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Try the Goodreads Search API

Test Crawlora's Goodreads Search API with realistic prefilled parameters. Generate a cURL request, inspect the expected structured JSON response, and open the full docs or pricing page when you are ready to integrate this public web data extraction endpoint into your application.

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /goodreads/search
Platform: Goodreads
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 1 credit/request
Required params: q
Common optional params: limit

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Prefilled cURL

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/goodreads/search?q=<q>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
q	string	Yes		Search query
limit	integer	No		Max results, default 10, max 50

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "query": "hunger games",
    "results": [
      {
        "id": "2767052",
        "title": "The Hunger Games",
        "author": "Suzanne Collins",
        "author_id": "153394",
        "average_rating": 4.35,
        "ratings_count": 10177818,
        "pages": 374,
        "description": "Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun...",
        "image_url": "https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586722975i/2767052._SX50_.jpg",
        "uri": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2767052-the-hunger-games"
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/auto_complete?format=json&q=hunger+games"
  }
}

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Endpoint

GETapiKey1 credit/requestgoodreads.searchResponseDocGoodreads

GET /goodreads/search

Search Goodreads books

Searches Goodreads books by title/author. Credential-free public Goodreads data via the autocomplete endpoint (book results only).

API key required. Paste a full key or rotate one from the API Keys page.

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Required query parameters

requiredstring

Search query

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "query": "hunger games",
    "results": [
      {
        "id": "2767052",
        "title": "The Hunger Games",
        "author": "Suzanne Collins",
        "author_id": "153394",
        "average_rating": 4.35,
        "ratings_count": 10177818,
        "pages": 374,
        "description": "Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun...",
        "image_url": "https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586722975i/2767052._SX50_.jpg",
        "uri": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2767052-the-hunger-games"
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/auto_complete?format=json&q=hunger+games"
  }
}

Endpoint details

Searches Goodreads books by title/author. Credential-free public Goodreads data via the autocomplete endpoint (book results only).

Method: GET
Path: /goodreads/search
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 1 credit/request
Platform: Goodreads
Parameters: 3 documented fields

Request parameters

q:querylimit:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

codedatadata.querydata.resultsdata.results[].authordata.results[].author_iddata.results[].average_ratingdata.results[].descriptiondata.results[].iddata.results[].image_urldata.results[].pagesdata.results[].ratings_count

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "query": "hunger games",
    "results": [
      {
        "id": "2767052",
        "title": "The Hunger Games",
        "author": "Suzanne Collins",
        "author_id": "153394",
        "average_rating": 4.35,
        "ratings_count": 10177818,
        "pages": 374,
        "description": "Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun...",
        "image_url": "https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586722975i/2767052._SX50_.jpg",
        "uri": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2767052-the-hunger-games"
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/auto_complete?format=json&q=hunger+games"
  }
}

cURL example

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/goodreads/search?q=<q>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

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Try the Goodreads Search API

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /goodreads/search
Platform: Goodreads
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 1 credit/request
Required params: q
Common optional params: limit

Prefilled cURL

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/goodreads/search?q=<q>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
q	string	Yes		Search query
limit	integer	No		Max results, default 10, max 50

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "query": "hunger games",
    "results": [
      {
        "id": "2767052",
        "title": "The Hunger Games",
        "author": "Suzanne Collins",
        "author_id": "153394",
        "average_rating": 4.35,
        "ratings_count": 10177818,
        "pages": 374,
        "description": "Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun...",
        "image_url": "https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586722975i/2767052._SX50_.jpg",
        "uri": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2767052-the-hunger-games"
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/auto_complete?format=json&q=hunger+games"
  }
}

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Endpoint

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Method

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Endpoint

GETapiKey1 credit/requestgoodreads.searchResponseDocGoodreads

GET /goodreads/search

Search Goodreads books

Searches Goodreads books by title/author. Credential-free public Goodreads data via the autocomplete endpoint (book results only).

API key required. Paste a full key or rotate one from the API Keys page.

Set up API key

View docs

API key

API key required for live requests. Your key is only used to send requests from this Playground.

not configured

Active Playground key: not configured

Manage API keys in Console

Required query parameters

requiredstring

Search query

Add an API key to send a live request.

If an active API key is configured, Copy cURL includes it. Share links never include API keys.

View docs

Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "query": "hunger games",
    "results": [
      {
        "id": "2767052",
        "title": "The Hunger Games",
        "author": "Suzanne Collins",
        "author_id": "153394",
        "average_rating": 4.35,
        "ratings_count": 10177818,
        "pages": 374,
        "description": "Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun...",
        "image_url": "https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586722975i/2767052._SX50_.jpg",
        "uri": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2767052-the-hunger-games"
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/auto_complete?format=json&q=hunger+games"
  }
}

Endpoint details

Searches Goodreads books by title/author. Credential-free public Goodreads data via the autocomplete endpoint (book results only).

Method: GET
Path: /goodreads/search
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 1 credit/request
Platform: Goodreads
Parameters: 3 documented fields

Request parameters

q:querylimit:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "query": "hunger games",
    "results": [
      {
        "id": "2767052",
        "title": "The Hunger Games",
        "author": "Suzanne Collins",
        "author_id": "153394",
        "average_rating": 4.35,
        "ratings_count": 10177818,
        "pages": 374,
        "description": "Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun...",
        "image_url": "https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586722975i/2767052._SX50_.jpg",
        "uri": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2767052-the-hunger-games"
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.goodreads.com/book/auto_complete?format=json&q=hunger+games"
  }
}

cURL example

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/goodreads/search?q=<q>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"