Google Books Search Scraper

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A Google Books catalog search scraper that queries the Google Books index by free text or field-restricted queries and returns structured per-book bibliographic metadata for every match. Outputs include book bibliographic details (title, subtitle, authors, publisher, publication date), identifier resolution (ISBN-10/ISBN-13 and other identifiers), pagination and format data (page count, print type), language and category tags, ratings and ratings counts, plain-text descriptions, cover image URLs (thumbnail sizes), direct preview/info/canonical links, and sales information (saleability, price amount, currency). The connector supports Google Books query operators for targeted searches (title/author/publisher/subject/ISBN/etc.), auto-paginates through result pages in batches to retrieve multiple pages per query (configurable up to 200 matches), offers ordering options (relevance or newest), and records per-query match rank and outcome with error details for failed queries.

Verified Sep 28, 3:55 AM

$0.0015

per book

Up to 100 per call. Only pay for results returned; failed calls are refunded.

What people use it for

Bibliography enrichment: convert lists of ISBNs or titles into structured catalogs with covers, authors, and descriptions.
Catalog research: discover all works by an author, in a series, or about a topic.
ISBN lookup at scale: batch-resolve ISBNs to titles, publishers, publication dates, and metadata for inventory or library tooling.
Competitive analysis: identify which titles and editions dominate a subject area on Google Books.
Reading recommendations: pull books by subject and surface recent editions or newest releases for curated lists.

Trust & reliability

7d uptime trend

Window	Uptime	Success rate	p50	p95
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Calling contract

Call it through Sourcelane's gateway or MCP server. We run the connector, apply your agent's spend guardrails, and bill only the results returned.

Call it via Sourcelane

curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"google-books-search-scraper","params":{"queries":["intitle:dune","inauthor:asimov"],"maxResultsPerQuery":5},"maxResults":10}'

Request params

Field	Type	Required	Description
`queries`	array	required	Free-text search queries. Use standard Google Books operators: intitle:, inauthor:, inpublisher:, subject:, isbn:, lccn:, oclc:.
`maxResultsPerQuery`	integer	optional	Maximum number of books returned per query. Google Books returns up to 40 per page; the connector auto-paginates up to this cap. Capped at 100 per call.
`orderBy`	string	optional	Sort order for results. Relevance ranks by Google's match score; Newest puts the most recently published editions first.
`printType`	string	optional	Restrict results to books, magazines, or include both.
`langRestrict`	string	optional	Two-letter ISO-639-1 language code (e.g. en, es, fr). Leave empty for any language.

Each result contains

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string	Query
`rank`	integer	Rank
`status`	string	Status
`volumeId`	string	Volume Id
`title`	string	Title
`subtitle`	string	Subtitle
`authors`	array	Authors
`publisher`	string	Publisher
`publishedDate`	string	Published Date
`description`	string	Description
`pageCount`	integer	Page Count
`printType`	string	Print Type
`categories`	array	—
`averageRating`	null	—
`ratingsCount`	null	—
`language`	string	—
`isbn10`	null	—
`isbn13`	null	—
`thumbnail`	string	—
`smallThumbnail`	string	—
`previewLink`	string	—
`infoLink`	string	—
`canonicalVolumeLink`	string	—
`saleability`	string	—
`listPriceAmount`	null	—
`listPriceCurrency`	null	—
`error`	null	—

Use Google Books Search Scraper from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Pick your tool and connect in under a minute. Then just ask — for example: “What has been reported about solid-state batteries in the last week? Cite sources.”

Connect Claude

Web, desktop and mobile. Paste one URL.

1Copy your personal connector URL
2In Claude open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
3Paste the URL and click Add — done

Manual setup (config files, REST, Python) +

Claude Code

Adds the Sourcelane MCP server with your key as a header.

terminal

claude mcp add --transport http sourcelane https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"

Claude Desktop (config file)

Alternative to the connector URL: add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor & Windsurf

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Windsurf's mcp_config.json).

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Save as .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code prompts for your key once.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:sourcelane-key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "sourcelane-key",
      "description": "Sourcelane agent key",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

ChatGPT Custom GPT (Actions)

Create a GPT → Actions → Import from URL, then Authentication: API Key, Bearer.

OpenAPI schema URL

https://usesourcelane.com/openapi.json

REST

One POST. Pass maxResults to cap cost.

curl

curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"google-books-search-scraper","params":{"queries":["intitle:dune","inauthor:asimov"],"maxResultsPerQuery":5},"maxResults":10}'

Python, LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK…

Wrap the REST call as a tool, or point an MCP client at the endpoint.

python

import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"},
    json={
        "listing": "google-books-search-scraper",
        "params": {"queries":["intitle:dune","inauthor:asimov"],"maxResultsPerQuery":5},
        "maxResults": 10,
    },
    timeout=300,
)
body = res.json()
print(body["receipt"]["chargedMicros"], "micro-USD for", body["receipt"]["results"], "results")
print(body["data"])

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