47",
"name": "Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction",
"category": "genre"
},
{
"id": "50",
"name": "The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)",
"category": "genre"
},
{
"id": "43",
"name": "Best Young Adult Books",
"category": "young_adult"
},
{
"id": "141",
"name": "Best Young Adult Fiction",
"category": "young_adult"
},
{
"id": "86",
"name": "Best Children's Books",
"category": "children"
},
{
"id": "6",
"name": "Best Books of the 20th Century",
"category": "era"
},
{
"id": "22",
"name": "Best Books of the Decade: 1950s",
"category": "era"
},
{
"id": "17",
"name": "Best Books of the Decade: 1990s",
"category": "era"
},
{
"id": "122",
"name": "Best Books of 1994",
"category": "era"
},
{
"id": "4",
"name": "Best Books of 2008",
"category": "era"
},
{
"id": "499",
"name": "Favorite Christmas Books",
"category": "holiday"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/goodreads.listsResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | goodreads.ListsResponse | No | ||||
| data.lists | array | No | ||||
| data.lists[].category | string | No | general | |||
| data.lists[].id | string | No | 1 | |||
| data.lists[].name | string | No | Best Books Ever | |||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/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/goodreads/lists" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"